CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 5)

How to Play:

Find the creature seeking refuge in the mystery word. Clues are given as a solving aid.

Example:

➤ ___ ___ ___ GEREL

(Badly written, perhaps humorous, verse)

[The answer is "DOG" for "DOGGEREL".]

Round 5:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ NG

(A layer of paint or two)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ ST ___ ___ ___ Y

(Firm and resolved in the face of crisis, say)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ EN ___ ___ ___ ___ NTIST

(Root canal specialist)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ EX ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ BILITY

(Capacity of a computer system to accommodate more memory)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ EVIL __ __ __ R

(Malefactor)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

BONUS: *double the fun*

➤  ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Putty, caulk or tar, e.g.)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 4)