ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 20 · SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
Size It Up answer: September 23
The five Mixed silhouettes for September 23, 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 20 ran from a clownfish (11 cm) to the Acropolis of Athens (270 m). The widest gap was round 4, Acropolis of Athens against Leaning Tower of Pisa, at 4.7×; the closest call was round 5, Passport against European Mole, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Great Horned Owl (Perched) vs Shopping Cart
Shopping Cart · reference · 1 m Great Horned Owl · true height · 55 cm 1.8× shorter than the shopping cart
A great horned owl stands about 55 cm tall perched, with a 1.2 m wingspan and almost silent flight.
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ROUND 2
European Hedgehog (large adult) vs Cricket Bat (maximum legal size)
Cricket Bat · reference · 96.5 cm European Hedgehog · true length · 26 cm 3.7× shorter than the cricket bat
A large European hedgehog is about 26 cm long and rolls into a spined ball when threatened.
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ROUND 3
Clownfish (adult) vs Eurasian Magpie (wingspan)
Eurasian Magpie · reference · 52 cm Clownfish · true length · 11 cm 4.7× shorter than the Eurasian magpie
A clownfish grows to about 11 cm and lives inside a stinging anemone.
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ROUND 4
Acropolis of Athens (summit, longest length) vs Leaning Tower of Pisa (high side)
Leaning Tower of Pisa · reference · 57 m Acropolis of Athens · true length · 270 m 4.7× longer than the Leaning Tower of Pisa
The rock of the Acropolis is about 270 m long at its longest and 156 m wide.
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ROUND 5
Passport (ID-3, closed) vs European Mole (adult)
European Mole · reference · 15 cm Passport · true height · 12.5 cm 1.2× shorter than the European mole
An ID-3 passport is 12.5 cm tall when closed, rather than across its open pages.
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