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Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024


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: KNOWN      SEIZE      GYPSUM      TAWDRY   

Answer: They were beginning to teach their child addition, but it was going to — TAKE “SUM” DOING

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I happen to be a one-man woman. ...Fidelity's real important to me. If you're not going to commit, let's not play." −Dyan Cannon

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

A BIRD DOES NOT SING BECAUSE HE HAS THE ANSWER TO SOMETHING; HE SINGS BECAUSE HE HAS A SONG. −CHINESE PROVERB

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

COMMEMORATIVE IRANIAN COIN RELEASED FOR A HUNDRED-YEAR ANNIVERSARY: THE RIAL OF THE CENTURY.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

MARS      EARTH      VENUS      SATURN   

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

LEVER, REFERENCE, ELEVEN, NERVE, ELEVATED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. PATCHETT
  2. KENYA
  3. FOCUSED
  4. SPLURGE
  5. FLUTES
  6. FIDDLES
  7. LEGIBLY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Being competitive

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok