Puzzle Page Answers for December 21, 2023

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Crossword Puzzle 24174 Answers

11×11 grid · 21 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Rubbish (5)TRASH
8Improve the quality (6)ENRICH
10Animal doctor (abbr) (3)VET
11Spread thinly (5)SMEAR
4Feel the loss (5)MOURN
9Very small (4)TINY
14Heavy tramp (5)CLOMP
18Small body of water (4)POND
20Traditional home (tent) (5)TEPEE
19Less tight (6)LOOSER
15Shop for (3)BUY
21Orchestra section needing lots of puff (5)BRASS

Down

2Differed within limits (6)RANGED
3Move boat using wind (4)SAIL
7Infusion of dried flowerheads (9)CHAMOMILE
5Expenditure (6)OUTLAY
6Blow one's top? (4)RANT
12Promise to do something (6)PLEDGE
16Traditional beliefs (4)LORE
13Coercion (6)DURESS
17Three plus one (4)FOUR

Picture Cross Puzzle 20303 Answers

Lipstick · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	3351	3162	14142	112113	111122	122231	42	223	2131	231	132	123
213
32
51
222
1211
11112
331212
32222
334
32241
14142
434

colour 1
colour 2
colour 3
colour 4
colour 5
colour 6

Row clues as text (count/colour)

row 1: 2/c1 1/c2 3/c1 · row 2: 3/c1 2/c2 · row 3: 5/c1 1/c3 · row 4: 2/c2 2/c1 2/c3 · row 5: 1/c2 2/c1 1/c3 1/c4 · row 6: 1/c2 1/c1 1/c3 1/c4 2/c3 · row 7: 3/c1 3/c3 1/c5 2/c3 1/c6 2/c5 · row 8: 3/c1 2/c3 2/c5 2/c6 2/c1 · row 9: 3/c1 3/c5 4/c1 · row 10: 3/c1 2/c2 2/c5 4/c1 1/c2 · row 11: 1/c1 4/c2 1/c5 4/c1 2/c2 · row 12: 4/c2 3/c1 4/c2

Sudoku Puzzle 2715 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.
8	9	2	3	6	7	5	1	4
3	1	5	2	8	4	9	6	7
4	7	6	5	1	9	2	3	8
9	2	3	7	4	1	8	5	6
1	4	8	6	9	5	3	7	2
6	5	7	8	2	3	4	9	1
5	6	9	4	7	8	1	2	3
2	3	4	1	5	6	7	8	9
7	8	1	9	3	2	6	4	5

Os & Xs Puzzle 2336 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.
O	X	O	X	O	X		X
O	X	X	O	X	X	O	X	X
X	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
X	X		O		O	O		X
O	O		X	O	X	O	X	O
O	X		X	O	X		X	O
X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O

Picture Sweep Puzzle 1476 Answers

3D Glasses · 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.
			4		2	2
	2		5			2	3
			4	1			1	4
2											2
4		4	1					1	4

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

Word Slide Puzzle 2274 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
	T	R	A	M	P
				A
		F		J
	S	U	M	O
		N		R
O	D	D	E	S	T

Answer Words

Words

TRAMPacross, row 1, column 2
SUMOacross, row 4, column 2
ODDESTacross, row 6, column 1
FUNDdown, row 3, column 3
MAJORSdown, row 1, column 5

Quote Slide Puzzle 1174 Answers

15×4 grid

Completed Solution

EVERY MAN TODAY IS THE RESULT OF HIS THOUGHTS YESTERDAY
— Bruce Lee

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

Armada Puzzle 1296 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.
	4	2	4	0	3	2	0	5
4
2
4
3
1
3
2
1

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

Wordle Puzzle 1038 Answers

Completed Solution

ADEPT

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

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

O	X	O	X	O	X		X
O	X	X	O	X	X	O	X	X
X	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
X	X		O		O	O		X
O	O		X	O	X	O	X	O
O	X		X	O	X		X	O
X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O

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

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

O	X	O	X	O	X		X
O	X	X	O	X	X	O	X	X
X	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
X	X		O		O	O		X
O	O		X	O	X	O	X	O
O	X		X	O	X		X	O
X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O

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

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

O	X	O	X	O	X		X
O	X	X	O	X	X	O	X	X
X	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
X	X		O		O	O		X
O	O		X	O	X	O	X	O
O	X		X	O	X		X	O
X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
	O	X		X	O	X	O	O
O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O