Puzzle Page Answers for December 24, 2020

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Snippet Puzzle 797 Answers

Completed Solution

CASUAL ANTS

Answer: SANTA CLAUS

Crossword Puzzle 20023 Answers

11×11 grid · 18 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Crook, wrongdoer (5)FELON
4Coated, faced (5)LINED
5Not really likely (11)IMPLAUSIBLE
7Annual periods of time (5)YEARS
8Sweet tree fruit (3)FIG
9Assist (3)AID
11More personable (5)NICER
12Financial outlay (11)EXPENDITURE
13Picked, selected (5)CHOSE
14Grips (5)HOLDS

Down

1Magical story (5,4)FAIRY TALE
2Northernmost region of Finland (7)LAPLAND
3Comes into view (5)NEARS
4Healthy and strong (5)LUSTY
6Enthusiasm, appetite (9)EAGERNESS
8Truthful, accurate (7)FACTUAL
10Diagonally cut tubular pasta (5)PENNE
11Hee-haw (5)NEIGH

Picture Cross Puzzle 8371 Answers

Peacock · 15×15 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 15 by 15. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	2	21	2111	11111	11112	113	3125	31125	311113	3111	2111	112	111	2	0
11
2111
21114
11116
18
313
322
311121
322121
342
5
5
6
6
6

colour 1
colour 2
colour 3
colour 4
colour 5
colour 6

Row clues as text (count/colour)

row 1: 1/c2 1/c6 · row 2: 2/c2 1/c6 1/c5 1/c6 · row 3: 2/c2 1/c6 1/c5 1/c6 4/c2 · row 4: 1/c2 1/c6 1/c5 1/c6 6/c2 · row 5: 1/c6 8/c2 · row 6: 3/c2 1/c1 3/c2 · row 7: 3/c2 2/c6 2/c6 · row 8: 3/c2 1/c4 1/c5 1/c6 2/c5 1/c6 · row 9: 3/c2 2/c3 2/c4 1/c3 2/c5 1/c6 · row 10: 3/c2 4/c3 2/c6 · row 11: 5/c2 · row 12: 5/c2 · row 13: 6/c2 · row 14: 6/c2 · row 15: 6/c2

Sudoku Puzzle 1333 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.
1	6	7	5	8	2	9	3	4
3	8	9	6	7	4	2	5	1
2	4	5	3	1	9	6	7	8
8	5	6	2	4	3	7	1	9
4	1	2	7	9	5	8	6	3
7	9	3	1	6	8	5	4	2
5	3	4	8	2	6	1	9	7
9	2	1	4	5	7	3	8	6
6	7	8	9	3	1	4	2	5

Os & Xs Puzzle 2746 Answers

9×9 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		X	O	X	O
X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
O	X	O	X	O		O	X	O
O	X	O	X		X	O		O
X	O	X		X	O		X	X
X	O	X	O	X	O	O		X
O	X	O		O		X	X	O
O		O	X	O	X		O	X

Picture Sweep Puzzle 723 Answers

Milkshake · 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.
			3
			4	3
				1

9
		9
	9
6

Word Slide Puzzle 1163 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
F
L		I			T
O	A	T	S		O
O		E			A
R	A	M	R	O	D
S		S

Answer Words

Words

OATSacross, row 3, column 1
RAMRODacross, row 5, column 1
FLOORSdown, row 1, column 1
ITEMSdown, row 2, column 3
TOADdown, row 2, column 6

Quote Slide Puzzle 483 Answers

15×4 grid

Completed Solution

CELEBRATE ENDINGS, FOR THEY PRECEDE NEW BEGINNINGS
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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

Armada Puzzle 493 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	3	2	3	1	5	0	5
3
2
1
4
2
4
0
4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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