Author: Darren Rigby
In each set, you can identify 7 5-letter words. Each of these words
is made from a set of 8 unique letters in the alphabet. 5 of these
words will fit into the grid where the symbols match letters. When
this is done, a six word from the set will read down. Taking the
letter of this word (pointed at by the arrows) in order by sets,
spells out HYDRA. The seventh word just complete the set and is not
used in the grid.
1. EIGHT PITCH CHIRP GIRTH PERTH PRICE TIGER
2. ITALY TRAIL ARIEL SATYR AISLE LAYER SYRIA
3. CHINA CHORD ROACH ACORN CAIRO IDAHO DRAIN
4. ARIES SCREW WIPER PARIS SPICE CAPRI SPARE
5. HELIX EXITS TEXAS LEASH AXLES LATEX LATHE
And my completed grids are:
1. CHIRP
PRICE
TIGER
EIGHT
GIRTH
PERTH down Letter H
2. TRAIL
SYRIA
ITALY
AISLE
SATYR
LAYER down Letter Y
3. ACORN
CHINA
ROACH
DRAIN
IDAHO
CHORD down Letter D
4. SCREW
PARIS
SPICE
ARIES
WIPER
CAPRI down Letter R
5. LEASH
AXLES
TEXAS
HELIX
EXITS
LATHE down Letter A
Answer: HYDRA