Puzzle Page Answers for December 21, 2022

This Daily Page contains 10 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 1463 Answers

Completed Solution

What kind of tree has the best bark?

Answer: Dogwood

Codeword Puzzle 6012 Answers

5×5 grid · 10 letters keyed

Completed Solution

Solved codeword grid 5 by 5; each cell shows its code number and letter.
5L4O8V10E9D
2A10E2A
6S3T10E10E7R
6S7R3T
4O1U6S3T6S

Code key

  • 1 = U
  • 2 = A
  • 3 = T
  • 4 = O
  • 5 = L
  • 6 = S
  • 7 = R
  • 8 = V
  • 9 = D
  • 10 = E

Crossword Puzzle 22923 Answers

11×11 grid · 20 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 11 by 11. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1C2O3C4P5H
6CHOP7LOOSER
UPUPA
8IMPOSE9SODA
SSE
10V11EXES12T13EDDY
L14AN
15MAP16S17PIFF18LE
TOPOI
19RECOIL20LACK
DNEDK

Clues and Answers

Across

  1. 6Lop, cut down (4)CHOP
  2. 8Force on (6)IMPOSE
  3. 7Less tight (6)LOOSER
  4. 9Sweet drink (4)SODA
  5. 12Cuddly toy (5)TEDDY
  6. 17Silly talk (inf) (6)PIFFLE
  7. 19Shrink from (6)RECOIL
  8. 10Irritates, irks (5)VEXES
  9. 15Makes geographical survey (4)MAPS
  10. 20Shortage (4)LACK

Down

  1. 1Close friend (4)CHUM
  2. 2Object to (6)OPPOSE
  3. 3Detective looks for them (5)CLUES
  4. 4Pricks balloon (4)POPS
  5. 5Led, was in front (6)HEADED
  6. 13Put arms around (6)ENFOLD
  7. 14Common fruit tree (5)APPLE
  8. 11Excessively happy (6)ELATED
  9. 16Before long (4)SOON
  10. 18Get the better of (inf) (4)LICK

Crossword Diamond Puzzle 22771 Answers

9×9 grid · 6 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 9 by 9. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1E
A
2PAST3E
HYA
4FORGIVE
TOE
5OMITS
N
G

Clues and Answers

Across

  1. 2Adhesive (5)PASTE
  2. 4Pardon, show mercy (7)FORGIVE
  3. 5Passes over, skips (5)OMITS

Down

  1. 1Casual and unhurried (4,5)EASY GOING
  2. 2Picture (5)PHOTO
  3. 3Overhanging roof borders (5)EAVES

Picture Cross Puzzle 16790 Answers

Ferry · 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.
43
4
6
1
4
2
2
3
5
1
1
2
1
2
7
1
5
3
1
7
1
1
3
5
1
1
1 1
1 1
6
1 3
10
6 1 1
2 1 5
3 5
12
3
2 3 1
4 4
Row clues as text

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

Picture Path Puzzle 2073 Answers

Radiator · 15×15 grid · 48 paths (layout A)

Completed Solution

Completed Puzzle Page Picture Path puzzle 2073 solution
Layout A — 48 paths (numbers mark where each path starts and ends)
Completed Puzzle Page Picture Path puzzle 2073 solution
Layout B — 44 paths (numbers mark where each path starts and ends)
Completed Puzzle Page Picture Path puzzle 2073 solution
Layout C — 38 paths (numbers mark where each path starts and ends)
Completed Puzzle Page Picture Path puzzle 2073 solution

Cross Sum Puzzle 1844 Answers

3×3 grid

Completed Solution

Equations as text (left to right)
  • 9 - 3 × 8 = 48
  • 4 + 1 + 5 = 10
  • 7 + 6 × 2 = 26
  • 9 + 4 - 7 = 6
  • 3 + 1 + 6 = 10
  • 8 + 5 × 2 = 26

Killer Sudoku Puzzle 1179 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.
413265
256314
142536
365421
634152
521643

Word Snake Puzzle 1953 Answers

Grassy · 9×9 grid · 15 words

Completed Solution

Solved grid; one snake covers every cell and each word is a section of it, tinted per word.
BLEOWINRE
ARYMECGUT
WAAERMEAS
NLLDGEODA
GDSEUTWNP
RLEFRDBEE
AZISEEAGR
NIFOOBMTA
GBLADEWHE

Answer Words

Words in snake order

  • BARLEYfrom row 1, column 1 ↓→↑→↓
  • MOWINGfrom row 2, column 4 ↑→→→↓
  • CEREALfrom row 2, column 6 ←↓←←↓
  • SEDGEfrom row 5, column 3 →↑→→
  • MEADOWfrom row 3, column 6 →→↓←↓
  • TURFfrom row 5, column 6 ←↓←
  • SEEDfrom row 7, column 4 →→↑
  • BAMBOOfrom row 6, column 7 ↓↓←←←
  • FIELDfrom row 8, column 3 ↑↑←↑
  • LAWNfrom row 4, column 2 ↑←↓
  • GRAZINGfrom row 5, column 1 ↓↓→↓←↓
  • BLADEfrom row 9, column 2 →→→→
  • WHEATfrom row 9, column 7 →→↑←
  • GREENfrom row 7, column 8 →↑←↑
  • PASTUREfrom row 5, column 9 ↑↑↑←↑→

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