Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025

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: CONCH      MOUND      ABLAZE      BEAUTY     

Answer: When they got together midday at the deli, it was a — LUNCH-N-“MEET”

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"We all do stupid things when we're young, but some of us don't have the privilege of growing out of it." − Quinta Brunson

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

WHEN A MAN STARTS OUT TO BUILD A WORLD, HE STARTS FIRST WITH HIMSELF. − LANGSTON HUGHES

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT MOUNTAINS WILL ALWAYS MAKE ME CRACK UP LAUGHING. THEY ARE HILL-AREAS.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

FRY      CHEF      FOOD      OVEN      STOVE      KITCHEN      

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

EMBER, RETRIEVE, EXERT, TREND, DUSTS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. DISCARDED
2. FOMO
3. SETTLERS
4. WINDED
5. MIKE
6. MIDNIGHT
7. BOOKENDS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Seeing other cultures

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok