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Puzzle solutions for Monday, Dec. 16, 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: FANCY      WHISK      BOTTOM      WORTHY      

Answer: When he took his date on a little boat, it was — “ROW-MANTIC”

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"You know how you can tell that you're getting really old? Nobody says the word 'death' around you anymore." − M. Emmet Walsh

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

SO QUIET AND SUBTLE IS THE BEAUTY OF DECEMBER THAT ESCAPES THE NOTICE OF MANY PEOPLE THEIR WHOLE LIVES THROUGH. − FLORA THOMPSON

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE BIRTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD OF POPEYE THE SAILOR: "A TAR IS BORN."

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

SWAB      HAWK      DUCK      WREN      DOVE      LOON   

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

DEFER, RODEO, ORDERS, SARDINE, ENDEMIC

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. ESTRANGING
  2. COMBINES
  3. CHARGERS
  4. VARIETY
  5. SHUDDER
  6. STRAND
  7. CHESNEY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Unforgettable scenes

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok