puzzle

Determine the "answer". It is a single (English) word.

BTNRDHHANPGDRABAK
UOHNBBORNOUATPTOT
NBGLWBPLLODRUYCSB
EBMWIFEADRNAJZTCW
GROMSTNOIGAGRAIOL
NIEKRNEBTNNNTRILW
IWBCSHHDNITIECRLR
DUOSRTBARTOMMHCMO
RNBTSERACNMRPOELL
APARTMENTUIAFPOPP
OOEEOLPSSHRWNNNRN
BAUTCKERTTZOLAADN
FBTURUEAYDORTSPUG
IIKAGRKNUBCHPRLHE
EKTMLRUCMITHOLNHP
RRGGMMAHRIKTPPRRH
SEBNTSPUIANAARNWT

My apologies for the shoddy formatting. I don't know how to fix it so the text appears in nice columns.

Apartment?

Originally posted by ketch90
Apartment?

There's also "boarding" up using the a of "apartment"...

A link to a formatted image:
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh276/verita5/crossword.png

There is also "hunting" going up next to apartment... GAH!! I'm gonna have to print this and highlight it... I wonder if the word direction is relevant?

wife?

everyone still on the right track... I'll let it simmer a little longer.

There are actually tonnes of words. Here's a few:

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9062/somethingwn7.jpg

The only idea I have is that the answer is the collection of letters that AREN'T used in the search.

I also see the words born, doll, and poor.

Originally posted by doodinthemood
There are actually tonnes of words. Here's a few:

"hope" appears to be there by coincidence, and is not part of the puzzle.

*edit* I don't know why this appears in the quote box...

only saw ine which was




APPARTMENT

Alright, time for a hint I guess. The answer is the theme of the word search.

I do believe the answer is "room"...