ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 24 · SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: September 27
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for September 27, 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 24 ran from a cheese cracker (2.54 cm) to an apple pie (22.86 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Ear of Sweet Corn against Cheese Cracker, at 7.1×; the closest call was round 3, Scallion against Sweet Potato, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
You have not finished today’s puzzle on this device. The answers below are blurred so you can still play first.
-
ROUND 1
Pancake (USDA recipe pancake · laid flat) vs Apple Pie (USDA whole pie · top view)
Apple Pie · reference · 22.86 cm Pancake · true diameter · 10.16 cm 2.3× shorter than the apple pie
Pancake: 10.16 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 18293: pancake (4" dia). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full outer diameter in the labelled top view; the reused disk shows the measurement, not surface texture.
-
ROUND 2
Cucumber (USDA large peeled cucumber) vs Apple (USDA large apple)
Apple · reference · 8.255 cm Cucumber · true length · 20.96 cm 2.5× longer than the apple
Cucumber: 20.955 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11206: large (8-1/4" long). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Straight tip-to-tip span of the peeled cucumber, not distance along the curved skin.
-
ROUND 3
Scallion (USDA medium · bulb and tops) vs Sweet Potato (USDA whole raw sweet potato)
Sweet Potato · reference · 12.7 cm Scallion · true length · 10.48 cm 1.2× shorter than the sweet potato
Scallion: 10.477 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11291: medium (4-1/8" long). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full span including the bulb and green tops; the reused leek outline is schematic.
-
ROUND 4
Ear of Sweet Corn (USDA medium ear · cob only) vs Cheese Cracker (USDA square cracker · laid flat)
Cheese Cracker · reference · 2.54 cm Ear of Sweet Corn · true length · 18.1 cm 7.1× longer than the cheese cracker
Ear of Sweet Corn: 18.098 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11167: ear, medium (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) yields. Uses the midpoint of the stated range. Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Tip to base of the edible cob; husk and stalk are excluded.
-
ROUND 5
Beet (USDA root only) vs Eggplant (Black Beauty, selected harvest size)
Eggplant · reference · 15.24 cm Beet · true diameter · 5.08 cm 3.0× shorter than the eggplant
Beet: 5.08 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11080: beet (2" dia). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Across the root bulb, excluding leaves and the thin root tip.
Beat these tomorrow
Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.