Puzzle Page Answers for December 23, 2021

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Snippet Puzzle 1119 Answers

Completed Solution

FOR ME ALONE

Answer: MEAL FOR ONE

Crossword Puzzle 21553 Answers

11×11 grid · 20 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Pounding sound (5)THROB
3Vivacity, energy (5)VERVE
7Close fist tightly (6)CLENCH
8Brusque (4)CURT
9Ongoing dispute (4)FEUD
11Be in gainful employment (4)EARN
13Protective metal coating (4)ZINC
15Trojan War city (4)TROY
17Egyptian canal (4)SUEZ
18Hot and humid (6)STEAMY
19Wielded (pen) (5)PLIED
20Tasting of the sea (5)BRINY

Down

2Ended (6)HALTED
4Literary extract (7)EXCERPT
5Decidedly, much (4)VERY
6Sandal, for example (4)SHOE
10Misty rain (7)DRIZZLE
12Swindler, deceiver (6)CONMAN
14Price, tariff (4)COST
16Tug (4)PULL

Picture Cross Puzzle 11597 Answers

Ice Skate · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	331	1131	26111	12212	2412	311111	111111	21111	21111	41111	13141	2411
13211
235
212
312
1121
52
2111
1212
3223
212221
3222
53112

colour 1
colour 2
colour 3
colour 4

Row clues as text (count/colour)

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

Sudoku Puzzle 1648 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.
7	2	6	5	4	3	1	8	9
9	3	1	8	6	7	2	4	5
4	8	5	9	2	1	3	6	7
2	6	9	3	7	5	4	1	8
1	5	8	4	9	6	7	2	3
3	4	7	1	8	2	5	9	6
8	1	2	7	3	9	6	5	4
5	9	3	6	1	4	8	7	2
6	7	4	2	5	8	9	3	1

Os & Xs Puzzle 962 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	X	O	X	O
	X	O	X	X		X
O		O	X	O	X	O
	X			O	X	O
O	O	X	O	X	O	X
		X	O	X	X
X	O	O	X	O	X	O

Picture Sweep Puzzle 1010 Answers

Meringue · 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.
			2		3
			3			2
		2		7	6
1					7		1
			9
	8	9				8
					9
		6

Word Slide Puzzle 1537 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
		U
T		N	O	S	Y
O		F			E
W	H	O			L
N		L	I	M	P
S	A	D

Answer Words

Words

NOSYacross, row 2, column 3
WHOacross, row 4, column 1
LIMPacross, row 5, column 3
SADacross, row 6, column 1
TOWNSdown, row 2, column 1
UNFOLDdown, row 1, column 3
YELPdown, row 2, column 6

Quote Slide Puzzle 721 Answers

15×5 grid

Completed Solution

BE CAREFUL NOT TO COMPROMISE WHAT YOU WANT MOST FOR WHAT YOU WANT NOW
— Zig Ziglar

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

Armada Puzzle 2322 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.
	2	3	4	1	4	1	3	2
6
0
1
2
2
4
0
5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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