Puzzle Page Answers for December 22, 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 1448 Answers

Completed Solution

SPY RAT

Answer: PASTRY

Crossword Puzzle 22918 Answers

11×11 grid · 20 clues

Completed Solution

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

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Clues and Answers

Across

1Gap in concentration (5)LAPSE
7Paper fastener (6)STAPLE
11Janitor's tools (4)KEYS
3Inland waterway boat (5)BARGE
8Govern (4)RULE
15Sunrise (4)DAWN
18Wall construction materials (6)BRICKS
13Minor disagreement (inf) (4)TIFF
9Ale (4)BEER
17Playing piece in board game (4)TILE
19Downgraded 'planet' (5)PLUTO
20Twist to get drops out (5)WRING

Down

2National song (6)ANTHEM
6Ship's floor (4)DECK
4Displayed, laid out (7)ARRAYED
5Large sip (4)GULP
12Disturb from nap (6)AWAKEN
14Childish lies (4)FIBS
10Garments (arch) (7)RAIMENT
16Area under mushroom cap (4)GILL

Picture Cross Puzzle 16787 Answers

Candy · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	21	1412	2231	2331	1321	1311	1321	12121	11221	2321	2232	152
21
17
22
22
14321
142121
231212
122
9
124
22
10

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colour 1
colour 2
colour 3
colour 4

Row clues as text (count/colour)

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

Sudoku Puzzle 2068 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.
9	2	4	8	3	6	1	5	7
8	1	6	7	9	5	2	4	3
5	7	3	1	4	2	9	6	8
7	3	5	2	1	8	4	9	6
1	6	2	9	7	4	3	8	5
4	9	8	6	5	3	7	1	2
6	5	9	3	2	1	8	7	4
2	8	7	4	6	9	5	3	1
3	4	1	5	8	7	6	2	9

Os & Xs Puzzle 1335 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		O	O	X	O	X
X	O	X		X	X	O
X	O	X	O	O
O	X	O	X	X	O	O
	X		X	O	X	X
X	O	O		O		O
X		O	O	X	O	O

Picture Sweep Puzzle 1044 Answers

Scone · 12×12 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				1
				6	6				4
		5	4	5		7		5	6		4
5		6	5		6		5	5	6
	7	7	6		7			7	8	8	6
		7		8	7	7	6		8	9
	5	7		7			6		8
	4		7		6				6		6
	4	5			3		4			8
		4		5	6			6	7
	3			5	6	6
	2				6		6	5	4

Word Slide Puzzle 1913 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
		D	U	N	E
		R		O
T	O	O		I
		W	A	S
		S		E
A	B	Y	S	S

Answer Words

Words

DUNEacross, row 1, column 3
TOOacross, row 3, column 1
WASacross, row 4, column 3
ABYSSacross, row 6, column 1
DROWSYdown, row 1, column 3
NOISESdown, row 1, column 5

Quote Slide Puzzle 903 Answers

15×5 grid

Completed Solution

TO TRULY LAUGH, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR PAIN, AND PLAY WITH IT
— Charlie Chaplin

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

Armada Puzzle 1298 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	5	2	3	1	3	2	2
1
3
3
1
1
5
0
6

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

Wordle Puzzle 537 Answers

Completed Solution

PETAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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