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Puzzle solutions for Friday, May 20, 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: IGLOO    SLOSH    NOGGIN    UTOPIA

Answer: The train was late, and their final goodbye on the train platform was going to – LAST SO LONG

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"God made woman beautiful and foolish; beautiful, that man might love her; and foolish, that she might love him." – Cher

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

FORGIVENESS IS THE FRAGRANCE THE VIOLET SHEDS ON THE HEEL THAT HAS CRUSHED IT. – MARK TWAIN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

FUN, CROWD-PLEASING SONG PAYING TRIBUTE TO A DESTRUCTIVE KIND OF BEETLE: "WEEVIL ROCK YOU."

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

ROME    RIGA    PARIS    LISBON    BERLIN

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

DECODE, EJECTS, SCOUT, TUTOR, ROOSTS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1.  JONASES
  2.  QUIRKY
  3.  BELLIGERENT
  4.  DEPLETED
  5.  MARGARET
  6.  EPONYMOUS
  7.  BITTERSWEET

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Time for a weekend getaway

(Distributed by Creators)

Kubok