Puzzle Page Answers for December 31, 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 782 Answers

Completed Solution

PEARL BOAR

Answer: POLAR BEAR

Crossword Puzzle 20034 Answers

11×11 grid · 21 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Person who casts spells (5)WITCH
4Shortcoming (5)FAULT
8Apply sacred oil (6)ANOINT
9Turned-back hem (4)CUFF
10Formal female title (3)MRS
11Grate, rub (teeth) (5)GNASH
14Beyond the usual limits (5)ULTRA
15Shed tears (3)CRY
18Accepted standard (4)NORM
19Delightfully, politely (6)NICELY
20Accomplished, masterly (5)ADEPT
21Main part of body (5)TORSO

Down

2Fail to heed (6)IGNORE
3Fashionably turned-out (4)CHIC
5Admittance (6)ACCESS
6Roof space (4)LOFT
7Vagrant, vagabond (9)ITINERANT
12Freeze, become inhibited (4,2)CLAM UP
13Luxuries, extras (inf) (6)FRILLS
16Logs for fire (4)WOOD
17Copy sound (4)ECHO

Picture Cross Puzzle 8377 Answers

Shell · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	3113	12	2312	1142	1121	1221	51	11131	82	222	1152	125
131121
31111
112
1121
12111
12111
112111
11131
2342
262
2112
6

colour 1
colour 2
colour 3

Row clues as text (count/colour)

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

Sudoku Puzzle 1336 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.
3	9	5	8	2	4	1	6	7
6	1	2	9	7	5	4	8	3
7	8	4	6	3	1	9	5	2
9	4	6	2	1	7	8	3	5
1	5	8	3	9	6	2	7	4
2	7	3	4	5	8	6	1	9
4	3	1	7	8	2	5	9	6
5	6	9	1	4	3	7	2	8
8	2	7	5	6	9	3	4	1

Os & Xs Puzzle 1049 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	O	X	O	O	X
O		O	X	O	O
X	O	X		X		X
X		X		X	O	X
O	X	O	X	O	X	O
O	X	O	X	O		O
	O	X		X	O

Picture Sweep Puzzle 782 Answers

Chicken · 10×10 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
	7
	6	9				3
				8				5
		9	9			9
	5	8		9	9
				8	8		3

				4		1

Word Slide Puzzle 1167 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
E	A	G	L	E
A		U
T	O	T			M
E		S			A
R	H	Y	M	E	D
					E

Answer Words

Words

EAGLEacross, row 1, column 1
TOTacross, row 3, column 1
RHYMEDacross, row 5, column 1
EATERdown, row 1, column 1
GUTSYdown, row 1, column 3
MADEdown, row 3, column 6

Quote Slide Puzzle 486 Answers

15×4 grid

Completed Solution

FOOD IS SYMBOLIC OF LOVE WHEN WORDS ARE INADEQUATE
— Alan D Wolfelt

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

Armada Puzzle 537 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	0	4	1	4	2	5
3
1
4
2
3
2
3
2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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