Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Oct. 26, 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.
Los Angeles Times crossword
Today’s crossword (McMeel)
Daily Commuter crossword
SUDOKU
Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game.
JUMBLE
Jumbles: LADLE NEEDY MORTAL INCOME
Answer: The patient who was being so rude to the hospital staff was — ILL-MANNERED
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"I love the English. ... They brought us 'Benny Hill,' 'Monty Python,' 'The Office,' Neville Chamberlain." −Seth MacFarlane
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Cryptoquote
WE MAKE UP HORRORS TO HELP US COPE WITH THE REAL ONES. −STEPHEN KING
(Distributed by King Features)
Cryptoquip
NAME OF A HUGE STOVETOP COOKING CONTEST TAKING PLACE EVERY FOUR YEARS: THE SIMMER OLYMPICS.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
PUG HOUND CORGI COLLIE
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Lexigo
BARBER, RENDERED, DERBY, YARDS, SYDNEY
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
PALACE
WORMS
TORSO
SALTINES
EARACHES
SHREK
TWEETS
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Find the Words
Cheap and cheerful
(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)
Kubok
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