Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Jan. 25, 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: KHAKI      BEGAN      SCRIPT      ROOKIE     

Answer: After losing the first game, the bowling team was now — STRIKING BACK

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"If we live in an infinite universe, it would be almost ignorant to think that aliens don't exist." −Australian singer Calum Hood

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

LOVE WON'T BE TAMPERED WITH, LOVE WON'T GO AWAY. PUSH IT TO ONE SIDE AND IT CREEPS TO THE OTHER. −LOUISE ERDRICH

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

TOMORROW YOU MAY TAKE ME TO ANY RESTAURANT THAT YOU'D LIKE. WHERE YOU LEAD, I WILL SWALLOW.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

FOX      PIG      RAT      BAT      ELK      COW

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

PICNIC, CONTENT, TEPID, DRIER, REPRISE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. DEBUNKS
2. JORDANIAN
3. YELLOWFIN
4. AZALEAS
5. JACKSON
6. PARADOXES
7. DEFINITELY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Budget accommodation

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok