ANSWERS: Puzzle in the Round 6

It's been close to two weeks since "Puzzle in the Round 6" was published on this blog, and seventeen people (one of whom solved it as a family) have solved it since then:

• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Joe Bernard
• Chris Kochmanski
• Kevin Orfield
• Sam Levitin
• Mike Armstrong
• Michael Lebowitz
• Tamara Brenner
• Wendy Walker
• KeoFam
• Zach Moore
• Lynn Sweeney
• SquishmallowsUnited
• Mom
• Tyler Hinman
• Steve Gunter

Now head below the break for the answers!

1) Dares, 2) Arose, 3) Ramen, 4) Maker, 5) Beard, 6) Brady, 7) Drank, 8) Radon, 9) Briny, 10) Rigby, 11) Cribs, 12) Boris, 13) Urine, 14) Inner, 15) Tried, 16) Rider, 17) Moray, 18) Armor, 19) Morse, 20) Storm, 21) Rouge, 22) Roger, 23) Wrong, 24) Grows

The letters in the outermost ring spell out DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS