Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Dec. 5, 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: MIDST      HOBBY      DRAGON      UNLIKE      

Answer: After making a joke about his wife’s weight gain, he’d need to — LIGHTEN THE MOOD

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees." − Author Nelson DeMille

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

A FRIEND KNOWS THE SONG IN MY HEART AND SINGS IT TO ME WHEN MY MEMORY FAILS. − DONNA ROBERTS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I IMAGINE THAT A CROSS BETWEEN A CAT AND AN EIGHT-ARMED CEPHALOPOD WOULD BE AN OCTOPUSS.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

ELM      CALM      BALM      FILM      PALM      HELM      REALM      PSALM

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

PUMPS, SPOUSE, EXPOSED, DESPOT, TENEMENT

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. CALZONE
2. STUFFS
3. NEWTON
4. WORKFORCE
5. FLAUTISTS
6. DUBAI
7. FENDER

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

World heritage island

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok