ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 43 · OCTOBER 16, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: October 16
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for October 16, 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 43 ran from a cheese cracker (2.54 cm) to a strand of dried spaghetti (25.5 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Cheese Cracker against Scallion, at 4.1×; the closest call was round 2, Butter Croissant against Banana, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Tomato (USDA medium whole) vs Apple Pie (USDA whole pie · top view)
Apple Pie · reference · 22.86 cm Tomato · true diameter · 6.604 cm 3.5× shorter than the apple pie
Tomato: 6.604 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11529: medium whole (2-3/5 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.
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ROUND 2
Butter Croissant (Panesco Maxi 80 g) vs Banana (USDA medium banana)
Banana · reference · 18.89 cm Butter Croissant · true width · 15 cm 1.3× shorter than the banana
Butter Croissant: 15 cm width. Manufacturer lists a 15 cm length. The game measures the straight span between the outer tips, not around the curve. Across the outermost left and right edges.
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ROUND 3
Wine Glass (60 cl) vs Soft Pretzel (Backshop 7631, selected baked size)
Soft Pretzel · reference · 16 cm Wine Glass · true height · 22 cm 1.4× taller than the soft pretzel
Wine Glass: 22 cm height. This 60 cl wine glass stands 22 cm tall; the centilitres say what it holds, not how tall it is. Base to rim, including the stem or neck. Capacity is not the measured dimension.
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ROUND 4
Onion (USDA medium bulb) vs Strand of Dried Spaghetti (single strand)
Strand of Dried Spaghetti · reference · 25.5 cm Onion · true diameter · 6.35 cm 4.0× shorter than the strand of dried spaghetti
Onion: 6.35 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11282: medium (2-1/2" dia). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Across the bulb at its widest point, excluding dried top and root hairs.
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ROUND 5
Cheese Cracker (USDA square cracker · laid flat) vs Scallion (USDA medium · bulb and tops)
Scallion · reference · 10.48 cm Cheese Cracker · true width · 2.54 cm 4.1× shorter than the scallion
Cheese Cracker: 2.54 cm width. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 18214: cracker (1" square). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full left-to-right span in top view. Thickness is excluded.
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