Puzzle Page Answers for December 9, 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 1117 Answers

Completed Solution

SO TO BED

Answer: BOOSTED

Crossword Puzzle 21521 Answers

11×11 grid · 20 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Pet dog (inf) (5)POOCH
3Small songbird (5)FINCH
7In short supply (6)SCARCE
8Skin opening (4)PORE
9Slipped (4)SLID
11Respectful address to king (4)SIRE
13Error (inf) (4)GOOF
15Stripe (4)LINE
17Carrier of blood to heart (4)VEIN
18Meat and vegetables (6)RAGOUT
19Lumps of earth (5)CLODS
20Armada (5)FLEET

Down

2Magic, mysterious arts (6)OCCULT
4Put in danger (7)IMPERIL
5Underground stem base (4)CORM
6Places for sleeping (4)BEDS
10Flooded, overwhelmed (7)DROWNED
12Cause physical hurt (6)INJURE
14Structure and shape (4)FORM
16Toppled over (4)FELL

Picture Cross Puzzle 11467 Answers

Bandstand · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	162	212	1132	261	111211	31211	31211	111211	261	1132	212	162
2
222
343
282
21412
11411
111111
111111
111111
12421
33
242

colour 1
colour 2
colour 3
colour 4
colour 5

Row clues as text (count/colour)

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

Sudoku Puzzle 1662 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	8	5	4	7	2	3	6	9
6	7	9	3	5	1	8	2	4
4	3	2	8	9	6	7	1	5
3	5	8	2	1	9	6	4	7
7	6	1	5	8	4	9	3	2
9	2	4	6	3	7	5	8	1
2	1	7	9	6	8	4	5	3
8	4	3	7	2	5	1	9	6
5	9	6	1	4	3	2	7	8

Os & Xs Puzzle 1525 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.
O	X	O	X	O	X	O
X	X		X		X	X
X	O	X		X	O	X
O	O		O	X	O	O
O		O	O			X
	X	O	X	X	O	O
	X	X	O	O	X	X

Picture Sweep Puzzle 1018 Answers

Muffin · 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.
		3						5
	6	3		1			4
			4			4		5
		6	7		8
5		8		9			7		5
5				7	5			6
		5		5		2
1		4	5		4	2	4
		2	5		5			7
		1		2		2

Word Slide Puzzle 1544 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
M				W
E	A	T		O
T		W	A	R	S
E	G	O		K
R				S
S	A	P	S

Answer Words

Words

EATacross, row 2, column 1
WARSacross, row 3, column 3
EGOacross, row 4, column 1
SAPSacross, row 6, column 1
METERSdown, row 1, column 1
TWOdown, row 2, column 3
WORKSdown, row 1, column 5

Quote Slide Puzzle 719 Answers

15×5 grid

Completed Solution

MODERATION IS A FATAL THING. NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE EXCESS
— Oscar Wilde

Completed quote grid; read left to right, top to bottom.
M	O	D	E	R	A	T	I	O	N		I	S
A		F	A	T	A	L		T	H	I	N	G	.
			N	O	T	H	I	N	G
S	U	C	C	E	E	D	S		L	I	K	E
		E	X	C	E	S	S

Armada Puzzle 1455 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	4	1	6	1	3	0	4
2
2
3
3
0
4
1
5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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