ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 12

Two weeks have passed by since "Eat Your Words 12" was posted on this blog, so now's the time to list the names of all the people who have successfully solved it since then:

• Grant Fikes
• Cathy Bowen
• Marie desJardins
• Pavel Curtis
• Okieboy2008
• Sam Levitin
• Michael Lebowitz
• Chris Kochmanski
• Bart Gold
• Kevin Orfield
• Derek Allen
• Wendy Walker
• Steve Gunter
• Ian
• Mom

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #612: Eat Your Words 12

PUZZLE #612

EAT YOUR WORDS 12

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: The name of a chain store

NUMBERED WORDS

1) Brought to court

2) Superhero costume designer from The Incredibles

3) Cafeteria staple that may double as a makeshift sled

4) "The Fox and the Crow" or "The Fox and the Grapes", e.g.

5) _____ × Family (anime about a secret agent, his assassin wife, and their telepathic daughter)

6) Late Dawson's Creek star Van Der Beek

7) Converse via Instagram Direct Messenger, perhaps

8) Contented kitty sound

9) Mediocre, in modern slang (HINT: It becomes a synonym for "murky" when spelled backwards)

EATEN WORDS

• 2011 animated film about a blue parrot taken to a large Brazilian city

• Act as a barber to a baaing sheep, perhaps

• Bank with a blue octagon logo

• Cilium on an eyelid

• Exchange money for goods and services

• Go on for so long about an uninteresting subject that the audience falls asleep, say

• Greek letter that is pronounced like something that unlocks doors

• _____ Maid (children’s card game)

• Sleeveless top often worn by Goofy

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 11

Roughly two weeks have gone by since "Eat Your Words 11" was posted on this blog, and an impressive twenty people have solved it since then:

• Grant Fikes
• Cathy Bowen
• Marie desJardins
• Cindy Heisler
• Dave C
• Pavel Curtis
• Kevin Orfield
• Okieboy2008
• Michael Lebowitz
• Sam Levitin
• Derek Allen
• Craig Leach
• Patrick Jordan
• Chris Kochmanski
• Mom
• Wendy Walker
• Eli Zarconi
• Stasi Gustafson
• Steve Gunter
• SquishmallowsUnited

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #571: Eat Your Words 11

PUZZLE #571

EAT YOUR WORDS 11

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: A brand name

NUMBERED WORDS

1) Ctrl-V, in Microsoft Paint

2) Failed to tell the truth

3) "_____ Day of My Life" (only hit song by American Authors)

4) Bro's sib, assuming it's not another bro

5) Three Stooges member who often goes "Woo woo woo woo!"

6) Seventh word in "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"

7) Flamingo's flapping appendage

8) Sword-wielding, Spanish-speaking feline from Shrek 2, for short

EATEN WORDS

• Bad guy or gal, in pro wrestling slang (or the back of a foot)

• "___ bin ein Berliner" (JFK quote)

• Emit light, like the sun

• Many miles away (HINT: it still has the same definition if you remove its first letter)

• Pay for a temporary car from Enterprise, perhaps

• Shortened name for a long automobile

• The Masked Singer panelist and 99 to Beat co-host Jeong

• World-domination board game that Kramer and Newman play in an episode of Seinfeld

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 10

It's been about two weeks since "Eat Your Words 10" was posted on this blog, and twenty people have successfully solved it since then, as you an see in the list below:

• Grant Fikes
• Cathy Bowen
• Cindy Heisler
• Joe Bernard
• Pavel Curtis
• Kevin Orfield
• Mike Armstrong
• Sam Levitin
• Stasi Gustafson
• Derek Allen
• Steve Gunter
• Wendy Walker
• Michael Lebowitz
• KeoFam
• Tamara Brenner
• Chris Kochmanski
• Marie desJardins
• Mom
• Lynn Sweeney
• Josie Giles

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #518: Eat Your Words 10

PUZZLE #518

EAT YOUR WORDS 10

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: A first name or a last name

NUMBERED WORDS

1) New England fishes

2) Number of thieves that Ali Baba came across

3) Animal in a cattle drive whose name is also a synonym for "drive"

4) "It Ain't Over _____ It's Over" (Lenny Kravitz single)

5) Piece of jewelry worn by winners of the MLB's World Series

6) Musical symbol that looks like a lowercase "b"

7) Conjunction in many law firm names

8) Do as directed

EATEN WORDS

• Actor Wallach from the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven

• It's good for absolutely nothing, according to a hit Edwin Starr song

• Landlocked African country with Timbuktu

• _____ McBeal (former Fox show starring Calista Flockhart)

• Part of "TMI" or "FYI", but shortened

• Place one's posterior on a park bench, perhaps

• Recoils (away from)

• Washing the dishes or taking out the trash, e.g.

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 9

It's been about two weeks since "Eat Your Words 9" was posted on this blog, so now it's time for me to list the names of all eighteen people who have solved it since then:

• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Joe Bernard
• Pavel Curtis
• Kevin Orfield
• Mike Armstrong
• Tamara Brenner
• Chris Kochmanski
• Michael Lebowitz
• Wendy Walker
• Sam Levitin
• KeoFam
• Patrick Jordan
• Lynn Sweeney
• Mom
• Perry Groot
• SquishmallowsUnited
• Steve Gunter

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #468: Eat Your Words 9

PUZZLE #468

EAT YOUR WORDS 9

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: A common surname

NUMBERED WORDS

1) _____-time strategy (computer game genre)

2) Cough up some cash

3) Parts of the hydra which regrow after getting chopped off

4) What the Wicked Witch of the West did after getting splashed with water

5) With "The", goth rock band that did "Just Like Heaven"

6) Large-scale saga

7) Comedian Caesar who passed away in 2014

8) Lola Loud's twin in The Loud House (answer hidden in EXPLANATORY)

EATEN WORDS

• America's second-largest hardware store chain (after Home Depot)

• Communication device in Maxwell Smart's shoe in Get Smart

• Droop like the middle of an old mattress

• Horton _____ a Who! (book by Dr. Seuss)

• Living quarters managed by a landlord: Abbr.

• Moore who co-starred in 1990's Ghost

• Speck of land in the ocean

• Word preceding "service" or "sync"

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 8

It's been almost two weeks since "Eat Your Words 8" was posted on this blog, and over nineteen people have solved it since then:

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

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #428: Eat Your Words 8

PUZZLE #428

EAT YOUR WORDS 8

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: The name of a mythical creature

NUMBERED WORDS

1) Mention in the footnotes

2) With "away", draws back in fear

3) Results May _____ (Limp Bizkit album)

4) Body part that Tarzan beats

5) Advice Dog or Grumpy Cat, e.g.

6) Religious word preceding "Ghost" or "Guacamole"

7) Crooner Crosby who narrated the Disney short The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

8) Francis Ford Coppola, to Nicolas Cage

9) Smallest pick of the litter

EATEN WORDS

• _____-aircraft missiles

• Bongo from the arcade game Congo Bongo, for one (HINT: He's a tailless primate)

• Environmentally-friendly prefix

• Google's smart speaker brand

• Like wintry roads in need of salt

• Not worth debating, as a point

• Plant your tush on a cushion, perhaps

• Sound-blasting boxes at a rock concert

• Synonym for "say" that sounds like a cow part

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 7

It's been about two weeks since "Eat Your Words 7" was posted on this blog, and fourteen people since then have successfully solved it, and they're all listed below:

• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Chris Kochmanski
• Kevin Orfield
• Tyler Hinman
• Sam Levitin
• Mom
• Wendy Walker
• CromsFury
• Mike Armstrong
• Michael Lebowitz
• Tamara Brenner
• Peter Abide
• Lynn Sweeney

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #385: Eat Your Words 7

PUZZLE #385

EAT YOUR WORDS 7

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: The name of a literary character

NUMBERED WORDS

1) Unhinged "asthma-hound chihuahua" from Nickelodeon

2) WWE Hall of Fame wrestler with the same name as a wasp's attack

3) Actress Blanchett who played Hela in Thor: Ragnarok

4) Chrisley Knows _____ (reality show on the USA Network)

5) Spoon's jogging partner?

6) Gave grub to

7) When doubled, song by Tommy James and the Shondells that was covered by Billy Idol

8) Unwanted crabgrass, say

EATEN WORDS

• Either one of Ursula's pets in Disney's The Little Mermaid

• Foot's inner curve

• Not the former

• Prefix for "series" or "skirt"

• Ryu's blond-haired rival in the Street Fighter games (or actor Jeong)

• "The _____ Stuff" (hit single by New Kids on the Block)

• Tie game, say

• "Well-balanced" zodiac sign

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 6

It's been almost two weeks since "Eat Your Words 6" was posted on this blog, and sixteen people since then have successfully solved it, all of whom are listed below:

• Grant Fikes
• Cindy Heisler
• Giovanni Pagano
• Joe Bernard
• Tyler Hinman
• Karen Spencer
• Wendy Walker
• Kevin Orfield
• Tamara Brenner
• Mom
• Sam Levitin
• Elliott Frankfother
• Lynn Sweeney
• Peter Abide
• Qmark
• Dan Simonds

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #341: Eat Your Words 6

PUZZLE #341

EAT YOUR WORDS 6

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: The name of a board game

NUMBERED WORDS

1) "_____ for the Moment" (Eminem tune that samples Aerosmith's "Dream On")

2) Maggie from The Buzz on Maggie, for one (HINT: she's a bug that's usually pesky)

3) Gymnastic cushions

4) TV service that cord-cutters get rid of

5) Nikki Bella's wrestling twin

6) 2000s ABC drama set on an island with polar bears and a "smoke monster"

7) Rip and tear to shreds

8) "Guilty" or "not guilty" statement

9) Pointy prong on a pitchfork

EATEN WORDS

• Andy's son in The Andy Griffith Show

• Commodore or commander, e.g.

• God of thunder playable in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

• Have possession of

• Kiss from a canine

• _____ Management (Adam Sandler/Jack Nicholson film)

• Rock trio with a hit song about a white room with black curtains

• Uno y dos

• Word preceding "ballerina" or "donna"

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 5

It's been almost two weeks since "Eat Your Words 5" was posted on this blog, and eleven people since then have successfully solved it, all of whom are listed below:

• Cindy Heisler ****
• Grant Fikes ****
• Joe Bernard ****
• Giovanni Pagano **
• Kevin Orfield ****
• Tyler Hinman ****
• Stephen Potter ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Mom ****
• Debbie Benford ****
• Lynn Sweeney ***

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #294: Eat Your Words 5

PUZZLE #294

EAT YOUR WORDS 5

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: The name of a film from the early 1980s

NUMBERED WORDS

1) One of Mr. Krabs' pincers

2) "No ifs, ands, or _____!"

3) Bald tire's lack

4) With "The", home of the Hobbits

5) Wooden fishing spot

6) 20-sided objects in Dungeons & Dragons

7) Like foods that might make you obese

8) Welcome to Walmart, say

9) Disembodied hand from The Addams Family

EATEN WORDS

* 247 ÷ 247

* Al B. _____! ("Nite and Day" singer)

* Bravos at a bullfight

* Completely conks out

* Hulk co-creator Lee

* It's not me

* Mahershala who won Best Supporting Actor Oscars for both Moonlight and Green Book

* Pinterest, Pandora, or Pokémon Go, for example

* Prove one's literacy

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!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 4

No DeviantArt pic this week, so instead, I should probably show you a bit of why Link: The FACES of Evil is so infamous

(FACES being one of the answers to this puzzle)

Thirteen days have gone by since "Eat Your Words 4" was posted on this blog, and an impressive ten people since then have successfully solved it. A list of them are posted below, and as a reminder, the names in red belong to those who support me on Patreon.

• Grant Fikes ****
• Joe Bernard ****
• Pavel Curtis ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Patrick Jordan ****
• Mom ****
• Debbie Benford ****
• Lynn Sweeney ***
• Dan Simonds ****

Now head below the break for the answers, as well as a solver's comment!

PUZZLE #233: Eat Your Words 4

PUZZLE #233

EAT YOUR WORDS 4

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: The name of a cable TV series

NUMBERED WORDS
1) Pottery shard dug up from an excavation site, e.g.
2) Free of contaminants
3) "Never Surrender" singer Corey
4) 2006 Pixar movie with a tow truck named Mater
5) Wilma's husband from The Flintstones
6) Like a low-watt light bulb
7) Link: The _____ of Evil (infamous Zelda game for CD-i)
8) Memorial Day's month

EATEN WORDS
* Aaron Spelling's daughter
* Bar that may hold trivia nights
* First word of Iowa's capital
* Grazing sites seen way too often in crosswords
* Hulk whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea
* Square root of 64
* Taj Mahal's city
* The "R" in "RPG"

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 two versions you can print out: a .PNG and a link to a .PDF!

ANSWERS: Eat Your Words 3

It's been thirteen days since I've posted "Eat Your Words 3", and six of you have solved it since then, as you can see in the list below:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Mom ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Debbie Benford ****

Not much else to say, so just head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #152: Eat Your Words 3

PUZZLE #152

EAT YOUR WORDS 3

In this puzzle, the words hinted at by the numbered clues (The "Numbered Words") can "eat" a word hinted at by a different set of clues (The "Eaten Words") without rearranging any of the letters. For example, the word BIT can eat the word AND to form BANDIT. All of the new words are entered into the grid in the order of the Numbered Words, and the Eaten Words are in no particular order.

Once all of the new words have been placed, the letters in the highlighted third column will spell out two more words. Insert one of the column's new words into the other to get the FINAL ANSWER: The name of a one-hit wonder from the 2010s

NUMBERED WORDS
1) The Settlers of _____ (board game)
2) Card game with knocking
3) Michael Jackson album containing "The Way You Make Me Feel"
4) Leaves in a book
5) The _____ Ghostbusters ('80s cartoon)
6) Boxing match
7) Not present in class
8) [I didn't make this typo]

EATEN WORDS
* Didn't discard
* Feeling pretty sick
* "I find your _____ of faith disturbing" (Star Wars quote)
* Jousting pole
* Matilda actress Wilson
* Planet, poetically speaking
* Ram like a ram
* Repeated musical phrase, such as the one in "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

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 version you can print out!