Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 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: KITTY      CIGAR      GLOSSY      TAVERN      

Answer: They planned to drive from Denver to San Francisco and were expecting a − ROCKY START

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people you're with." - Mario Van Peebles

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

ACCEPT WHAT PEOPLE OFFER. DRINK THEIR MILKSHAKES. TAKE THEIR LOVE. − WALLY LAMB

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY MAKING OUT SOUNDS, THE SILVERY FISH DECIDED TO TAKE A HERRING TEST.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

BERRY      FERRY      BARREL      FERRET      CARROT      BARROW

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

GANGS, STAGNANT, TANGY, YAHOO, OYSTER

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. IOWA
2. TRYING
3. SCREENS
4. ROUNDABOUTS
5. CHAIRS
6. MIMICRY
7. SHOHEI

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Hope springs eternal

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok