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Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, May 17, 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

Paste BN crossword

(Available to play digitally at puzzles.usatoday.com.)

Los Angeles Times crossword

Today’s crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

JUMBLE

Jumbles: FLEET    SLIMY    SPRAWL    OUTAGE

Answer: Jerry Rice caught 197 TD receptions from several quarterbacks over the – PASSAGE OF TIME

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"Onstage, I want to give people everything they want and more. I'll wash their car for them on the way out." – Trent Reznor

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

GIVE A GIRL THE RIGHT SHOES AND SHE CAN CONQUER THE WORLD. – MARILYN MONROE

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF YOU WERE CONSTANTLY HUNDERING FOR THE TRUTH, I'D SAY YOU WOULD HAVE A VERACIOUS APPETITE.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

MARS    VENUS    URANUS    NEPTUNE    MERCURY

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

POTATO, OPERA, APPEARS, STARE, EPISODE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1.  PRICIEST
  2.  HEARTILY
  3.  UNDERTOOK
  4.  VILLAIN
  5.  LOCATOR
  6.  ODOROUS
  7.  SLICES

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Outdoor exercise

(Distributed by Creators)

Kubok