Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 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: BRING      DRAFT      TURNIP      GRASSY     

Answer: The promising, young actress who loved to watch the sun come up each day was a — RISING STAR

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I watched (Bob) Dylan record 'Blonde on Blonde' in my first week at work at CBS. It was ... incredible." − Kris Kristofferson

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

TWO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS, TWO THINGS ARE NEEDED; A PLAN AND NOT QUITE ENOUGH TIME. − LEONARD BERNSTEIN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF A SWIMMING CREATURE'S INTELLIGENCE WERE FAR ABOVE THE AVERAGE, WOULD IT BE SO-FISH-TICATED?

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

FIG      LIME      PLUM      LEMON      ORANGE  

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

BASES, SEVERAL, LABELS, SLEEP, PEEKED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. INITIALS
2. DISCUSSED
3. EDUCATING
4. NETS
5. GERIATRIC
6. DOOMED
7. TRICOLOR

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Needs better management

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok