PUZZLE #466: Fronts Off 7

PUZZLE #466

FRONTS OFF 7

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) Sheep that are shes

    Optical mindboggler such as the endless Penrose Stairs

2) Maid of _____

    Lighthouse's light

3) Power-absorbing mutant played by Anna Paquin in X-Men (2000)

    _____ Club (Boy George's band)

4) Choice meaning "none of the above"

    What Barbie's "skin" is made of

5) Parisian subway

    Comic book artist Dave who drew Watchmen (or some long-armed apes)

6) Pointy part of a handsaw

    Modern-day icebox

7) Word preceding "down" and "mein"

    Michael Jackson album with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean"

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/1iSCgEA2ne_TywvZefu3VcuiN3mLfDxZr/view?usp=sharing