Puzzle Page Answers for December 22, 2019

This Daily Page contains 9 recorded puzzles. Choose the puzzle type and number shown in your game to open its complete answer. The other solutions remain available without filling the screen.

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Snippet Puzzle 416 Answers

Completed Solution

11, 24, 50, 102, 206, ...?

Answer: 408 410 412 =414;2a+2

Codeword Puzzle 5020 Answers

11×11 grid · 26 letters keyed

Completed Solution

Solved codeword grid 11 by 11; each cell shows its code number and letter.
18T	2R	22I	16C	9K		13F	17J	12O	2R	15D
25H		16C		22I		22I		15D		6E
14W	2R	22I	10S	18T	3B	8A	26N	15D		13F
8A		16C		6E		10S		10S	12O	18T
2R		21L				16C
18T	25H	6E	2R	5M		12O	12O	24Z	6E	10S
				8A				6E		11P
21L	22I	11P		10S		23V		26N		2R
20Y		6E	7X	4Q	1U	22I	10S	22I	18T	6E
2R		19G		1U		10S		18T		8A
6E	26N	10S	1U	6E		8A	11P	25H	22I	15D

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Code key

1 = U
2 = R
3 = B
4 = Q
5 = M
6 = E
7 = X
8 = A
9 = K
10 = S
11 = P
12 = O
13 = F
14 = W
15 = D
16 = C
17 = J
18 = T
19 = G
20 = Y
21 = L
22 = I
23 = V
24 = Z
25 = H
26 = N

Crossword Challenger Puzzle 18305 Answers

13×13 grid · 25 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 13 by 13. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
	1K		2B		3E		4A		5J		6G
7R	E	P	R	I	S	A	L		8A	F	A	R
	T		A		C		A		V		Z
9S	T	U	C	C	O		10S	N	A	R	E	D
	L		K		R		K				B
11D	E	L	I		12T	13R	A	C	14T	I	O	N
			S			I			R
15H	16I	G	H	J	17U	M	18P		19A	N	20E	W
	M				P		A		V		L
21A	P	L	22O	M	B		23N	E	E	D	E	D
	A		A		E		A		S		V
24D	I	E	T		25A	D	M	I	T	T	E	D
	R		S		T		A		Y		N

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Clues and Answers

Across

7Retaliation (8)REPRISAL
8Miles away (4)AFAR
9Decorative plasterwork (6)STUCCO
10Caught in trap (6)SNARED
11Sandwich store (abbr) (4)DELI
12Pulling, drawing (8)TRACTION
15A leap to great heights (4,4)HIGH JUMP
19Afresh (4)ANEW
21Sang-froid, coolness (6)APLOMB
23Required (6)NEEDED
24Closely regulated eating programme (4)DIET
25Allowed entry (8)ADMITTED

Down

1Switches off when boiling (6)KETTLE
2Slightly salty (water) (8)BRACKISH
3Companion, date (6)ESCORT
4Home to Anchorage (6)ALASKA
5Largest Indonesian island (4)JAVA
6Small garden house (6)GAZEBO
13Lip, edge (3)RIM
14Distorted, false representation (8)TRAVESTY
16Spoil (6)IMPAIR
17Cheery, chirpy (inf) (6)UPBEAT
18Central American country (6)PANAMA
20Before twelve (6)ELEVEN
22Cereal crops (4)OATS

Kakuro Puzzle 2337 Answers

12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved Kakuro grid. Clue cells show the across sum at the top right and the down sum at the bottom left.
				5	7			4	15
			318	1	2		416	1	3
		722	2	4	1	154	4	3	8	18
	4	1	3	7	4	1	2	12	4	8	12
	6	2	4		12	3	9	4	5	1	4
	164	7	9			4	1	3	174	9	8
4	1	3		8	11		4	1	3	16
12	3	9	5	3	2			4	1	3	12
			44	1	3		16	4	4	1	3
	16	104	1	4	5	316	2	1	1116	2	9
11	7	1	3	30	1	9	6	3	7	4
12	9	3			15	7	8	15	9	6

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Picture Cross Puzzle 4641 Answers

Cat · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved picture 12 by 12. Filled cells are marked; the number clues for each row and column are shown on the edges.
	2	4	1 1	3 1	5	6	6	4 1	7	8	5 1 1	2
1 1
3
3
6
7
6
7
4 1
7 2
2
2 1
3 2

Row clues as text

row 1: 1 1 · row 2: 3 · row 3: 3 · row 4: 6 · row 5: 7 · row 6: 6 · row 7: 7 · row 8: 4 1 · row 9: 7 2 · row 10: 2 · row 11: 2 1 · row 12: 3 2

Sudoku Puzzle 910 Answers

9×9 grid

Completed Solution

Completed 9 by 9 grid with 3 by 3 boxes; every row, column and box holds each number once.
6	3	1	7	9	5	8	2	4
5	2	8	1	6	4	3	7	9
7	4	9	3	8	2	5	6	1
9	8	2	5	3	6	4	1	7
4	1	6	2	7	8	9	3	5
3	5	7	9	4	1	2	8	6
2	9	3	4	1	7	6	5	8
8	7	5	6	2	9	1	4	3
1	6	4	8	5	3	7	9	2

Word Search Puzzle 6816 Answers

Customer service skills · 13×13 grid · 12 words

Completed Solution

Word search grid 13 by 13. Found words are marked and listed with their start cell and direction.
T	F	B	U	Y	E	C	C	I	R	E	N	N
T	R	C	O	W	R	K	L	A	G	L	O	Q
E	I	J	O	U	R	L	X	D	L	I	W	D
A	E	D	D	N	I	V	E	A	T	M	E	D
M	N	S	I	K	S	L	V	A	R	D	I	W
W	D	M	S	P	W	I	C	P	N	J	N	B
O	L	W	N	O	L	I	D	I	N	D	P	P
R	Y	R	N	L	N	O	M	E	Q	E	G	O
K	W	K	E	U	T	N	M	J	R	Q	C	L
E	Z	B	M	I	E	A	W	A	S	A	U	I
R	Q	M	P	P	H	C	C	T	T	T	T	T
T	O	I	O	S	U	T	W	T	U	I	C	E
C	S	P	A	T	I	E	N	C	E	I	C	V

Answer Words

Words and positions

TACTrow 9, column 6, down-right
CALMrow 1, column 8, down-right
SKILLrow 6, column 4, up-right
POLITErow 7, column 13, down
PATIENCErow 13, column 3, right
FRIENDLYrow 1, column 2, down
KNOWLEDGErow 9, column 3, up-right
DIPLOMATICrow 4, column 3, down-right
CONSIDERATErow 2, column 3, down-right
OPEN MINDEDrow 12, column 4, up-right
TEAM WORKERrow 2, column 1, down
COMMUNICATIONrow 13, column 1, up-right

Cross Sum Puzzle 935 Answers

3×3 grid

Completed Solution

8+7×9=135−++5−4÷1=1×−×6−2−3=1===18930

Equations as text (left to right)

8 + 7 × 9 = 135
5 - 4 ÷ 1 = 1
6 - 2 - 3 = 1
8 - 5 × 6 = 18
7 + 4 - 2 = 9
9 + 1 × 3 = 30

Os & Xs Puzzle 3246 Answers

11×11 grid

Completed Solution

Solved grid. Gold tiles were given at the start; dark squares stay empty. No three identical symbols form a line.
X	O	X	O	O	X	O		X	X	O
O	O	X		X	O	X	O		O	X
X	X	O	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O	X		O	X	O	X	X		X
X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	X	X		X	O	X	O	X		X
X	X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O
X	X	O		O	X	O	X	O	X	X
O	X	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O		O	X	O	X		X	O	X

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18T	2R	22I	16C	9K		13F	17J	12O	2R	15D
25H		16C		22I		22I		15D		6E
14W	2R	22I	10S	18T	3B	8A	26N	15D		13F
8A		16C		6E		10S		10S	12O	18T
2R		21L				16C
18T	25H	6E	2R	5M		12O	12O	24Z	6E	10S
				8A				6E		11P
21L	22I	11P		10S		23V		26N		2R
20Y		6E	7X	4Q	1U	22I	10S	22I	18T	6E
2R		19G		1U		10S		18T		8A
6E	26N	10S	1U	6E		8A	11P	25H	22I	15D

	1K		2B		3E		4A		5J		6G
7R	E	P	R	I	S	A	L		8A	F	A	R
	T		A		C		A		V		Z
9S	T	U	C	C	O		10S	N	A	R	E	D
	L		K		R		K				B
11D	E	L	I		12T	13R	A	C	14T	I	O	N
			S			I			R
15H	16I	G	H	J	17U	M	18P		19A	N	20E	W
	M				P		A		V		L
21A	P	L	22O	M	B		23N	E	E	D	E	D
	A		A		E		A		S		V
24D	I	E	T		25A	D	M	I	T	T	E	D
	R		S		T		A		Y		N

6	3	1	7	9	5	8	2	4
5	2	8	1	6	4	3	7	9
7	4	9	3	8	2	5	6	1
9	8	2	5	3	6	4	1	7
4	1	6	2	7	8	9	3	5
3	5	7	9	4	1	2	8	6
2	9	3	4	1	7	6	5	8
8	7	5	6	2	9	1	4	3
1	6	4	8	5	3	7	9	2

T	F	B	U	Y	E	C	C	I	R	E	N	N
T	R	C	O	W	R	K	L	A	G	L	O	Q
E	I	J	O	U	R	L	X	D	L	I	W	D
A	E	D	D	N	I	V	E	A	T	M	E	D
M	N	S	I	K	S	L	V	A	R	D	I	W
W	D	M	S	P	W	I	C	P	N	J	N	B
O	L	W	N	O	L	I	D	I	N	D	P	P
R	Y	R	N	L	N	O	M	E	Q	E	G	O
K	W	K	E	U	T	N	M	J	R	Q	C	L
E	Z	B	M	I	E	A	W	A	S	A	U	I
R	Q	M	P	P	H	C	C	T	T	T	T	T
T	O	I	O	S	U	T	W	T	U	I	C	E
C	S	P	A	T	I	E	N	C	E	I	C	V

X	O	X	O	O	X	O		X	X	O
O	O	X		X	O	X	O		O	X
X	X	O	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O	X		O	X	O	X	X		X
X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	X	X		X	O	X	O	X		X
X	X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O
X	X	O		O	X	O	X	O	X	X
O	X	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O		O	X	O	X		X	O	X

18T	2R	22I	16C	9K		13F	17J	12O	2R	15D
25H		16C		22I		22I		15D		6E
14W	2R	22I	10S	18T	3B	8A	26N	15D		13F
8A		16C		6E		10S		10S	12O	18T
2R		21L				16C
18T	25H	6E	2R	5M		12O	12O	24Z	6E	10S
				8A				6E		11P
21L	22I	11P		10S		23V		26N		2R
20Y		6E	7X	4Q	1U	22I	10S	22I	18T	6E
2R		19G		1U		10S		18T		8A
6E	26N	10S	1U	6E		8A	11P	25H	22I	15D

	1K		2B		3E		4A		5J		6G
7R	E	P	R	I	S	A	L		8A	F	A	R
	T		A		C		A		V		Z
9S	T	U	C	C	O		10S	N	A	R	E	D
	L		K		R		K				B
11D	E	L	I		12T	13R	A	C	14T	I	O	N
			S			I			R
15H	16I	G	H	J	17U	M	18P		19A	N	20E	W
	M				P		A		V		L
21A	P	L	22O	M	B		23N	E	E	D	E	D
	A		A		E		A		S		V
24D	I	E	T		25A	D	M	I	T	T	E	D
	R		S		T		A		Y		N

6	3	1	7	9	5	8	2	4
5	2	8	1	6	4	3	7	9
7	4	9	3	8	2	5	6	1
9	8	2	5	3	6	4	1	7
4	1	6	2	7	8	9	3	5
3	5	7	9	4	1	2	8	6
2	9	3	4	1	7	6	5	8
8	7	5	6	2	9	1	4	3
1	6	4	8	5	3	7	9	2

T	F	B	U	Y	E	C	C	I	R	E	N	N
T	R	C	O	W	R	K	L	A	G	L	O	Q
E	I	J	O	U	R	L	X	D	L	I	W	D
A	E	D	D	N	I	V	E	A	T	M	E	D
M	N	S	I	K	S	L	V	A	R	D	I	W
W	D	M	S	P	W	I	C	P	N	J	N	B
O	L	W	N	O	L	I	D	I	N	D	P	P
R	Y	R	N	L	N	O	M	E	Q	E	G	O
K	W	K	E	U	T	N	M	J	R	Q	C	L
E	Z	B	M	I	E	A	W	A	S	A	U	I
R	Q	M	P	P	H	C	C	T	T	T	T	T
T	O	I	O	S	U	T	W	T	U	I	C	E
C	S	P	A	T	I	E	N	C	E	I	C	V

X	O	X	O	O	X	O		X	X	O
O	O	X		X	O	X	O		O	X
X	X	O	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O	X		O	X	O	X	X		X
X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	X	X		X	O	X	O	X		X
X	X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O
X	X	O		O	X	O	X	O	X	X
O	X	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O		O	X	O	X		X	O	X

18T	2R	22I	16C	9K		13F	17J	12O	2R	15D
25H		16C		22I		22I		15D		6E
14W	2R	22I	10S	18T	3B	8A	26N	15D		13F
8A		16C		6E		10S		10S	12O	18T
2R		21L				16C
18T	25H	6E	2R	5M		12O	12O	24Z	6E	10S
				8A				6E		11P
21L	22I	11P		10S		23V		26N		2R
20Y		6E	7X	4Q	1U	22I	10S	22I	18T	6E
2R		19G		1U		10S		18T		8A
6E	26N	10S	1U	6E		8A	11P	25H	22I	15D

	1K		2B		3E		4A		5J		6G
7R	E	P	R	I	S	A	L		8A	F	A	R
	T		A		C		A		V		Z
9S	T	U	C	C	O		10S	N	A	R	E	D
	L		K		R		K				B
11D	E	L	I		12T	13R	A	C	14T	I	O	N
			S			I			R
15H	16I	G	H	J	17U	M	18P		19A	N	20E	W
	M				P		A		V		L
21A	P	L	22O	M	B		23N	E	E	D	E	D
	A		A		E		A		S		V
24D	I	E	T		25A	D	M	I	T	T	E	D
	R		S		T		A		Y		N

6	3	1	7	9	5	8	2	4
5	2	8	1	6	4	3	7	9
7	4	9	3	8	2	5	6	1
9	8	2	5	3	6	4	1	7
4	1	6	2	7	8	9	3	5
3	5	7	9	4	1	2	8	6
2	9	3	4	1	7	6	5	8
8	7	5	6	2	9	1	4	3
1	6	4	8	5	3	7	9	2

T	F	B	U	Y	E	C	C	I	R	E	N	N
T	R	C	O	W	R	K	L	A	G	L	O	Q
E	I	J	O	U	R	L	X	D	L	I	W	D
A	E	D	D	N	I	V	E	A	T	M	E	D
M	N	S	I	K	S	L	V	A	R	D	I	W
W	D	M	S	P	W	I	C	P	N	J	N	B
O	L	W	N	O	L	I	D	I	N	D	P	P
R	Y	R	N	L	N	O	M	E	Q	E	G	O
K	W	K	E	U	T	N	M	J	R	Q	C	L
E	Z	B	M	I	E	A	W	A	S	A	U	I
R	Q	M	P	P	H	C	C	T	T	T	T	T
T	O	I	O	S	U	T	W	T	U	I	C	E
C	S	P	A	T	I	E	N	C	E	I	C	V

X	O	X	O	O	X	O		X	X	O
O	O	X		X	O	X	O		O	X
X	X	O	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O	X		O	X	O	X	X		X
X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	X	X		X	O	X	O	X		X
X	X	O	O		O	X	O		O	O
O	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O
X	X	O		O	X	O	X	O	X	X
O	X	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	O
O	O		O	X	O	X		X	O	X