This puzzle grid contains several big words. Can you find them?

• 7-letter words: 13
• 8-letter words: 2

All letters in the word must touch (in any direction), and no square may be reused.

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I found "clonings" as my first word and that was enough of an achievement to earn me three hours of bad television. Or so I rationalized. If cloning is not there, don't tell me. I didn't click on the answers. As soon as I saw I-N-G-S I knew the God of the Grid wouldn't be so cruel as to give us that convenient coda without providing at least one word to pin it to.

Are gabions the elemental particles of insubstantial talk?

Good call, Nada!