Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Oct. 26, 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: LADLE      NEEDY      MORTAL      INCOME     

Answer: The patient who was being so rude to the hospital staff was — ILL-MANNERED

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I love the English. ... They brought us 'Benny Hill,' 'Monty Python,' 'The Office,' Neville Chamberlain." −Seth MacFarlane

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

WE MAKE UP HORRORS TO HELP US COPE WITH THE REAL ONES. −STEPHEN KING

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

NAME OF A HUGE STOVETOP COOKING CONTEST TAKING PLACE EVERY FOUR YEARS: THE SIMMER OLYMPICS.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

PUG      HOUND      CORGI      COLLIE   

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

BARBER, RENDERED, DERBY, YARDS, SYDNEY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. PALACE
2. WORMS
3. TORSO
4. SALTINES
5. EARACHES
6. SHREK
7. TWEETS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Cheap and cheerful

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok