Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 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: VITAL      BERRY      DOUBLE      TRENDY     

Answer: After all the pillaging and plundering, he thought maybe being a pirate was — “OVER-RAIDED”

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"We are training kids to have gender bias against girls, therefore when you are an adult ... we think it's normal." − Geena Davis

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

MY SOUL HAS GROWN DEEP LIKE THE RIVERS. − LANGSTON HUGHES

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF A CONVERSATION DECLINES, FETCH A BIG ORANGE GOURD. THAT'LL GIVE THEM PUMPKIN TO TALK ABOUT.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

EON      ERA      DAY      YEAR      MONTH      SECOND      CENTURY       

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Lexigo

ICICLE, ELIXIR, RIDER, RESERVED, DELICATE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. FIXATION
2. BENCHES
3. RAIN
4. HONEYS
5. AUSTRALIA
6. VISUALS
7. UNWATERED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

A complete ecosystem

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok