Puzzle Page Answers for December 31, 2021

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Snippet Puzzle 1154 Answers

Completed Solution

KNOW YOUR 'NYMS': Heteronym - words with same spelling but different meaning

Crossword Puzzle 21569 Answers

11×11 grid · 17 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

6Spicy cake (11)GINGERBREAD
7Sticky tree substance (5)RESIN
8Complete happiness (5)BLISS
10Scram! (inf) (4,3)BUZZ OFF
11Haughty, superior (5)LOFTY
13Physical strength (5)BRAWN
16Petrified, very frightened (6,5)SCARED STIFF

Down

1Measured by clock (4)TIME
2Cultivation of land (11)AGRICULTURE
3Formal female title (3)MRS
4Increase rapidly, multiply (11)PROLIFERATE
5Amigos (4)PALS
7Defy authority (5)REBEL
9Stylish business establishment (5)SALON
12Exclamation of pain (4)OUCH
14Bride becomes one (4)WIFE
15Alternates with even numbers (3)ODD

Crossword Challenger Puzzle 21345 Answers

13×13 grid · 28 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 13 by 13. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1V		2D		3P		4S		5H	6A	V	7E	N
8E	M	I	G	R	A	T	E		L		N
N		T		I		R		9C	L	O	V	E
10U	N	C	O	M	M	O	N		I		E
S		H		E		V		11H	A	L	L	S
	12S		13S		14B	E	15N		N		O
16S	T	U	C	C	O		17A	C	C	E	P	T
	R		O		18B	19U	G		E		E
20D	I	A	R	Y		R		21T		22T		23S
	D		N		24L	A	M	E	D	U	C	K
25B	E	E	F	Y		N		R		N		I
	N		U		26N	U	T	S	H	E	L	L
27S	T	A	L	K		S		E		D		L

Clues and Answers

Across

5Refuge, shelter (5)HAVEN
8Become an expatriate (8)EMIGRATE
9Section of edible bulb (5)CLOVE
10Not usual (8)UNCOMMON
11Lobbies or corridors (5)HALLS
14Mr Stiller, comedic actor (3)BEN
16Exterior wall decoration (6)STUCCO
17Agree to an offer (6)ACCEPT
18Centipede, earwig (3)BUG
20Appointment book (5)DIARY
24Crumbling power, weakling (4,4)LAME DUCK
25Hunky (5)BEEFY
26In a word, briefly! (8)NUTSHELL
27Hunt, chase (an animal) (5)STALK

Down

1Roman goddess of love (5)VENUS
2Get rid of (5)DITCH
3Best part of existence (5)PRIME
4Tried hard (6)STROVE
6Union (8)ALLIANCE
7Cover for a card (8)ENVELOPE
12Loud and harsh (8)STRIDENT
13Contemptuous (8)SCORNFUL
14Dip, duck (3)BOB
15Pick on, bother (3)NAG
19Planet (6)URANUS
21Concise, pithy (5)TERSE
22Adjusted piano (5)TUNED
23Aptitude, competence (5)SKILL

Picture Cross Puzzle 11493 Answers

Coral Reef · 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.
	2 2	3 1	3	2 3 3	3 2 1	3 2	3 1 2	2 4	2 1	1 3 6	3 3 1 1	1 1
1 2
2 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
1 1 2
4 1
2 2
2 3 1
3 3
3 5
1 2 3 1
2 4 4

Row clues as text

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

Sudoku Puzzle 1692 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.
2	5	1	6	3	4
3	4	6	2	1	5
1	6	2	5	4	3
5	3	4	1	2	6
4	2	5	3	6	1
6	1	3	4	5	2

Word Search Puzzle 7359 Answers

Gymnastics · 11×11 grid · 12 words

Completed Solution

Word search grid 11 by 11. Found words are marked and listed with their start cell and direction.
S	H	T	N	Y	T	Y	Z	P	N	O
P	P	J	K	R	I	B	B	O	N	H
R	A	T	J	C	F	P	T	M	M	P
I	A	N	Z	L	B	S	L	M	V	Q
N	P	U	O	E	B	G	U	E	L	N
G	F	O	A	E	C	N	A	L	A	B
B	R	M	O	R	Q	I	V	H	N	Q
O	R	S	K	H	W	R	Y	O	D	N
A	C	I	M	H	T	Y	H	R	I	U
R	M	D	H	O	U	U	I	S	N	V
D	Y	L	I	F	E	O	Q	E	G	C

Answer Words

Words and positions

HOOProw 8, column 5, up-left
BEAMrow 4, column 6, down-left
RINGSrow 8, column 7, up
VAULTrow 7, column 8, up
FLOORrow 3, column 6, down-left
RIBBONrow 2, column 5, right
BALANCErow 6, column 11, left
LANDINGrow 5, column 10, down
RHYTHMICrow 9, column 9, left
DISMOUNTrow 10, column 3, up
SPRINGBOARDrow 1, column 1, down
POMMEL HORSErow 1, column 9, down

Cross Sum Puzzle 1403 Answers

3×3 grid

Completed Solution

7+8−5=10−++2+9×1=11××÷3+4×6=42===15681

Equations as text (left to right)

7 + 8 - 5 = 10
2 + 9 × 1 = 11
3 + 4 × 6 = 42
7 - 2 × 3 = 15
8 + 9 × 4 = 68
5 + 1 ÷ 6 = 1

Futoshiki Puzzle 2964 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Completed 6 by 6 number grid; every row and column holds each number once.
1	3	2	6	4	5
2	4	3	1	5	6
4	6	5	3	1	2
5	1	6	4	2	3
3	5	4	2	6	1
6	2	1	5	3	4

Bridges Puzzle 2917 Answers

9×13 grid · 37 islands

Completed Solution

Completed Puzzle Page Bridges puzzle 2917 solution

Bridges as text (39)

row 1, column 2 to row 1, column 4: double bridge
row 1, column 2 to row 4, column 2: single bridge
row 1, column 4 to row 1, column 6: single bridge
row 1, column 6 to row 1, column 8: single bridge
row 2, column 1 to row 5, column 1: double bridge
row 2, column 3 to row 2, column 7: double bridge
row 2, column 7 to row 2, column 9: double bridge
row 2, column 7 to row 4, column 7: single bridge
row 2, column 9 to row 4, column 9: single bridge
row 3, column 8 to row 5, column 8: single bridge
row 4, column 2 to row 4, column 7: double bridge
row 4, column 2 to row 7, column 2: double bridge
row 4, column 9 to row 6, column 9: double bridge
row 5, column 1 to row 9, column 1: double bridge
row 5, column 4 to row 5, column 6: single bridge
row 5, column 4 to row 7, column 4: single bridge
row 5, column 6 to row 5, column 8: single bridge
row 5, column 8 to row 7, column 8: double bridge
row 6, column 9 to row 8, column 9: double bridge
row 7, column 2 to row 7, column 4: single bridge
row 7, column 2 to row 10, column 2: single bridge
row 7, column 4 to row 7, column 8: double bridge
row 7, column 8 to row 9, column 8: single bridge
row 8, column 3 to row 8, column 5: single bridge
row 8, column 5 to row 8, column 7: single bridge
row 8, column 5 to row 11, column 5: double bridge
row 8, column 7 to row 10, column 7: double bridge
row 8, column 9 to row 10, column 9: single bridge
row 9, column 1 to row 11, column 1: double bridge
row 9, column 8 to row 11, column 8: single bridge
row 10, column 7 to row 13, column 7: double bridge
row 10, column 9 to row 13, column 9: single bridge
row 11, column 1 to row 11, column 5: single bridge
row 11, column 1 to row 13, column 1: single bridge
row 11, column 5 to row 13, column 5: double bridge
row 13, column 1 to row 13, column 3: double bridge
row 13, column 3 to row 13, column 5: single bridge
row 13, column 5 to row 13, column 7: double bridge
row 13, column 7 to row 13, column 9: single bridge

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

1V		2D		3P		4S		5H	6A	V	7E	N
8E	M	I	G	R	A	T	E		L		N
N		T		I		R		9C	L	O	V	E
10U	N	C	O	M	M	O	N		I		E
S		H		E		V		11H	A	L	L	S
	12S		13S		14B	E	15N		N		O
16S	T	U	C	C	O		17A	C	C	E	P	T
	R		O		18B	19U	G		E		E
20D	I	A	R	Y		R		21T		22T		23S
	D		N		24L	A	M	E	D	U	C	K
25B	E	E	F	Y		N		R		N		I
	N		U		26N	U	T	S	H	E	L	L
27S	T	A	L	K		S		E		D		L

S	H	T	N	Y	T	Y	Z	P	N	O
P	P	J	K	R	I	B	B	O	N	H
R	A	T	J	C	F	P	T	M	M	P
I	A	N	Z	L	B	S	L	M	V	Q
N	P	U	O	E	B	G	U	E	L	N
G	F	O	A	E	C	N	A	L	A	B
B	R	M	O	R	Q	I	V	H	N	Q
O	R	S	K	H	W	R	Y	O	D	N
A	C	I	M	H	T	Y	H	R	I	U
R	M	D	H	O	U	U	I	S	N	V
D	Y	L	I	F	E	O	Q	E	G	C

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

1V		2D		3P		4S		5H	6A	V	7E	N
8E	M	I	G	R	A	T	E		L		N
N		T		I		R		9C	L	O	V	E
10U	N	C	O	M	M	O	N		I		E
S		H		E		V		11H	A	L	L	S
	12S		13S		14B	E	15N		N		O
16S	T	U	C	C	O		17A	C	C	E	P	T
	R		O		18B	19U	G		E		E
20D	I	A	R	Y		R		21T		22T		23S
	D		N		24L	A	M	E	D	U	C	K
25B	E	E	F	Y		N		R		N		I
	N		U		26N	U	T	S	H	E	L	L
27S	T	A	L	K		S		E		D		L

S	H	T	N	Y	T	Y	Z	P	N	O
P	P	J	K	R	I	B	B	O	N	H
R	A	T	J	C	F	P	T	M	M	P
I	A	N	Z	L	B	S	L	M	V	Q
N	P	U	O	E	B	G	U	E	L	N
G	F	O	A	E	C	N	A	L	A	B
B	R	M	O	R	Q	I	V	H	N	Q
O	R	S	K	H	W	R	Y	O	D	N
A	C	I	M	H	T	Y	H	R	I	U
R	M	D	H	O	U	U	I	S	N	V
D	Y	L	I	F	E	O	Q	E	G	C

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

1V		2D		3P		4S		5H	6A	V	7E	N
8E	M	I	G	R	A	T	E		L		N
N		T		I		R		9C	L	O	V	E
10U	N	C	O	M	M	O	N		I		E
S		H		E		V		11H	A	L	L	S
	12S		13S		14B	E	15N		N		O
16S	T	U	C	C	O		17A	C	C	E	P	T
	R		O		18B	19U	G		E		E
20D	I	A	R	Y		R		21T		22T		23S
	D		N		24L	A	M	E	D	U	C	K
25B	E	E	F	Y		N		R		N		I
	N		U		26N	U	T	S	H	E	L	L
27S	T	A	L	K		S		E		D		L

S	H	T	N	Y	T	Y	Z	P	N	O
P	P	J	K	R	I	B	B	O	N	H
R	A	T	J	C	F	P	T	M	M	P
I	A	N	Z	L	B	S	L	M	V	Q
N	P	U	O	E	B	G	U	E	L	N
G	F	O	A	E	C	N	A	L	A	B
B	R	M	O	R	Q	I	V	H	N	Q
O	R	S	K	H	W	R	Y	O	D	N
A	C	I	M	H	T	Y	H	R	I	U
R	M	D	H	O	U	U	I	S	N	V
D	Y	L	I	F	E	O	Q	E	G	C