Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Oct. 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: WIPER      SNACK      FIXATE      VISUAL      

Answer: The distance between NYC and Tokyo in an airplane is 6,739 miles − AS THE "CREW" FLIES

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?" − Henry David Thoreau

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

MEMORY IS A COMPLICATED THING, A RELATIVE TO TRUTH, BUT NOT ITS TWIN. − BARBARA KINGSOLVER

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHAT WOULD ONE CALL A BUNCH OF SUPER-HOT PEPPERS BEING COOKED IN A SKILLET? A PAINFUL PANFUL.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

ONE      TWO      SIX      TEN      THREE      FIFTY      TWENTY      

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

TEETH, HAITI, INITIATED, DETESTS, STABLE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. PLAINS
2. ELMORE
3. MILESTONES
4. TREASURERS
5. COMMENDING
6. MOOD
7. OVERLORDS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Green oxygen factories

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok