Puzzle Page Answers for December 28, 2023

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Crossword Puzzle 24216 Answers

11×11 grid · 20 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Theory, hypothesis (10)CONJECTURE
7Uncertainty of feeling (11)AMBIVALENCE
8Suppose, use intuition (5)GUESS
12Member of camel family (5)LLAMA
17Forever (5,6)NEVER ENDING
10Customer, buyer (5)PAYER
15Ink in old photography (5)SEPIA
18Snoozy person (inf) (10)SLEEPYHEAD

Down

1A turncoat (arch) (10)CHANGELING
2Dignified and generous (5)NOBLE
3Graceland was his home (5)ELVIS
9An adding-up (3)SUM
13Tiny ear-bone (5)ANVIL
6Placed in different order (10)REARRANGED
4Bright flower from bulb (5)TULIP
5Flowing quickly (5)RUNNY
11Bitter brew (3)ALE
15Like a beach? (5)SANDY
14Consent to (5)AGREE
16Self-importance (5)PRIDE

Picture Cross Puzzle 20309 Answers

Scarlet Bodied Wasp Moth · 12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved colour picture 12 by 12. Clue numbers are coloured to match the cells they describe.
	113	331	1132	12132	111111	13312	112112	11232	111212	23212	211311	132
2
222
13
515
111111
31113
1111
111114
21114
313122
2252
1361

colour 1
colour 2
colour 3
colour 4
colour 5

Row clues as text (count/colour)

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

Sudoku Puzzle 2296 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.
3	4	6	8	5	7	1	9	2
2	7	5	9	4	1	8	6	3
9	1	8	2	6	3	5	7	4
5	8	2	3	9	6	7	4	1
7	9	4	1	8	5	2	3	6
6	3	1	4	7	2	9	5	8
8	6	3	7	1	9	4	2	5
4	5	7	6	2	8	3	1	9
1	2	9	5	3	4	6	8	7

Os & Xs Puzzle 2424 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.
X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
O	O	X	O	O		X	O	X
X	X	O	X		X	O	X	O
	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	O
X	O			X	O	X	O	X
X	O			X	O	X	O	X
O	X	X		O		O	X	O
X	O	O		O	X	O	X	O
O			O	X	O	X	O	X

Picture Sweep Puzzle 1521 Answers

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

Word Slide Puzzle 2268 Answers

6×6 grid

Completed Solution

Solved 6 by 6 grid; dark squares are blank.
W					E
H	A	I	L	E	D
A			O		I
R		M	A	L	T
F			D		E
					D

Answer Words

Words

HAILEDacross, row 2, column 1
MALTacross, row 4, column 3
WHARFdown, row 1, column 1
LOADdown, row 2, column 4
EDITEDdown, row 1, column 6

Quote Slide Puzzle 1175 Answers

15×4 grid

Completed Solution

TALENT IS EVERYWHERE, IT ONLY NEEDS THE OPPORTUNITY
— Kathrine Switzer

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

Armada Puzzle 3215 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.
	5	0	1	4	1	3	1	5
1
3
3
2
4
1
2
4

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

Wordle Puzzle 1043 Answers

Completed Solution

MAIZE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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