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Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Jan. 30, 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: DRAWN      THIRD      EXPERT      OUTAGE     

Answer: When they saw that the road ahead was closed, they were detoured but — NOT DETERRED

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I've released some great records and I've released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing." − Phil Collins

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

NEVER BE BULLIED INTO SILENCE. NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE MADE A VICTIM. ACCEPT NO ONE'S DEFINITION OF YOUR LIFE, BUT DEFINE YOURSELF. − HARVEY FIERSTEIN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THE AMAZING NEW TORTOISE SHELTER THEY HAVE AT THE ZOO. IT'S TURTLY AWESOME!

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

NEON      NOON      NYLON      NAPKIN      NEWSMAN  

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

HOSTS, STATED, DESIST, THEMES, SESAME

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. WISTFUL
  2. ANGLOPHILES
  3. MEDIC
  4. WISELY
  5. FRYERS
  6. AUSSIE
  7. APPROVED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

New expansion teams

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok