The Obligatory Wordsearch (Solution)

by Dan Gulotta, Charles Steinhardt, Lilly Chin, Alex Mun, and Jonathan Tidor

The words in the grid are:

• STORY ARC
• SOUTH BEND
• SUGGESTION BOX
• GOSSIP COLUMN
• ICE CREAM CONE
• TRAFFIC CONE
• STREET CORNER
• BASEBALL DIAMOND
• AMERICAN FLAG
• DOUBLE HELIX
• GRAPPLING HOOK
• ASSEMBLY LINE
• BEE LINE
• CREDIT LINE
• PLOT LINE
• FEEDBACK LOOP
• ULTRAVIOLET RAY
• SCOPHTHALMUS RHOMBUS
• BOXING RING
• EXIT ROW
• DEATH SPIRAL
• SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE
• CRIME WAVE
• TIDAL WAVE

The unused letters spell ACTRESS WEST. The answer is MAE.