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ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 18 · SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

Size It Up Food & Drink answer: September 21

The five Food & Drink silhouettes for September 21, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.

Day 18 ran from a plum (5.398 cm) to a wine bottle (28.9 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Lemon against Wine Bottle, at 5.4×; the closest call was round 1, Broccoli Spear against Glazed Doughnut, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Broccoli Spear (USDA spear) vs Glazed Doughnut (USDA doughnut, medium)

    Glazed Doughnut · reference · 9.525 cm
    Broccoli Spear · true length · 12.7 cm

    1.3× longer than the glazed doughnut

    Broccoli Spear: 12.7 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11090: spear (about 5 inch long). Selected dimension converted from inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Straight end-to-end span; exclude decorative stems and leaves.

  2. ROUND 2

    Soft Pretzel (Backshop 7631, selected baked size) vs Plum (USDA fruit)

    Plum · reference · 5.398 cm
    Soft Pretzel · true width · 16 cm

    3.0× wider than the plum

    Soft Pretzel: 16 cm width. Selected 16 cm long span within the supplier’s 15–17 cm range. The shorter span is 12.5–14.5 cm. Across the outermost left and right edges.

  3. ROUND 3

    Chicken Egg (brown, 61 g) vs Coffee Mug (IKEA 365+ glass mug, 36 cl)

    Coffee Mug · reference · 9 cm
    Chicken Egg · true length · 5.58 cm

    1.6× shorter than the coffee mug

    Chicken Egg: 5.58 cm length. Brown supermarket eggs averaging 61 g measure 5.58 cm from end to end and 4.47 cm across. Full straight length from tip to tip.

  4. ROUND 4

    Lemon (USDA fruit) vs Wine Bottle (750 ml Bordeaux)

    Wine Bottle · reference · 28.9 cm
    Lemon · true diameter · 5.398 cm

    5.4× shorter than the wine bottle

    Lemon: 5.397 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09150: fruit (2-1/8 inch diameter). Selected dimension converted from inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Across the widest part of the food, excluding any stem or leaves.

  5. ROUND 5

    Cayenne Pepper (Long Red Cayenne, selected mature fruit) vs Chocolate Chip Cookie (USDA cookie, medium)

    Chocolate Chip Cookie · reference · 5.715 cm
    Cayenne Pepper · true length · 14 cm

    2.4× longer than the chocolate chip cookie

    Cayenne Pepper: 14 cm length. Selected 14 cm fruit within the grower’s stated 13–15 cm range; exclude the stalk. Straight end-to-end span; exclude decorative stems and leaves.

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