Puzzle Page Answers for January 1, 2021

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 818 Answers

Completed Solution

QUIRKY DERIVATIONS: PHONY, from Old English 'fawney' meaning a gilt ring passed off as gold.

Crossword Puzzle 20035 Answers

11×11 grid · 17 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 11 by 11. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1F2S3A4M5B
6RIDINGHABIT
RDEKN
7SEWER8BEAD9S
MTBL
E10TRACHEAY
LALL
11L12UNCH13ZIN14GY
LK15DEO
16UNBELIEVING
ADNEE

Clues and Answers

Across

  1. 6Outfit worn on horseback (arch) (6,5)RIDING HABIT
  2. 7Underground drain (5)SEWER
  3. 8Necklace parts (5)BEADS
  4. 10Windpipe (7)TRACHEA
  5. 11Midday meal (5)LUNCH
  6. 13Piquant, zesty (5)ZINGY
  7. 16Doubting, questioning (11)UNBELIEVING

Down

  1. 1Blaze (4)FIRE
  2. 2Diverted from main issue (11)SIDETRACKED
  3. 3Seniority, oldness (3)AGE
  4. 4Unreal, imaginary (4,7)MAKE BELIEVE
  5. 5Tie up (4)BIND
  6. 7Aroma (5)SMELL
  7. 9Deviously, dishonestly (5)SLYLY
  8. 12Forearm bone (4)ULNA
  9. 14Here no longer (4)GONE
  10. 15Noisy racket (3)DIN

Crossword Challenger Puzzle 19895 Answers

13×13 grid · 28 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 13 by 13. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1FO2UN3DE4D5TA6PE7R
ANOIAAI
8DEIGN9LOCATED
DTAUKIG
10IDENTITY11METE
SIE12NN
13HO14BNOB15NEUTE16R
LN17MEE
18CHEW19FONDN20ESS
ES21CRLRI
22DISTURB23ERRED
EERISOU
24SIDLE25DESERVE

Clues and Answers

Across

  1. 1Established, instituted (7)FOUNDED
  2. 5Become less wide (5)TAPER
  3. 8Condescend reluctantly (5)DEIGN
  4. 9Found the spot (7)LOCATED
  5. 10Unique characteristics, name (8)IDENTITY
  6. 11Dole out (esp punishment) (4)METE
  7. 13Keep company with (inf) (6)HOBNOB
  8. 15Grammatical gender (6)NEUTER
  9. 18Eat slowly (4)CHEW
  10. 19Great affection (8)FONDNESS
  11. 22Awaken from sleep (7)DISTURB
  12. 23Slipped up (5)ERRED
  13. 24Walk up to furtively (5)SIDLE
  14. 25Merit, be worthy (7)DESERVE

Down

  1. 1Having brief enthusiasms (7)FADDISH
  2. 2Stick together (5)UNITE
  3. 3Charitable offering (8)DONATION
  4. 4Add water to weaken (6)DILUTE
  5. 5Pin up roughly (4)TACK
  6. 6Tolerant, imperturbable (7)PATIENT
  7. 7Narrow raised area (5)RIDGE
  8. 12Uncalled for (8)NEEDLESS
  9. 14Prosperous, fortunate (7)BLESSED
  10. 16Remainder, leftovers (7)RESIDUE
  11. 17Depressed, very pessimistic (6)MORBID
  12. 18Yields, gives up (5)CEDES
  13. 20Misreckoning (5)ERROR
  14. 21Permanent solution (4)CURE

Picture Cross Puzzle 8673 Answers

Taco · 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.
8333
1
2
2
1
7
1
7
1
1
7
1
11121110
6
2 3
2 5
4 6
3 7
2 7
1 7
1 7
1 7
1 2 4
1 3 4
1 2 3
Row clues as text

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

Sudoku Puzzle 1165 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Completed 6 by 6 grid with 2 by 3 boxes; every row, column and box holds each number once.
246351
531624
653412
412563
164235
325146

Word Search Puzzle 7027 Answers

Needs a Clean! · 11×11 grid · 11 words

Completed Solution

Word search grid 11 by 11. Found words are marked and listed with their start cell and direction.
TDPFBDQEQAE
YYIBQWAIHGO
QKGRQAQCLRK
VCQNTCPFDIQ
WUIGUYDDUMS
UMQVGREASYO
UQUFRNGWTZI
VHBFILTHYGL
KEEAWPSXOFE
BVTARNISHED
TSKKIWDUISD

Answer Words

Words and positions

  • MUDDYrow 5, column 10, left
  • GRIMYrow 2, column 10, down
  • MUCKYrow 6, column 2, up
  • DIRTYrow 1, column 2, down-right
  • DUSTYrow 4, column 9, down
  • FILTHYrow 8, column 4, right
  • SOILEDrow 5, column 11, down
  • GREASYrow 6, column 5, right
  • GRUNGYrow 7, column 7, up-left
  • STAINEDrow 11, column 2, up-right
  • TARNISHEDrow 10, column 3, right

Cross Sum Puzzle 1118 Answers

3×3 grid

Completed Solution

Equations as text (left to right)
  • 9 + 6 ÷ 5 = 3
  • 1 + 7 × 3 = 24
  • 4 + 2 × 8 = 48
  • 9 + 1 × 4 = 40
  • 6 + 7 × 2 = 26
  • 5 + 3 × 8 = 64

Futoshiki Puzzle 2699 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Completed 6 by 6 number grid; every row and column holds each number once.
624315
246531
135426
462153
351642
513264

Bridges Puzzle 1389 Answers

9×13 grid · 33 islands

Completed Solution

Completed Puzzle Page Bridges puzzle 1389 solution
Bridges as text (34)
  • row 1, column 1 to row 1, column 6: double bridge
  • row 1, column 1 to row 4, column 1: single bridge
  • row 1, column 6 to row 1, column 9: double bridge
  • row 1, column 6 to row 4, column 6: double bridge
  • row 1, column 9 to row 6, column 9: single bridge
  • row 3, column 2 to row 3, column 5: single bridge
  • row 3, column 2 to row 6, column 2: single bridge
  • row 3, column 5 to row 5, column 5: single bridge
  • row 3, column 7 to row 6, column 7: double bridge
  • row 4, column 1 to row 9, column 1: double bridge
  • row 5, column 3 to row 5, column 5: double bridge
  • row 5, column 3 to row 7, column 3: double bridge
  • row 5, column 5 to row 7, column 5: single bridge
  • row 6, column 2 to row 8, column 2: single bridge
  • row 6, column 7 to row 6, column 9: double bridge
  • row 6, column 7 to row 8, column 7: single bridge
  • row 6, column 9 to row 9, column 9: double bridge
  • row 7, column 3 to row 7, column 5: single bridge
  • row 8, column 2 to row 8, column 4: single bridge
  • row 8, column 4 to row 8, column 7: double bridge
  • row 9, column 1 to row 9, column 6: single bridge
  • row 9, column 1 to row 12, column 1: single bridge
  • row 9, column 6 to row 9, column 9: double bridge
  • row 9, column 6 to row 11, column 6: single bridge
  • row 9, column 9 to row 11, column 9: double bridge
  • row 10, column 2 to row 10, column 5: double bridge
  • row 10, column 2 to row 13, column 2: double bridge
  • row 10, column 5 to row 12, column 5: single bridge
  • row 11, column 9 to row 13, column 9: single bridge
  • row 12, column 3 to row 12, column 5: double bridge
  • row 12, column 5 to row 12, column 8: double bridge
  • row 13, column 2 to row 13, column 4: single bridge
  • row 13, column 4 to row 13, column 7: double bridge
  • row 13, column 7 to row 13, column 9: single bridge

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