Solution: Snakes

Written by Bruce Leban

C A R P E T
O A
W A S H E R
H U B B U B
I O
P A Y D A Y
C A T S U P
O N I
N O T A T E
K
P E P T I C
U A
B E D L A M
E R R A N D
R U
A S P I R E
N
P I G E O N
A A U
N A P K I N
S U B L E T
E R
E A R T H Y
L A Y O U T
E H
D A M A G E


The unique shaded letters spell blench.