Puzzle solutions for Saturday, July 8, 2023

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)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game.

JUMBLE

Jumbles: UNDUE EXILE MIDDLE HECTIC

Answer: When they bumped into each other midday at the delicatessen, they had a − LUNCH "MEET"

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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"Frankly, a lot of male movie stars behave in an offhand manner, like they're just more important than you are." − Anjelica Huston

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

HOUSEWORK CAN'T KILL YOU, BUT WHY TAKE A CHANCE? − PHYLLIS DILLER

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHEN A HUGE PIT HAS FIVE GROUPS OF EIGHT MEN DIGGING OUT ORE, WHAT DOES IT HAVE? FORTY MINERS.

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OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

TIN ZINC IRON GOLD OSMIUM

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Lexigo

PAPAYA, ALIAS, SNAIL, LAWYER, REMAIN

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. HASHTAG

  2. BRACED

  3. LAMPLIGHT

  4. DAIMLER

  5. STEPPES

  6. ZAMBIA

  7. VPNS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

The three legged race

(Distributed by Creators)

Kubok

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