ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 23 · SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
Size It Up answer: September 26
The five Mixed silhouettes for September 26, 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 23 ran from a dinner plate (27 cm) to Table Mountain (1.086 km). The widest gap was round 3, Airbus H135 against Saturn V, at 9.1×; the closest call was round 1, Wine Bottle against Sunflower Head, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Wine Bottle (750 ml Bordeaux) vs Sunflower Head ('Mammoth', diameter)
Sunflower Head · reference · 30.5 cm Wine Bottle · true height · 28.9 cm 1.1× shorter than the sunflower head
This 750 ml Bordeaux bottle stands 28.9 cm tall and measures 7.6 cm across its body.
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ROUND 2
Cricket Pitch (stumps to stumps) vs Nuclear Submarine (Ohio class)
Nuclear Submarine · reference · 170 m Cricket Pitch · true length · 20.12 m 8.4× shorter than the nuclear submarine
The Laws of Cricket make the pitch 20.12 m (22 yards) long between the stumps and 3.05 m wide.
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ROUND 3
Airbus H135 (including rotor envelope) vs Saturn V
Saturn V · reference · 111 m Airbus H135 · true length · 12.26 m 9.1× shorter than the Saturn V
The H135 occupies 12.26 m along its operating length, including the rotor envelope. The cabin alone is much shorter.
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ROUND 4
Willis Tower (Sears Tower, to the tip) vs Table Mountain (Maclear's Beacon, above sea level)
Table Mountain · reference · 1.086 km Willis Tower · true height · 527 m 2.1× shorter than Table Mountain
Chicago's Willis Tower is 527 m to the tip of its antennas; the roof is at 442 m.
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ROUND 5
Dinner Plate (27 cm) vs Smilodon (Smilodon fatalis, body length)
Smilodon · reference · 1.75 m Dinner Plate · true diameter · 27 cm 6.5× shorter than the smilodon
This dinner plate is 27 cm across the outer rim, not just the eating surface.
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