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Crossword Puzzle 18458 Answers

11×11 grid · 21 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Showed fear (horse) (5)SHIED
4Did nothing (5)IDLED
8Burning fiercely (6)ABLAZE
9Stiff paper (4)CARD
10House for pig (3)STY
11Gradually eat away (5)ERODE
14Bicker (5)ARGUE
15Marry (3)WED
18Flightless New Zealand bird (4)KIWI
19Climbing equipment (6)LADDER
20Small island (5)ISLET
21Piquant, zingy (5)ZESTY

Down

2Routines (6)HABITS
3Historical periods (4)ERAS
510-year period (6)DECADE
6Deserve payment (4)EARN
7Very nervously (9)FEARFULLY
12Expression of admiration (6)PRAISE
13Most recent (6)NEWEST
16Tells a lie (4)FIBS
17Border (4)EDGE

Word Search Puzzle 6729 Answers

Feathered friends · 11×11 grid · 14 words

Completed Solution

Word search grid 11 by 11. Found words are marked and listed with their start cell and direction.
A	N	V	D	Z	F	M	R	Q	L	A
C	T	Y	S	U	V	M	I	U	S	S
T	E	M	T	E	C	O	V	A	W	I
S	N	B	N	K	J	K	N	I	O	W
T	W	R	E	G	V	D	F	L	L	E
O	T	A	C	R	P	T	S	N	L	L
I	M	D	N	I	G	H	T	J	A	R
L	X	S	P	A	R	R	O	W	W	U
T	Y	E	K	R	U	T	U	W	S	C
S	R	H	S	R	H	C	N	I	F	E
T	F	J	I	A	O	O	K	C	U	C

Answer Words

Words and positions

DUCKrow 1, column 4, down-right
SWANrow 4, column 1, down-right
QUAILrow 1, column 9, down
GREBErow 7, column 6, up-left
SWIFTrow 2, column 11, down-left
FINCHrow 10, column 10, left
TURKEYrow 9, column 7, left
CUCKOOrow 11, column 11, left
AVOCETrow 3, column 9, left
CURLEWrow 9, column 11, up
SPARROWrow 8, column 3, right
SWALLOWrow 9, column 10, up
NIGHTJARrow 7, column 4, right
SANDPIPERrow 2, column 10, down-left

Sudoku Puzzle 832 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.
6	1	9	3	7	8	2	5	4
7	4	5	1	2	9	3	8	6
2	8	3	5	4	6	7	1	9
5	6	7	8	3	4	1	9	2
1	2	8	9	6	5	4	3	7
9	3	4	7	1	2	5	6	8
8	9	1	4	5	7	6	2	3
4	5	6	2	8	3	9	7	1
3	7	2	6	9	1	8	4	5

Picture Cross Puzzle 4309 Answers

Umbrella · 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.
	1	3	3 2	5 3	4 1	12	11	4	5	3	3	1
2
6
8
10
12
1 1 2 1 1
2
2
2
2 2
2 2
3

Row clues as text

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

Os & Xs Puzzle 429 Answers

5×5 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	X
X	O	X	O
X	O	X	O	X
O	X	O	X	X
O	X		X	O

Crossword Puzzle 18459 Answers

11×11 grid · 22 clues

Completed Solution

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

Clues and Answers

Across

1Land area units (5)ACRES
4Dishearten (5)DAUNT
7Questionable (9)DEBATABLE
8Speckle (3)DOT
9Everything added up (5)TOTAL
11Physical activity (5)SPORT
14Fisherman's mesh (3)NET
17A copy (9)IMITATION
18Paces (5)STEPS
19Striped big cat (5)TIGER

Down

1Kidnap (6)ABDUCT
2Burrowing animal (6)RABBIT
3Small groups (4)SETS
4Pieces of broken rock (6)DEBRIS
5Pre-owned (4)USED
6Discretion, care with words (4)TACT
10With the gentlemen? (6)LADIES
12Excursion (6)OUTING
13Leatherworker (6)TANNER
14Stories, accounts (4)NEWS
15Movement of sea (4)TIDE
16Vehicle pulled by horse (4)CART

Word Search Puzzle 6731 Answers

Adrenaline rush · 11×11 grid · 13 words

Completed Solution

Word search grid 11 by 11. Found words are marked and listed with their start cell and direction.
B	S	S	O	R	C	O	T	O	M	M
Z	O	R	B	I	N	G	P	B	E	K
F	D	M	I	M	B	M	M	T	C	W
E	A	H	L	T	G	I	U	U	A	G
V	O	E	G	U	L	H	J	K	N	N
I	R	M	M	C	C	U	E	S	Y	I
D	F	K	K	A	I	B	E	O	O	T
E	F	C	R	C	O	A	G	C	N	F
E	O	A	C	A	V	I	N	G	I	I
R	P	V	R	M	C	K	U	M	N	R
F	P	D	L	I	E	S	B	A	G	D

Answer Words

Words and positions

LUGErow 5, column 6, left
ABSEILrow 11, column 9, left
CAVINGrow 9, column 4, right
ZORBINGrow 2, column 1, right
OFF ROADrow 9, column 2, up
DRIFTINGrow 11, column 11, up
PARACHUTErow 10, column 2, up-right
WAKEBOARDrow 3, column 11, down-left
CANYONINGrow 3, column 10, down
FREE DIVErow 11, column 1, up
MOTOCROSSrow 1, column 10, left
ROCK CLIMBrow 10, column 1, up-right
BUNGEE JUMProw 11, column 8, up

Sudoku Puzzle 818 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.
5	1	8	3	2	9	6	7	4
7	9	6	5	8	4	3	1	2
3	2	4	1	7	6	9	5	8
4	6	5	9	1	8	2	3	7
9	8	7	6	3	2	5	4	1
1	3	2	4	5	7	8	9	6
8	5	9	2	4	1	7	6	3
2	4	3	7	6	5	1	8	9
6	7	1	8	9	3	4	2	5

Picture Cross Puzzle 4310 Answers

Sailboat · 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.
	1	2 2	3 2	4 2	1 1 2	12	1 1 1 2	1 7 2	6 2	5 2	3 1	1
3
1
3
1 2
2 3
1 1 3
2 1 4
3 1 4
10
1
12
9

Row clues as text

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

Crossword Puzzle 18446 Answers

9×9 grid · 6 clues

Completed Solution

Solved crossword grid 9 by 9. Full answers are listed in the clue lists.

				1R
		2N	I	E	C	3E
		A		A		N
4S	P	I	E	L	B	E	R	G
		V		I		M
		5E	N	T	R	Y
				Y

Clues and Answers

Across

2Brother's daughter (5)NIECE
4Steven, film director (9)SPIELBERG
5Way in (5)ENTRY

Down

1Actuality (7)REALITY
2Innocent, ingenuous (5)NAIVE
3Fierce opponent (5)ENEMY

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

A	N	V	D	Z	F	M	R	Q	L	A
C	T	Y	S	U	V	M	I	U	S	S
T	E	M	T	E	C	O	V	A	W	I
S	N	B	N	K	J	K	N	I	O	W
T	W	R	E	G	V	D	F	L	L	E
O	T	A	C	R	P	T	S	N	L	L
I	M	D	N	I	G	H	T	J	A	R
L	X	S	P	A	R	R	O	W	W	U
T	Y	E	K	R	U	T	U	W	S	C
S	R	H	S	R	H	C	N	I	F	E
T	F	J	I	A	O	O	K	C	U	C

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

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

B	S	S	O	R	C	O	T	O	M	M
Z	O	R	B	I	N	G	P	B	E	K
F	D	M	I	M	B	M	M	T	C	W
E	A	H	L	T	G	I	U	U	A	G
V	O	E	G	U	L	H	J	K	N	N
I	R	M	M	C	C	U	E	S	Y	I
D	F	K	K	A	I	B	E	O	O	T
E	F	C	R	C	O	A	G	C	N	F
E	O	A	C	A	V	I	N	G	I	I
R	P	V	R	M	C	K	U	M	N	R
F	P	D	L	I	E	S	B	A	G	D

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

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

A	N	V	D	Z	F	M	R	Q	L	A
C	T	Y	S	U	V	M	I	U	S	S
T	E	M	T	E	C	O	V	A	W	I
S	N	B	N	K	J	K	N	I	O	W
T	W	R	E	G	V	D	F	L	L	E
O	T	A	C	R	P	T	S	N	L	L
I	M	D	N	I	G	H	T	J	A	R
L	X	S	P	A	R	R	O	W	W	U
T	Y	E	K	R	U	T	U	W	S	C
S	R	H	S	R	H	C	N	I	F	E
T	F	J	I	A	O	O	K	C	U	C

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

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

B	S	S	O	R	C	O	T	O	M	M
Z	O	R	B	I	N	G	P	B	E	K
F	D	M	I	M	B	M	M	T	C	W
E	A	H	L	T	G	I	U	U	A	G
V	O	E	G	U	L	H	J	K	N	N
I	R	M	M	C	C	U	E	S	Y	I
D	F	K	K	A	I	B	E	O	O	T
E	F	C	R	C	O	A	G	C	N	F
E	O	A	C	A	V	I	N	G	I	I
R	P	V	R	M	C	K	U	M	N	R
F	P	D	L	I	E	S	B	A	G	D

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

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

A	N	V	D	Z	F	M	R	Q	L	A
C	T	Y	S	U	V	M	I	U	S	S
T	E	M	T	E	C	O	V	A	W	I
S	N	B	N	K	J	K	N	I	O	W
T	W	R	E	G	V	D	F	L	L	E
O	T	A	C	R	P	T	S	N	L	L
I	M	D	N	I	G	H	T	J	A	R
L	X	S	P	A	R	R	O	W	W	U
T	Y	E	K	R	U	T	U	W	S	C
S	R	H	S	R	H	C	N	I	F	E
T	F	J	I	A	O	O	K	C	U	C

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

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

B	S	S	O	R	C	O	T	O	M	M
Z	O	R	B	I	N	G	P	B	E	K
F	D	M	I	M	B	M	M	T	C	W
E	A	H	L	T	G	I	U	U	A	G
V	O	E	G	U	L	H	J	K	N	N
I	R	M	M	C	C	U	E	S	Y	I
D	F	K	K	A	I	B	E	O	O	T
E	F	C	R	C	O	A	G	C	N	F
E	O	A	C	A	V	I	N	G	I	I
R	P	V	R	M	C	K	U	M	N	R
F	P	D	L	I	E	S	B	A	G	D

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