4.3: Eight Max (Solution)

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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