Showing posts with label Wordy Web. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wordy Web. Show all posts

Sunday, November 9, 2025

ANSWERS: Wordy Web 7

Two weeks have passed by since "Wordy Web 7" was posted on this blog, and twenty people have solved it since then:

  • Grant Fikes
  • Marie desJardins
  • Cindy Heisler
  • Cathy Bowen
  • Pavel Curtis
  • Dave C
  • Joe Bernard
  • Kevin Orfield
  • Chris Kochmanski
  • Sam Levitin
  • Derek Allen
  • Wendy Walker
  • KeoFam
  • Okieboy2008
  • Patrick Jordan
  • Michael Lebowitz
  • Mom
  • Lynn Sweeney
  • Eli Zarconi
  • Steve Gunter
Now head below the break for the answers!

Monday, October 27, 2025

PUZZLE #567: Wordy Web 7

PUZZLE #567
WORDY WEB 7

This Web's set up with Circles and Strands, but there are no letters with which the words are woven. To complete this puzzle, enter the answers to the Circles' clues (numbered 1 to 6) clockwise around the concentric rings of the Web, though it's up to you to determine the starting point for each Circle. All of the Circles' clues are presented in order. To help figure out the Circles' starting points, fill in the Strands' answers (marked with A to L) starting at each respective letter and traverse the Web from left to right. Some of the strands have only one answer, while others have two.

Once you've completely filled in the Web, the letters in the red spaces, reading down, will spell out this week's FINAL ANSWER: the name of a horror computer game


CIRCLES
1) Apple products whose models include 3GS, XR, and 17 Pro Max
    Serious show like Shogun or SEAL Team
    Fur trader John Jacob
    In genuine need of closed captioning on TV programs, perhaps
    Thin-waisted, like a certain insect similar to a hornet
2) Chinese territory with a gambling industry seven times bigger than Vegas'
    Rocket propulsion
    Mann who once sang with the new wave group ‘Til Tuesday
    _____ del Fuego (South American archipelago)
3) Rectangular campus area
    Platinum-selling Lady Gaga album with "Applause"
    Type of tournament open to all skill levels: Hyph.
    Like the verbs "creep" and "weep": Abbr.
4) Segments in matches of fighting games like Mortal Kombat
    _____ even keel: 2 wds.
    Deck boss, briefly
5) Question the truth of
    Barely-there swimwear that's the subject of a Sisqo song
6) "All ______!" ("Hurry up and get on the train!")

STRANDS
A) Camera-_____ (hates being photographed)
B) Black Widow and Centipede developer
C) Prepared a key-powered mechanical mouse: 2 wds.
D) Websites' help pages
    Garbage
E) .PDF file viewer from Adobe
    "Do you want it for here _____ go?": 2 wds.
F) Tiny insertable headphones made by Raycon
    Smallest country in the Himalayas
G) Key of Beethoven's ninth symphony: 2 wds.
     Chocolate-coated snack consisting of marshmallow stuffing between two circular Graham crackers: 2 wds.
H) Muslim's month of fasting
     Center fielder DiMaggio and comic actor DeLuise, for two
I) Shortened form of a long-armed ape's name
   Drove too fast
J) With "The", Iron Maiden song about a cavalry soldier in the Crimean War
K) Mattress company that filed for (and emerged from) Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023
L) Ready, _____, fire!

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, 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!

Sunday, November 24, 2024

ANSWERS: Wordy Web 6

It's been nearly two weeks since "Wordy Web 6" was posted on this blog, and a whopping twenty-one people have solved it since then:

  • Grant Fikes
  • Cathy Bowen
  • Cindy Heisler
  • Joe Bernard
  • Mike Armstrong
  • Michael Lebowitz
  • Sam Levitin
  • Kevin Orfield
  • Derek Allen
  • Pavel Curtis
  • KeoFam
  • Chris Kochmanski
  • Tamara Brenner
  • Stasi Gustafson
  • Patrick Jordan
  • Mom
  • Josie Giles
  • Wendy Walker
  • Lynn Sweeney
  • Steve Gunter
  • Marie desJardins
Now head below the break for the answers!

Monday, November 11, 2024

PUZZLE #517: Wordy Web 6

PUZZLE #517
WORDY WEB 6

This puzzle contains a word or phrase suggested by Patron M. Sean Molley. Support me on Patreon at $15 or more per month to suggest one word or phrase for me to put into a puzzle every month!

This Web's set up with Circles and Strands, but there are no letters with which the words are woven. To complete this puzzle, enter the answers to the Circles' clues (numbered 1 to 6) clockwise around the concentric rings of the Web, though it's up to you to determine the starting point for each Circle. All of the Circles' clues are presented in order. To help figure out the Circles' starting points, fill in the Strands' answers (marked with A to L) starting at each respective letter and traverse the Web from left to right. Some of the strands have only one answer, while others have two.

Once you've completely filled in the Web, the letters in the red spaces, reading down, will spell out this week's FINAL ANSWER: a common fear


CIRCLES
1) Grasping tool used to grab ice cubes
    Unearth, with "up"
    South Asian country with a white "Thunder Dragon" on its flag
    Grew older
    Paint with a nozzled can, perhaps
2) Disney _____ (touring figure skating show with Disney characters): 2 wds.
    Sudden impulse
    One half of a pair of jeans
    Liam who played Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins
3) Gaining use of copyrighted songs to use in a TV soundtrack, usually for a not-so-small fee
    Black woodwind commonly seen in crossword puzzles
    Friend, in Italy (HINT: It's the same as the Spanish version, but with a "C" instead of a "G")
4) Like a never-before-seen product that just hit store shelves: Hyph.
    Dental plan or employee discount, e.g.
    Hems and _____ (doesn't decide)
5) Actor White who played Urkel and once voiced Sonic the Hedgehog
    Breakfast chain that serves "Cinn-A-Stack" flapjacks: Abbr.
6) Cliff Clavin went on Jeopardy! (and blew it) in an episode of this sitcom set at a bar

STRANDS
A) Big _____ (California attraction with a lengthy coastline)
B) Messing who played Grace on Will & Grace
C) Scientific study of the environment
D) Golden Raspberry-"winning" film flop from 2003 starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
    Former Nair competitor
E) Record of a 12-month period
    Inexpensive and immensely inferior, slangily
F) Creak, squeak, and shriek, to name a few
    The Greatest _____ (musical biopic of P. T. Barnum)
G) Response to a quizmaster's question
     Enlivening (up)
H) Having harmonious sounds
     Removes a video tape from a VCR
I) "_____ Somebody" (hit song by Kings of Leon)
   Chubby fourth-grader from Hey Arnold! (or a literary kid with a purple crayon)
J) Comedy club annoyance who might say "You stink! Get off the stage!"
K) Boring shade of light brown
L) Appropriate place for this puzzle's last listed entry

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, 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!

Sunday, November 13, 2022

ANSWERS: Wordy Web 5

It's been about two weeks since my Halloween puzzle, "Wordy Web 5", was posted on this blog. Fifteen people (plus a family) have successfully solved it since then, and they're all listed below:

  • Grant Fikes
  • Cindy Heisler
  • Chris Kochmanski
  • Joe Bernard
  • Kevin Orfield
  • Tyler Hinman
  • Sam Levitin
  • Mike Armstrong
  • Wendy Walker
  • Michael Lebowitz
  • Mom
  • Tamara Brenner
  • Patrick Jordan
  • Lynn Sweeney
  • Steve Gunter
  • KeoFam
Now head below the break for the answers!

Monday, October 31, 2022

PUZZLE #411: Wordy Web 5

PUZZLE #411
WORDY WEB 5

Happy Halloween, everyone! And to celebrate, I've brought out my spookiest puzzle format: Wordy Web! Its Final Answer is appropriate for today, too, so read on for directions on how to figure it out!

This Web's set up with Circles and Strands, but there are no letters with which the words are woven. To complete this puzzle, enter the answers to the Circles' clues (numbered 1 to 6) clockwise around the concentric rings of the Web, though it's up to you to determine the starting point for each Circle. All of the Circles' clues are presented in order. To help figure out the Circles' starting points, fill in the Strands' answers (marked with A to L) starting at each respective letter and traverse the Web from left to right. Some of the strands have only one answer, while others have two.

Once you've completely filled in the Web, the letters in the red spaces, reading down, will spell out this week's FINAL ANSWER: some people you might encounter today on Halloween


CIRCLES
1) Transform like a Power Ranger
    Do the math
    Steed's straps
    Players in a play
    Fear the Walking Dead network
2) Lord Farquaad's kingdom in Shrek (2001)
    Collect too much stuff
    Place to drill up black gold: 2 wds.
    Native American tribe whose name is 3/4ths vowels
3) _____Hot (liniment brand shilled by Shaquille O'Neal)
    Rays that make a fluorescent object glow: 2 wds.
    State where Donny and Marie Osmond were born
    Annie Lennox album with the hit song "Walking on Broken Glass"
4) Zits and pimples
    Rocko's _____ Life (classic Nicktoon)
    Controversial airport agcy. with full-body scanners
5) "Burnt" Crayola color
    Tony-winning musical set in Lower Manhattan's East Village
6) Short vocal solo in opera

STRANDS
A) Grandpa Pickles from Rugrats
B) Ibuprofen brand introduced in 1984
C) Disney villainess with henchmen named Jasper & Horace
D) Joseph who composed the Surprise Symphony
    Rock's narrow fissure
E) _____ Mountains (Pennsylvanian chain whose highest peak is Camelback Mountain)
    Dickinson from 1960's Ocean's 11
F) Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda
    At a greater distance
G) The "O" in "AOC"
     Emulate The Undertaker or The Ultimate Warrior, say
H) Takes up residence at a new home: 2 wds.
     Luxury car brand with four rings in its logo
I) Ron Howard's younger brother
   Like _____ of bricks: 2 wds.
J) Whiskered fishes whose name sounds like muck-covered felines
K) Temporary committee type: 2 wds.
L) Favorite drink of the March Hare and the Mad Hatter

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, 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!

Sunday, February 14, 2021

ANSWERS: Wordy Web 4

Happy Valentine's Day! 💘 I can't think of anything to segue from that, so here are the thirteen people that have solved "Wordy Web 4" from two weeks ago:

  • Grant Fikes ****
  • Cindy Heisler ****
  • Joe Bernard ****
  • Giovanni Pagano ****
  • Kevin Orfield ****
  • Tyler Hinman ****
  • Stephen Potter ****
  • Mom ****
  • Patrick Jordan ****
  • Sam Levitin ****
  • Lynn Sweeney ***
  • Dan Simonds ****
  • Brad Eldredge ****
Now head below the break for the answers!

Monday, February 1, 2021

PUZZLE #320: Wordy Web 4

PUZZLE #320
WORDY WEB 4

This Web's set up with Circles and Strands, but there are no letters with which the words are woven. To complete this puzzle, enter the answers to the Circles' clues (numbered 1 to 6) clockwise around the concentric rings of the Web, though it's up to you to determine the starting point for each Circle. All of the Circles' clues are presented in order. To help figure out the Circles' starting points, fill in the Strands' answers (marked with A to L) starting at each respective letter and traverse the Web from left to right. Some of the strands have only one answer, while others have two.

Once you've completely filled in the Web, the letters in the red spaces, reading down, will spell out this week's FINAL ANSWER: a comic book character


CIRCLES
1) Glide like an eagle
    Native American played by Jay Silverheels in the 1950s Lone Ranger series
    Latched a gate
    Assaulting with thunder and lightning
    "_____ of the Beholder" (The Twilight Zone episode)
2) Unlucky number for Augustus?
    Tallest mountain/volcano in Washington state
    First Asian-American Mayor of San Francisco (answer hidden in FRIED LEEK): 2 wds.
    Jab-cross combo in boxing: Hyph.
3) Milk or Mountain Dew
    Up on a map
    Relishing relish, perhaps
4) Where the Wild Things _____ (book by Maurice Sendak)
    Greenhouse sprayers
    PlayStation 5 manufacturer
5) Pennies: Abbr.
    Archie's friend who wears a crown-like hat called a "whoopee cap"
6) Frosted Mini-_____

STRANDS
A) Giant stone wheels used as currency on the island of Yap
B) Hatch who was Utah's longest-serving Senator
C) _____ Up with Marie Kondo (Netflix series)
D) Part of ASL
    She's "Got a Gun" in a Grammy-winning Aerosmith song
E) Any character from The Land Before Time, e.g.
    Comedian and Game On! host Keegan-Michael
F) Not imaginary
    Rock, rap, or reggae
G) Sally from Cars, for one (HINT: Her model is a 911 Carrera)
     Yiddish buffoons
H) Buccaneer's blade
     Eccentric buffoon
I) Off-road ride, briefly
   Californian community with the highest percentage of Hispanic residents: 2 wds.
J) A Nightmare on Elm Street actress Langenkamp
K) First stage
L) "...and not a moment _____ soon!"

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 get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star"; more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) 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!

Sunday, November 10, 2019

ANSWERS: Wordy Web 3

It's been almost two weeks since "Wordy Web 3" was posted on this blog, and nine people since then have successfully solved it, as you can see in the list below:
  • Grant Fikes ****
  • Sam Levitin ****
  • Kevin Orfield ****
  • Stephen Potter ****
  • Joe Bernard ****
  • Mom ****
  • Patrick Jordan ****
  • Lynn Sweeney ****
  • Eric Maddy ****
Now head below the break for the answers!

Monday, October 28, 2019

PUZZLE #254: Wordy Web 3

PUZZLE #254
WORDY WEB 3

It might not quite be Halloween yet, but I've prepared a puzzle type for that holiday regardless! I don't have much else to say regarding that, so here are the directions:

This Web's set up with Circles and Strands, but there are no letters with which the words are woven. To complete this puzzle, enter the answers to the Circles' clues (numbered 1 to 6) clockwise around the concentric rings of the Web, though it's up to you to determine the starting point for each Circle. All of the Circles' clues are presented in order. To help figure out the Circles' staring points, fill in the Strands' answers (marked with A to L) starting at each respective letter and traverse the Web from left to right. Some of the strands have only one answer, while others have two.

Once you've completely filled in the Web, the letters in the red spaces, reading down, will spell out this week's FINAL ANSWER: a video game that'd be perfect for Halloween


CIRCLES
1) Carl Sagan-hosted PBS show subtitled "A Personal Voyage"
    Dial-up devices from the late '90s
    Shape of a Game Boy Advance's screen
    Affirmatives
2) It's wasted on the young, according to grumpy old folk
    Fairy assistant from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (or Avatar's alien species)
    Experimental trial: 2 wds.
    Old Chrysler car driven by Sam & Max
3) Win by _____ (barely succeed): 2 wds.
    Rock with shiny crystals inside
    Stalactite site
    Luke Skywalker's sister
4) Arrange in straight rows
    Community and Mad Men actress Brie
    Fail a polygraph test
5) Forms foam from shampoo
    Big _____ (member of Outkast)
6) Aphrodite's lover who was killed by a boar

STRANDS
A) Org. with Canadiens and Maple Leafs
B) Perform penance
C) Ruby who the Rolling Stones sang about
D) "_____, ergo sum" (Latin quote that translates to "I think, therefore I am")
    WALL-E's love interest
E) Cilium
    Spinoff of JAG, which itself has spinoffs set in Los Angeles and New Orleans
F) Character from Super Mario Galaxy who wears a turquoise dress
    Tickle pink
G) Pelting with pebbles
    "She _____ Like Crazy" (Weird Al song parodying the Fine Young Cannibals)
H) Meerkat, for one
    Button on a keyboard's top-left corner
I) NYPD Blue actor Morales
    Husky involved in 1925's serum run to Nome
J) Wheelers' partners
K) Extreme loathing (or what Garfield feels about a certain drooling dog?)
L) Letters next to "6" on a telephone pad

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 get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) 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 two versions you can print out: a .PNG and a link to a .PDF!

Sunday, August 12, 2018

ANSWERS: Wordy Web 2

The final puzzle of Double Sevens Month, "Wordy Web 2", was posted nearly two weeks ago, and nine people since then have correctly solved it, as you can see in the list below:
  • Grant Fikes ****
  • Eric Maddy ****
  • Sam Levitin ****
  • Tyler Hinman ****
  • Mom ****
  • Patrick Jordan ****
  • Michael Avanessian ****
  • Debbie Benford ****
  • Lynn Sweeney ***
Now head below the break for the answers as well as a comment from one of my solvers!

Monday, July 30, 2018

𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛! PUZZLE #189: Wordy Web 2

DOUBLE SEVENS MONTH!
PUZZLE #189
WORDY WEB 2

To conclude Double Sevens Month, I've decided to create a puzzle that I haven't made in a long while (Specifically, October 2015)! I don't have much to add to that, so I'll just jump straight to the directions:

This Web's set up with Circles and Strands, but there are no letters with which the words are woven. To complete this puzzle, enter the answers to the Circles' clues (numbered 1 to 6) clockwise around the concentric rings of the Web, though it's up to you to determine the starting point for each Circle. All of the Circles' clues are presented in order. To help figure out the Circles' staring points, fill in the Strands' answers (marked with A to L) starting at each respective letter and traverse the Web from left to right. Some of the strands have only one answer, while others have two.

Once you've completely filled in the Web, the letters in the red spaces, reading down, will spell out this week's FINAL ANSWER: an appropriate two-word phrase


CIRCLES
1) Movie that makes the audience break out the tissues
    Longest river entirely in Switzerland: Var.
    Join the military
    Temporary, like a solution
2) Heavy metal band that dresses up in elaborate alien warrior costumes
    Word that rhymes with "joker" and "smoker" in a Steve Miller Band song
    Impreza car manufacturer
    Mark Antony's wife (or a gray, cello-playing pony)
3) "Sure thing, boss!": 2 wds.
    Govt. agency formed in 1970
    Giant green dinosaur idolized by the Rugrats
    Emma Stone's character in La La Land
4) Hypnotic Jungle Book snake
    The act of keeping someone up-to-date (anagram of PARIS PAL)
    Marshmello's music genre: Abbr.
5) Customizable avatar playable in Wii Sports
    Dire _____ ("Walk of Life" band)
6) Foam packing pellet

STRANDS
A) Golden Girls actress McClanahan
B) Galahad's garb
C) Q-Tip, for one
D) Empty TV schedule slot: Abbr.
    Guybrush from the Monkey Island games, for example
E) "Oh, _____ sock in it!": 2 wds.
    Like a peacenik: Hyph.
F) Archibald from Veggietales, e.g.
    The Smashing Pumpkins' first music video (HINT: It's one letter off from a destructive Hindu god)
G) The _____ Showman (musical biopic about P.T. Barnum)
    Sasha's older sister
H) Makes drip coffee
    Column that may be Ionic or Doric
I) Acclaimed video game where you play as the goddess Amaterasu
    Word that follows "cutting", "leading", or "straight"
J) Perspective used in The Legend of Zelda for NES: Hyph.
K) Emulate a thief
L) The first T in TNT

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, 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 get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) 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 version you can print out!

Sunday, October 18, 2015

ANSWERS: Wordy Web

I like it when I get a lot of solvers for my puzzles, and "Wordy Web" (which you can still solve here) is no exception! Below are a list of people who have successfully completed this puzzle in the past two weeks:
  • Mom **** (she wanted to do this one a day early)
  • Adam Weaver ****
  • Grant Fikes ****
  • Eric Maddy ****
  • Lynn Sweeney ****
  • Christian H.P. ****
  • Tyler Hinman ****
  • Debbie Underwood ****
  • Cayden Curtis ****
  • Sam Levitin ****
  • YYW ****
Now if you're curious as to what the answers are, just head below the break for them! You'll also get quotes from a couple of my solvers and a couple of pictures as well!

Monday, October 5, 2015

HALLOWEEN MONTH! PUZZLE #44: Wordy Web

HALLOWEEN MONTH!
PUZZLE #44
WORDY WEB

Well, it's October, so why don't we kick off this month with a Halloween-themed puzzle? Heck, why don't I try to make every puzzle this month Halloween-themed? Yep, all this month, the FINAL ANSWER of each puzzle will have something to do with the horror genre, so be sure to sick around... if you dare!

This Web's set up with Circles and Strands, but there are no letters with which the words are woven. To complete this puzzle, enter the answers to the Circles' clues (numbered 1 to 6) clockwise around the concentric rings of the Web, though it's up to you to determine the starting point for each Circle. All of the Circles' clues are presented in order. To help figure out the Circles' staring points, fill in the Strands' answers (marked with A to L) starting at each respective letter and traverse the Web from left to right. Some of the strands have only one answer, while others have two.

Once you've completely filled in the Web, the letters in the red spaces, reading down, will spell out this week's FINAL ANSWER: the name of a horror anthology comic book (HINT: It's not Tales From the Crypt; too many letters in that title)


CIRCLES
1) Mad Men's Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, for example: 2 wds.
    _____ Is Born (Streisand musical): 2 wds.
    Former richest man in the world Carlos
    Final single from No Doubt's Return of Saturn
2) Flashdance song originally written about a serial killer (obviously, the lyrics were heavily altered...)
    "...Give or take a few": 2 wds.
    Suffix for "human" or "fact"
    Controversial Melancholia director Lars von _____
    Comedian Bob who holds the record for hosting the Oscars the most times
3) San Francisco-to-Las Vegas dir. (okay, it's the opposite of WNW)
    Ye _____ Shoppe
    Need for Speed: Hot _____
    Bolt fastener named after a letter: hyph.
4) Annoying sidekick from the original ThunderCats
    Hard to understand (like many of my puzzles, no doubt...)
    Galahad's title
5) Titular puppet "Cousin" from a late '90s Nickelodeon sitcom
    ilovebeesPerplex City, or Xi, for short
6) _____ Tunes (series of animated shorts)

STRANDS
A) Haul out to the repair shop
B) Honda's luxury vehicle division
C) Kiss' Gene Simmons or Primus' Les Claypool
D) Helen who won an Oscar playing the Queen in The Queen
    A little piggy?
E) They'd probably get offended if you called them an "Eskimo"
    Speaker on a soapbox
F) A Momentary _____ Reason (Pink Floyd album): 2 wds.
    Mr. Tumnus' residence
G) Captain Hook's right-hand man (before you ask, Disney's Hook does have a right hand)
    Hapless hunter from Circle #6: 2 wds.
H) Sailor's delight, at night: 2 wds.
    Pokémon: _____ catch 'em all!
I) 110% on a test, maybe: hyph.
    Late cartoonist Dave who created "The Lighter Side of..." for MAD
J) Cross-dressing comedy starring Dustin Hoffman
K) Jimmy Neutron's Ultralord-obsessed friend
L) Circle section

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, 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 get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured that one out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a version you can print out!