Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

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: TUMMY BLAND DENTAL EITHER

Answer: When Altoids were invented in 1780, the company − MADE A MINT

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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

“The script is the coloring book that you're given, and your job is to figure out how to color in it.” − James Spader on acting

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

I OFTEN MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING THAT SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUS TO ME IS JUST AS OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE ELSE. − CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHE

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

A GUY ASKED A PARIS NATIVE WHETHER HE LIKED ANY VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS AND HE REPLIED, “OUI, WII!”

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OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

TAP HULA TANGO WALTZ SALSA

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Lexigo

VIVID, DIVIDES, SEEDS, SIEVE, EGOTIST

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. PORES

  2. HERO

  3. EXERTION

  4. SLABS

  5. NEEDLESS

  6. SWAN

  7. ICEBREAKERS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Heading in the right direction

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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