PUZZLE #330: Fronts Off 4

PUZZLE #330

FRONTS OFF 4

First, find the answers to each clue so that there are two words in each rectangular box. Then change the first letter of each word to the new same letter for both words of a pair to form two new words, and write the new letter in the square box to the left of the rectangle.

Once you're done, read down the boxes to get the FINAL ANSWER: a seven-letter word

1) Bowhead or beluga

    Grow smaller and smaller, like a group of people in a slasher film

2) Woman on a wedding cake topper

    _____ to Ride (train-themed board game)

3) Sunflower stalks

    Spoke monotonously

4) Part of a 3D jigsaw puzzle

    Perfectly logical and reasoned out

5) Character on the box art for Final Fantasy VII (or nimbostratus, for one)

    Vocally protest a prosecuting attorney's claim

6) Becomes a member of Planet Fitness, say

    Obstacle leapt over during a steeplechase

7) Facial feature of King Triton

    Not on the "nice" list

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9ToQnLbK8OpP6iDqVFV3-ZokmYo4lvJ/view?usp=sharing