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Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 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: SCOFF      CLOTH      RITUAL      ATRIUM      

Answer: The Montgolfier brothers launched their balloons in 1783 and proved they weren't − FULL OF HOT AIR

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I dated a guy who played bad guys in movies all the time, and I think he was just a bad guy." − Jennifer Coolidge

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

THE ACHE FOR HOME LIVES IN ALL OF US, THE SAFE PLACE WE CAN GO AS WE ARE AND NOT BE QUESTIONED. − MAYA ANGELOU

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

CONTEMPLATING WEARING A HAIRPIECE, THAT FELLOW KEPT ASKING HIMSELF "TOUPEE OR NOT TOUPEE?"

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

RED      TAN      BLUE      PINK      CYAN      BEIGE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

DECODE, ENCORE, EMPEROR, RODENTS, SEDIMENT

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. ATLANTA
  2. FRANC
  3. EVENTS
  4. ACCOUNT
  5. RENAMING
  6. BRIEFCASE
  7. ANTHEMS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Need them more than ever

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok