Keyword Finder
by Amb
The observant puzzler will notice that this begins as a simple pentomino puzzle. Rearranging the shapes to fit the provided areas yields:
From here, we see that we have a list:
CANTAKERO
USKIRMISHE
LICOPTERUT
ABAGATOPUM
PKINOMINAT
ELLIPTICAL
Which obviously contains the words:
Cantankerous
Skirmish
Helicopter
Rutabaga
Atop
Pumpkin
Nominate
Elliptical
Furthermore, the last letter of each word doubles as the first letter of the next work. Pulling these letters out, we get
SHRAPNEL, which is the Keyword.