Puzzle Page Answers for May 21, 2020

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 499 Answers

Completed Solution

NEEDLESS

Answer: LESSENED

Crossword Puzzle 19100 Answers

11×11 grid · 20 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Hesitated, dodged the issue (6)HEDGED
4Jokes (4)GAGS
6Someone called after another (8)NAMESAKE
7Acute in pitch (4)HIGH
8State of India, capital Chandigarh (6)PUNJAB
10Astrological constellations (6)ZODIAC
12Hard of hearing (4)DEAF
15First to occur (8)EARLIEST
16Barks shrilly (4)YAPS
17Ammonite, for example (6)FOSSIL

Down

1Inkling (5)HUNCH
2Spoiled, dented (7)DAMAGED
3Reduce pain (4)EASE
4Inexperienced conservationist? (5)GREEN
5Call off (5)SCRUB
9Expression of astonishment (inf) (7)JEEPERS
10Rip-roaring, gleeful (5)ZINGY
11Suggestions (5)IDEAS
13Bringing calamity (5)FATAL
14Besides (4)ALSO

Picture Cross Puzzle 5261 Answers

Top Hat · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	2	11	101	161111	161111	161111	161111	161111	161111	101	11	2
0
8
161
161
161
161
161
161
8
161
12
1101

colour 1
colour 2
colour 3

Row clues as text (count/colour)

row 1: 0/c0 · row 2: 8/c1 · row 3: 1/c1 6/c2 1/c1 · row 4: 1/c1 6/c2 1/c1 · row 5: 1/c1 6/c2 1/c1 · row 6: 1/c1 6/c2 1/c1 · row 7: 1/c1 6/c2 1/c1 · row 8: 1/c1 6/c2 1/c1 · row 9: 8/c1 · row 10: 1/c1 6/c3 1/c1 · row 11: 12/c1 · row 12: 1/c1 10/c2 1/c1

Sudoku Puzzle 1057 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.
5	1	6	7	9	8	3	4	2
9	4	7	2	1	3	5	6	8
2	8	3	5	6	4	7	9	1
8	6	2	3	4	5	9	1	7
1	3	5	9	7	2	6	8	4
7	9	4	1	8	6	2	5	3
3	7	9	8	5	1	4	2	6
4	5	1	6	2	7	8	3	9
6	2	8	4	3	9	1	7	5

Os & Xs Puzzle 1422 Answers

7×7 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	O
	X	X	O	X
	O	O	X	O	X	O
X	X		O	O	X	O
O	O		O	X	O	X
O	X	X		X	O	X
X	O	X	X	O	X	O

Picture Sweep Puzzle 651 Answers

Cannon Fuse · 8×8 grid

Completed Solution

Solved picture. Painted cells show their colour; each number counts the painted cells in the 3 by 3 area around it.

5				2		1
			7
	3	5		7			5
	1				9
			3
				7	9	9

Word Slide Puzzle 866 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
	H	O	O	K	S
		L		E
V	O	I	C	E
I		V		N
C	H	E	W
E

Answer Words

Words

HOOKSacross, row 1, column 2
VOICEacross, row 3, column 1
CHEWacross, row 5, column 1
VICEdown, row 3, column 1
OLIVEdown, row 1, column 3
KEENdown, row 1, column 5

Quote Slide Puzzle 390 Answers

15×4 grid

Completed Solution

STRANGERS ARE JUST FRIENDS WAITING TO HAPPEN
— Rod McKuen

Completed quote grid; read left to right, top to bottom.
S	T	R	A	N	G	E	R	S		A	R	E
J	U	S	T		F	R	I	E	N	D	S
	W	A	I	T	I	N	G		T	O
H	A	P	P	E	N

Armada Puzzle 353 Answers

8×8 grid

Completed Solution

Armada solution. Ship cells are marked; the numbers on the edges count ship cells in each row and column.
	1	2	4	3	2	3	3	2
2
3
1
5
0
3
3
3

Fleet: 10 ships of length 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4.

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1H	E	2D	G	3E	D		4G	A	G	5S
U		A		A			R			C
6N	A	M	E	S	A	K	E			R
C		A		E			E			U
7H	I	G	H		8P	U	N	9J	A	B
		E						E
10Z	O	D	11I	A	C		12D	E	A	13F
I			D			14A		P		A
N			15E	A	R	L	I	E	S	T
G			A			S		R		A
16Y	A	P	S		17F	O	S	S	I	L

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

1H	E	2D	G	3E	D		4G	A	G	5S
U		A		A			R			C
6N	A	M	E	S	A	K	E			R
C		A		E			E			U
7H	I	G	H		8P	U	N	9J	A	B
		E						E
10Z	O	D	11I	A	C		12D	E	A	13F
I			D			14A		P		A
N			15E	A	R	L	I	E	S	T
G			A			S		R		A
16Y	A	P	S		17F	O	S	S	I	L

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

1H	E	2D	G	3E	D		4G	A	G	5S
U		A		A			R			C
6N	A	M	E	S	A	K	E			R
C		A		E			E			U
7H	I	G	H		8P	U	N	9J	A	B
		E						E
10Z	O	D	11I	A	C		12D	E	A	13F
I			D			14A		P		A
N			15E	A	R	L	I	E	S	T
G			A			S		R		A
16Y	A	P	S		17F	O	S	S	I	L

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