Puzzle solutions for Friday, Sept. 9

Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.

CROSSWORDS

USA TODAY crossword

Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle.

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Los Angeles Times crossword

Today’s crossword (McMeel)

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Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game.

JUMBLE

Jumbles: POISE    FLOSS    GRIMLY    IGUANA

Answer: The king who began ordering people to pay more taxes, levies, etc. was an – IMPOSING FIGURE

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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"Sometimes I feel that the people I'm writing are more real to me than the people around me." – Playwright Zoe Kazan

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

IT TAKES COURAGE TO GROW UP AND BECOME WHO YOU REALLY ARE. – E.E. CUMMINGS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHAT ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HUGE DEVOTEES OF SMALL GREEN OR PURPLE FRUITS FROM VINES? GRAPE NUTS.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

CHAD    LAOS    NEPAL    BOLIVIA

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Lexigo

LILIES, SHELL, LLAMA, ATLANTIC, CHEST

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

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Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. CONCOCTION

  2. RESOLUTE

  3. GOBSMACKED

  4. CERISE

  5. PLAYLET

  6. INFURIATING

  7. RETRACTION

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Historic villages

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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