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Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Aug. 23, 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: DROOP    MATCH    HEAVEN    CLERGY

Answer: She was starting a new business and had plenty of people wanting to – ACCOMPANY HER

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"For me, when I get knocked down, I really try to get back up and go at it again. I don't like to give up." – Jeremy Lin

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

WE DON'T MAKE MISTAKES, JUST HAPPY LITTLE ACCIDENTS. – BOB ROSS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

NOTABLE ACTRESS WHO ALWAYS MOONLIGHTS AS A CURATOR AT ART MUSEUMS: GALLERY BERTINELLI

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

TIN    NEON    LEAD    GOLD    CALCIUM

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

DIXIE, EVENING, GINGER, RIDGE, EDGAR

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1.  HONEY
  2.  VANDALIZE
  3.  HILTONS
  4.  OPINION
  5.  CONSIDERING
  6.  LOOMING
  7.  FORTITUDE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Builds camaraderie

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok