Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Feb. 20, 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: BLISS      FORGO      BUCKLE      GLITCH  

Answer: The young clown replacing the retiring clown had — BIG SHOES TO FILL

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print is the performance." −Photographer Ansel Adams

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

I WISH YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THE LAST DREAM OF MY SOUL. −CHARLES DICKENS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I THINK THE LAST SINGER IN THAT BIG TALENT SHOW WAS A BANGKOK RESIDENT, SO IT ENDED IN A THAI.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

RAT      VOLE      MOUSE      GERBIL      BEAVER    

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

ODORS, SCROLL, LLOYD, DOODLE, EMPLOY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. MASON
2. SQUAWK
3. SMOOTHEST
4. RESERVOIR
5. SHIRLEY
6. APPLAUSE
7. BENIHANA

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

How many is too many?

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok