Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022
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
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JUMBLE
Jumbles: EXERT JOIST AGENCY FUSION
Answer: His obsession with doing all his own auto repairs was a – FIXATION
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real." – Klaus Kinski
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Cryptoquote
MAY YOUR YEARS BE COUNTED NOT BY YOUR AGE BUT BY HOW YOU SPEND YOUR DAYS. – CATHERINE PULSIFER
(Distributed by King Features)
Cryptoquip
WHAT BELOVED CLASSIC TELEVISION ACTOR WAS JUST GREAT AT DO-IT-YOURSELF JOBS? HANDY GRIFFITH.
(Distributed by King Features)
OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
RED TAN TEAL GREEN ORANGE MAROON
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Lexigo
THERE, ETHIC, CITED, DESIRES, SECRETIVE
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
WARMEST
GLUMLY
WINDMILLS
MUSCULAR
PALINDROMES
INWARDLY
CHOOSY
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Find the Words
Awaiting approval
(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)
Kubok
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