Editor's Note: No news yet on the Lead Puzzle Editor's baby. While we don't know if it will be a cute, little zombie, or a blood thirsty brain-muncher, we did find out who the father was. OMG you guys, this, is crazy. Well, it turns out that Gary, our head of security from last summer until the X-Mas debacle, he was seen out and about on his fishing boat with a certain someone's former boyfriend. That's right, the father of the zombie-baby is... <static> Mysterious... the phone line has been disconnected... <static>
While we try to reach the editor, enjoy this puzzle by our Chief Officer of Etymology, Shlumbert McPeepee. 

First find all the words in the list.
Words can go in any direction and share letters as well as cross over each other.
Once you find all the words. Copy the unused letters starting in the top left corner into the blanks to reveal the hidden message.

Decode the Hidden Message

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Get the answer right to win free VNR swag!