Wordy Wednesday 207: Pathfinder 5

WORDY WEDNESDAY #205
PENT WORDS 41 (answer)
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Anthony Bailey **
Giovanni Pagano **
Jack Bross **
M. Sean Molley **
Bryce Herdt **
Rusty the Wolf **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #206
SECTION SIX 20 (hint)
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #207
PATHFINDER 5
In this puzzle, each answer starts in the correspondingly numbered square, goes in some direction, and makes one or more right-angled turns as it winds through the grid. When you have finished, every letter will be used in exactly two entries.
Rearrange the letters in the shaded spaces to get the final answer, an 8-letter word.
1 Mathematician Mandelbrot (6)
2 Much Ado About ____ (7)
3 Tasting more like venison, perhaps (6)
4 European mountain range (4)
5 Alternative to stairs for wheelchair users (4)
5 A&W product (4 4)
6 Device that regulates temperature (10)
7 Primary (4)
8 Adult insect (5)
9 Unit of measuring land (4)
10 Wii U title that introduced Inklings (8)
11 Use dice (4)
12 Piercing site (7)
13 “Citing Freezing Weather Conditions, Al Gore Cancels ____ Speech” (headline from Christian satirical news site The Babylon Bee) (6 7)
14 Search engine optimization concern (7)
15 Loyal (8)
16 Fatal ____ (1987 film) (10)
17 Dull persistent pain (4)
18 Cancer patient’s option (5)
19 Violin relative (5)
20 Kurt Russell’s role in Tombstone (1993) (5 4)
21 Look for (4)
21 In short supply (6)
22 ____-gazing (5)
23 Socialize (6)
24 Vehicle that doesn’t use gas (8 3)
25 Connection to the matter at hand (9)
26 Star Trek device (9)

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