Puzzle solutions for Saturday, Aug. 19, 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: MINCE DECAY SWATCH AFFIRM

Answer: The new extravagant, upscale restaurant would be successful if enough customers — FANCIED IT

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"My favorite six words in recovery are: trust God, clean house and help others." — Matthew Perry

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

YOU CAN POUR MELTED ICE CREAM ON REGULAR ICE CREAM. IT'S LIKE A SAUCE! — CHRIS PRATT

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I IMAGINE A PERSON SHOULD NEVER TRUST ELEVATORS AND STAIRS. THEY ARE ALWAYS UP TO SOMETHING.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

BED SOFA DESK CHAIR TABLE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

SERVE, ESPRESSO, OREOS, SCENE, ENEMY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. HEATHER
2. RELEGATING
3. DIMENSIONS
4. FLOOR
5. CLUNG
6. SATSUMA
7. PROVISORY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Artistic abilities

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok