The Night Connie's Couture Joined the Bakery

Two shops merged overnight into one impossible room. Name what was standing in the middle of it.

Adverb (to what extent)Try remarkably, insufficiently, or wholly.Concrete common nounSomething you can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch: mirror, oven, harp.Mild interjection (comma)Try Right, Morning, or Well.Irregular past tense verbA past tense that does not end in -ed: felt, held, kept.Adverb (how)Try patiently, expectantly, or without moving.Collective nounA word that names a group of people or things: trickle, procession, handful.

6 down, 6 to go

Subordinating conjunctionTry although or even though.Descriptive adjectiveTry load-bearing, ancient, or shared.Descriptive adjectiveTry warm, stale, or magnificent.Adverb (how)Try steadily, cheerfully, or in ones and twos.Adverb (to what extent)Try easily, arguably, or genuinely.Adverb (how)Try overnight, sheepishly, or as if nothing had happened.

Every blank has to be filled before this one can finish. Let's go.