Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Dec. 12, 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: NOISY      KNOCK      OBLIGE      GLADLY     

Answer: He was leaving for the airport, and their goodbye was turning into a — LONG SO LONG

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life." − Richard Lewis

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

HANDLE A BOOK AS A BEE DOES A FLOWER, EXTRACT ITS SWEETNESS BUT DO NOT DAMAGE IT. − JOHN MUIR

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

THAT LADY NO LONGER ENJOYED HER JOB WORKING AT THE BREAD BAKERY. THINGS WERE GETTING STALE.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

APE      ELK      OTTER      ALPACA      IMPALA   

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

BASIS, SNAIL, LIABLE, ELAPSES, SPECIFIC

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. STRETCH
2. BESTOWED
3. SITTER
4. MALAMUTE
5. WHOOPED
6. PLOWED
7. ROCKED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

There's too much temptation

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok