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Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Dec. 29, 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: FAITH    WRECK    CENSUS    FONDUE

Answer: When it came to making good pillows, she – KNEW HER STUFF

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"We should be talking about celebrating out differences ... that those differences make us richer and stronger." – Diego Luna

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

BE AT WAR WITH YOUR VICES, AT PEACE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND LET EVERY NEW YEAR FIND YOU A BETTER MAN. – BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T OVERPAY WHEN SHOPPING FOR A FLOWER-HOLDING ITEM. TAKE IT AT VASE VALUE.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

SOFA    CHAIR    BENCH    RECLINER

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

TUTOR, ROTATE, EUREKA, ALCOHOL, LATELY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1.  CHLORINE
  2.  GATES
  3.  HOSTED
  4.  SQUEEGEE
  5.  POLKAS
  6.  ELASTICS
  7.  PENITENT

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Bring on the bling

(Distributed by Creators)

Kubok