EAGER
Pun Play: YEARN not going to stump me!

My Gameplay: BRISK, READY, PALER, WATER, EAGER
This solve felt like it took an eternity. I wrote out my guesses on paper and carefully selected which word I would try because there were too many options with the way that my solved letters played out. Hopefully you had an easier go of it. Happy Thursday. On to tomorrow!