Puzzle Page Answers for August 31, 2023

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Crossword Puzzle 23870 Answers

11×11 grid · 17 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 11 by 11. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1N2R3D4S5T
6HIBERNATION
LMAEO
7ZEROS8NATT9Y
ERMA
S10ESQUIREW
TEON
11Y12ELLS13GLO14SS
NE15ILU
16ODDSANDENDS
SSKRS

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Clues and Answers

Across

  1. 6Prolonged inactive state (11)HIBERNATION
  2. 7Million has six (5)ZEROS
  3. 11Utters loud cry (5)YELLS
  4. 16Miscellaneous things (4,3,4)ODDS AND ENDS
  5. 8Dapper (inf) (5)NATTY
  6. 13Make shiny (5)GLOSS
  7. 10Male courtesy title after surname (arch) (7)ESQUIRE

Down

  1. 1Very long river (4)NILE
  2. 2Unrepentant (11)REMORSELESS
  3. 3It contains genetic code (abbr) (3)DNA
  4. 7Tangy (5)ZESTY
  5. 12Concludes (4)ENDS
  6. 4Surface-flattening truck (11)STEAMROLLER
  7. 5Short sharp sound (4)TOOT
  8. 9Opens mouth widely (5)YAWNS
  9. 14Soapy bubbles (4)SUDS
  10. 15Fluid released by octopus (3)INK

Picture Cross Puzzle 18576 Answers

Crocodile · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
23132233341241111612151524233123333231
121
11211
221122
11211
323
11212
41121
22222
11221
12113
2212
5222

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  • colour 1
  • colour 2
  • colour 3
Row clues as text (count/colour)

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

Sudoku Puzzle 2151 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.
689135274
451792368
273684159
918256743
736941582
542378916
827569431
394817625
165423897

Os & Xs Puzzle 1914 Answers

9×9 grid

Completed Solution

Solved grid. Gold tiles were given at the start; dark squares stay empty. No three identical symbols form a line.
XOXOXOXOX
OOXOXOXOX
XXOXOXOXO
XOXOXOO
XOXOXO
XOXOXOXOX
OXOXOXOO
OXOOOXO
XOXOXOX

Picture Sweep Puzzle 1484 Answers

Lawyer · 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.
57
5
56665
794
77993
1488
987
4893
893
89
3562

Word Slide Puzzle 2221 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
STREWN
OAI
WPIG
NN
OUCH
H

Answer Words

Words

  • STREWNacross, row 1, column 1
  • PIGacross, row 3, column 3
  • OUCHacross, row 5, column 2
  • SOWNdown, row 1, column 1
  • RAPdown, row 1, column 3
  • INCHdown, row 3, column 4
  • WIGdown, row 1, column 5

Quote Slide Puzzle 1100 Answers

15×5 grid

Completed Solution

COURAGE IS THE COMMITMENT TO BEGIN WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE OF SUCCESS

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Completed quote grid; read left to right, top to bottom.
COURAGEISTHE
COMMITMENTTO
BEGINWITHOUT
ANYGUARANTEE
OFSUCCESS

Armada Puzzle 3280 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.
52421141
2
2
4
2
1
4
1
4

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

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