Puzzle solutions for Saturday, Dec. 30, 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: PRIZE      MACAW      HIATUS      FUNGUS

Answer: For the much stronger arm wrestler, victory was — WITHIN HIS GRASP

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

❝The first duty of life is to live it. ... And we delude ourselves if we think it's not going to end.❞ — Glenda Jackson

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

HOPE SMILES FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE YEAR TO COME, WHISPERING, ❝IT WILL BE HAPPIER.❞ — ALFRED LORD TENNYSON

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF A PERSON COULD THINK UP A PLOT FOR A BOOK OF FICTION, I BELIEVE THAT❜D BE A NOVEL IDEA.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

TIN      LEAD      ARGON      BORON      COBALT

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

VISIT, TRIVIA, ARTISTIC, CITIES, SERIF

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. ULTRASOUND
2. HOSTS
3. UPKEEP
4. VESTS
5. HYDROPHILIC
6. BENEFACTION
7. RESTFULNESS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Family portrait session

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok