Puzzle Page Answers for October 7, 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 1062 Answers

Completed Solution

GRAINS VIE MEAT

Answer: VEGETARIANISM

Crossword Puzzle 21344 Answers

11×11 grid · 20 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 11 by 11. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1AD2OP3TE4D5VI6M
RMEIU
7MINIM8REPEL
EIPGC
DB9TWEL10FTH
UA
11UPST12AR13TN14S
RLACP
15GAVEL16MOLAR
EOEUI
17DRY18WORKBAG

Clues and Answers

Across

  1. 1Taken up, accepted (7)ADOPTED
  2. 5Oomph (3)VIM
  3. 7Double-crotchet musical note (5)MINIM
  4. 8Ward off (5)REPEL
  5. 9Following eleventh (7)TWELFTH
  6. 11Presumptuous newcomer (7)UPSTART
  7. 15Auctioneer's hammer (5)GAVEL
  8. 16Grinding tooth (5)MOLAR
  9. 17Waterless (3)DRY
  10. 18Holder for tools (7)WORKBAG

Down

  1. 1Equipped with weapons (5)ARMED
  2. 2Collection of author's works (7)OMNIBUS
  3. 3Lure (5)TEMPT
  4. 4Solemn song (5)DIRGE
  5. 6Soil enricher (5)MULCH
  6. 10Group of admirers (3,4)FAN CLUB
  7. 11Egged on, pressurized (5)URGED
  8. 12Permit (5)ALLOW
  9. 13Less ferocious (5)TAMER
  10. 14Small plant shoot (5)SPRIG

Picture Cross Puzzle 11105 Answers

Vacuuming · 15×15 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 15 by 15. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
4111411111161113116112122111223112142112143143421121212121
2121
2111
2111
2122
121
4221
14
23
213
113
23
211111
211114
331114
15
  • colour 1
  • colour 2
  • colour 3
  • colour 4
Row clues as text (count/colour)

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

Sudoku Puzzle 1615 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.
975231468
186954327
243687915
891725643
327496851
654318792
438562179
712849536
569173284

Os & Xs Puzzle 2319 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.
XOOXOXX
XOOXOXOO
OXOXOXOX
XXOXOXOX
OOXOOXOX
XOXOXOXO
OXXOXOX
OXOXOOXO
XOXOXXOX

Picture Sweep Puzzle 1193 Answers

Sofa · 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.
2
1
879
47799
486
7889
76
434

Word Slide Puzzle 1517 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
P
AFOOT
VA
RECORD
DL
IDEA

Answer Words

Words

  • AFOOTacross, row 2, column 2
  • RECORDacross, row 4, column 1
  • IDEAacross, row 6, column 3
  • PAVEDdown, row 1, column 2
  • OLDdown, row 4, column 4
  • OARdown, row 2, column 5

Quote Slide Puzzle 709 Answers

15×5 grid

Completed Solution

THERE IS NO GREATER AGONY THAN BEARING AN UNTOLD STORY INSIDE YOU

— Maya Angelou
Completed quote grid; read left to right, top to bottom.
THEREISNO
GREATERAGONY
THANBEARING
ANUNTOLDSTORY
INSIDEYOU

Armada Puzzle 1299 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.
04132424
5
1
3
2
4
0
2
3

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

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