Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Aug. 23, 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: PROOF VERGE BROKEN SLOWLY
Answer: The mime's girlfriend told the flirty woman that he was − SPOKEN FOR
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"Young people, take heart: The older you get, the fewer commandments you will have the strength to break." − Mark Russell
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Cryptoquote
INSIDE MY EMPTY BOTTLE I WAS CONSTRUCTING A LIGHTHOUSE WHILE ALL THE OTHERS WERE MAKING SHIPS. − CHARLES SIMIC
(Distributed by King Features)
Cryptoquip
IF BASEBALL PLAYER MICKEY HAD CREATED ANY WORKS OF MUSIC OR ART, THOSE WOULD BE MANTLE PIECES.
(Distributed by King Features)
OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
BUS VAN CAR TRUCK PICKUP HEARSE
(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)
Lexigo
PEACE, EPSON, NOSES, SEASONED, DEPENDENT
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
BOMBING
SEARED
RENEGADE
INGRAINED
GLIMMERING
ANTIBODIES
PROPOSAL
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Find the Words
Rapidly changing society
(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)
Kubok
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