Last week’s puzzle, Pair Off, is the most involved puzzle from the past two months. If you need a hint, check the bottom of this post.
After that, check out the July-August metapuzzle, Mastermind, Solving this puzzle requires the answers from the previous eight puzzles.
The clues are given in alphabetical order. After you place the words into the grid, find a word that can follow either of the words to make a common phrase or compound word, such as Custody or Naval BATTLE.