Puzzle Page Answers for October 20, 2024

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Codeword Puzzle 7425 Answers

11×11 grid · 26 letters keyed

Completed Solution

Solved codeword grid 11 by 11; each cell shows its code number and letter.
13J16A6U4N2T21S9E8P3I25C
10O4N10O16A16A
7K3I1L10O18W16A2T2T17R
9E16A4N9E9E
14D16A2T16A25C16A4N10O9E14D
25C17R
21S8P24H3I4N23X16A11G9E21S
16A19M5F16A24H
26V8P3I20Q6U16A4N25C22Y
9E9E17R12Z1L
14D3I1L1L15B1L9E16A17R22Y

Code key

  • 1 = L
  • 2 = T
  • 3 = I
  • 4 = N
  • 5 = F
  • 6 = U
  • 7 = K
  • 8 = P
  • 9 = E
  • 10 = O
  • 11 = G
  • 12 = Z
  • 13 = J
  • 14 = D
  • 15 = B
  • 16 = A
  • 17 = R
  • 18 = W
  • 19 = M
  • 20 = Q
  • 21 = S
  • 22 = Y
  • 23 = X
  • 24 = H
  • 25 = C
  • 26 = V

Crossword Challenger Puzzle 27973 Answers

13×13 grid · 28 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 13 by 13. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.
1AP2PE3ND4S5PA6CE7D
MUOEAY
8ORDERL9Y10NICHE
UDMADTI
11NAIL12INFUSION
TN13BKLG
14GILD15DUN16K
17PA18GMI19U
20ST21RICTLY22SNIP
YHKO23MGS
24CAIRO25BREADTH
HNUTOO
26EJECTS27HERMIT

Clues and Answers

Across

  1. 1Attach (6)APPEND
  2. 8Tidy, neat (7)ORDERLY
  3. 11Hard toe covering (4)NAIL
  4. 14Cover thinly with gold (4)GILD
  5. 12A brewed drink (8)INFUSION
  6. 4Placed at intervals (6)SPACED
  7. 10Specialized, targeted consumer market (5)NICHE
  8. 15Dip a cookie (4)DUNK
  9. 22Cut with scissors (4)SNIP
  10. 25Extensiveness (7)BREADTH
  11. 20Absolutely to the letter (8)STRICTLY
  12. 24City near the Pyramids (5)CAIRO
  13. 26Ousts (6)EJECTS
  14. 27Person who shuns society (6)HERMIT

Down

  1. 1Quantity (6)AMOUNT
  2. 2Spongy dessert (7)PUDDING
  3. 3The average (4)NORM
  4. 9Pull hard (4)YANK
  5. 5Freely-swinging weight (8)PENDULUM
  6. 6Spiny plants (5)CACTI
  7. 7Tinting, staining (6)DYEING
  8. 16Realm, sovereign state (7)KINGDOM
  9. 19Consequence of action (6)UPSHOT
  10. 18Soft wet drop (4)GLOB
  11. 13Complete loss of light (8)BLACKOUT
  12. 17Personality, essential self (6)PSYCHE
  13. 21Major European river (5)RHINE
  14. 23Apportion, give out (4)METE

Kakuro Puzzle 4617 Answers

12×12 grid

Completed Solution

Solved Kakuro grid. Clue cells show the across sum at the top right and the down sum at the bottom left.
2611
301541374
161697171798413
2497816419734121
137623498610764
14163883513328
17984136514
114741394530
413138621129
171698316211716149717
35965783595768
1275169717891789

Picture Cross Puzzle 25227 Answers

Hairdresser · 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.
9
1
2
3
3
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
4
7
1
1
112
3
1
4
5
7 2
7 2
1 2 1 1
2 2 2 1
2
2 1 1
1 2 1
1 2 2 2
1 2 2 2
4 1
1 2 1
1 2
Row clues as text

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

Sudoku Puzzle 2897 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.
472689531
953147682
168253749
731564928
594728163
826931457
247315896
389476215
615892374

Word Search Puzzle 8221 Answers

Fields of Science · 13×13 grid · 13 words

Completed Solution

Word search grid 13 by 13. Found words are marked and listed with their start cell and direction.
YVYGOLOEGXEXT
BCHEMISTRYNSR
HBMNVHWCGMZSE
OZOEDOMOSEKUE
UPGTWILVCDYLF
QHSIAOJUIIYMY
ESFCMNBPTCBTS
OCMSIUYJPIQEL
WTOOASTRONOMY
CCGLCJYLSETNT
THBFOVOHIWIJJ
AVWANGBGPDHAQ
CDZQYBYGOLOOZ

Answer Words

Words and positions

  • BOTANYrow 3, column 2, down-right
  • OPTICSrow 9, column 9, up
  • BIOLOGYrow 7, column 11, down-left
  • PHYSICSrow 12, column 9, up-left
  • ECOLOGYrow 7, column 1, down-right
  • GEOLOGYrow 1, column 9, left
  • ZOOLOGYrow 13, column 13, left
  • GENETICSrow 1, column 4, down
  • MEDICINErow 3, column 10, down
  • CHEMISTRYrow 2, column 2, right
  • EVOLUTIONrow 2, column 4, down-right
  • ASTRONOMYrow 9, column 5, right
  • COSMOLOGYrow 10, column 2, up-right

Cross Sum Puzzle 3123 Answers

3×3 grid

Completed Solution

Equations as text (left to right)
  • 1 × 6 + 4 = 10
  • 7 - 5 + 2 = 4
  • 9 × 3 - 8 = 19
  • 1 × 7 + 9 = 16
  • 6 × 5 + 3 = 33
  • 4 ÷ 2 + 8 = 10

Os & Xs Puzzle 3402 Answers

11×11 grid

Completed Solution

Solved grid. Gold tiles were given at the start; dark squares stay empty. No three identical symbols form a line.
XOXOXXOXOX
OOXOXOOXOO
OXOXOXOXOXX
XOXOXOXOXO
XOXOXOX
OOXOXOXOXX
XOOXOXOXOXO
XXXOXOXOO
OOOXOXOXOX
OXXOXXOX
XXOOXXOOXO

Charge Up Puzzle 1895 Answers

5×7 grid · 7 cars

Completed Solution

Charge Up solution. Cars and chargers are marked; the numbers on the edges count chargers in each row and column.
12121
1⚡🚗
0
2🚗⚡⚡🚗
0
2⚡🚗⚡
0🚗🚗
2⚡🚗⚡

Chargers: row 1 column 4, row 3 column 2, row 3 column 4, row 5 column 2, row 5 column 5, row 7 column 1, row 7 column 3.

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