Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Dec. 12, 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: SHEEN      THEFT      GRUMPY      WHIMSY    

Answer: After getting behind a car spewing thick smoke from its exhaust, — THEY WERE FUMING

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"The three greatest people in my life as a young person here white. I'm not really a person that deals in color." −Jim Brown

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

I'M AT A PLACE IN MY LIFE WHEN ERRANDS ARE STARTING TO COUNT AS GOING OUT. −ANONYMOUS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

DON'T BE SO IMPATIENT TO SEE WATER BEADING ON THE MORNING GRASS. IT WILL HAPPEN IN DEW TIME.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

NET      SET     ACE      SERVE      RETURN      RACKET

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

EVADED, DIVIDER, READS, STEREO, OBSERVES

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. DINER
2. TRUTHFULLY
3. SLIVER
4. BURIES
5. EXPERIENCES
6. STANDBY
7. VESSELS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

The winner is Sydney!

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok