PUZZLE #476
HELTER SKELTER 8
Each answer in this crossword variation starts at the indicated number, and then moves towards the direction of the next number (though it may or may not stop there). The direction of the last answer is to be determined by the solver.
Once the grid has been filled out, unscramble the gray squares to get this week's FINAL ANSWER: An 8-letter verb
1) Invertebrate that loves to read?
2) _____ oblongata (brain part)
3) Indirectly refer (to)
4) Totally clueless as to what's going on
5) Ohio birthplace of both Stephen Curry and LeBron James
6) Wendy's, to Burger King and McDonald's
7) Pickle brand with a stork mascot
8) James who hosted The Late Late Show from 2015 to 2023
9) Material for Levi's 501 jeans
10) Avenger who puts on the "Hulkbuster" armor in Avengers: Age of Ultron: 2 wds.
11) Emptying an udder
12) Barry, Robin, or Maurice from the Bee Gees
13) "You're gonna need a _____ boat" (quote from Jaws)
14) With "The", Batman foe with a suit covered in question marks
15) Even less lofty in status
16) Schoolhouse _____! (Saturday morning cartoon)
17) What kernels grow on
18) Gospel groups
19) Broke up clods in the dirt
20) Smallest Great Lake, in both size and name
21) Ferrari who founded the Ferrari company (anagram of ZONE)
22) Org. that once had Ulysses S. Grant and Charlton Heston as presidents
23) Arthur _____ Stadium (the world's largest tennis stadium)
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!
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