Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, June 8, 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: OUTDO    LIGHT    HOLLER    SPRUCE

Answer: When their new air conditioning unit broke down so quickly, they – LOST THEIR COOL

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something." – Gabrielle Giffords

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE IS INEXTRICABLY CONNECTED TO AND UTTERLY DEPENDENT UPON THE EXISTENCE OF THE SEA. – SYLVIA EARLE

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF AN ANTLERED FOREST ANIMAL WERE SPOOKED, I HAVE TO PRESUME IT WOULD MAKE THAT MOOSE VAMOOSE. 

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

CHAD    MALI    TOGO    GHANA    KENYA

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

GENES, SERVE, EVENT, TENSION, NYLONS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1.  PLACING
2.  MAKEUP
3.  OFFENSE
4.  PORTABLE
5.  WASP
6.  GRUNGIER
7.  NOSEBLEED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Wearing a greenstone hei tiki

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok