Puzzle solutions for Thursday, May 18, 2023

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: LIGHT YACHT UPPITY SPOKEN

Answer: The easygoing woman who won the instant lotterygame’s grand prize was — HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I couldn't care less about actors' trailers and food on sets and stuff like that − I just want to act." −Chow Yun-Fat

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

IT IS SPRING AGAIN. THE EARTH IS LIKE A CHILD THAT KNOWS POEMS BY HEART. −RANIER MARIA RILKE

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

SUPPOSING SINGER RAITT HAD BECOME A BODYBUILDER, I THINK HER NICKNAME WOULD BE BRAWNY BONNIE.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

CAIRO PARIS SOFIA TUNIS

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

PROPER, REPORTS, STRIPES, SEVERE, EVADE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. WILDFIRES
2. TITLE
3. PURPLE
4. SLIDES
5. VAULT
6. MOTHBALLED
7. WHISPERING

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Back breaking work

(Distributed by Creators)

Kubok