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Puzzle solutions for Saturday, Dec. 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

Play the Paste BN Crossword Puzzle.

Los Angeles Times crossword

Today’s crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

Play the Paste BN Sudoku Game.

JUMBLE

Jumbles: TOOTH    SWIFT    ANNUAL    BYPASS

Answer: Would the coin flip result in heads or tails? – IT WAS A TOSS-UP

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I started my own martial arts school at 16. And by the time I was 21, I had three different schools." – Actress Katheryn Winnick

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

THE PROPER RESPONSE, AS HANUKKAH TEACHES, IS NOT TO CURSE THE DARKNESS BUT TO LIGHT A CANDLE. – IRVING GREENBERG

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

FAMOUS EXPERT OF COMBAT WHO ALWAYS USED A COMBINED SPEAR AND BATTLE-AX: HALBERD EINSTEIN.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

CHAD    CHILE    NEPAL    YEMEN    CHINA

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

AREAS, SACRED, DISEASE, ELDER, REASONS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1.  POUTER
  2.  SLIP
  3.  HABITUAL
  4.  CONGRUOUS
  5.  MARICOPA
  6.  SQUEEZABLE
  7.  GUINEVERE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

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(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok