Puzzle solutions for Friday, Aug. 30, 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: FLUING      ONION      KITTEN      FAIRLY      

Answer: Kong was gaining weight and out of shape, which was making him − NOT FIT FOR A KING

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I don't have hate in my heart. I don't hate any person, place, or thing ... but I hate the Yankees." − Michael Chiklis

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

NOW I KNOW WHAT A GHOST IS. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, THAT'S WHAT. − SALMAN RUSHDIE

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

AS THE MAGNIFICENT MAGICIAN MADE ACTRESS MESSING DISAPPEAR, HE CRIED, "DEBRA-CADABRA!"

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

BAY      SEA      LAKE      POND      HARBOR     

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

NONSENSE, ENGINES, SERIF, FIRST, TOAST

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. BOBSLEDDER
2. MUTTERERED
3. HOES
4. ALGEBRAIC
5. LATINO
6. WEBINAR
7. SKYCAPS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Astounding astronomy

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok