Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, March 5, 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: HAIRY      CLERK      UPBEAT      MASCOT      

Answer: The fish was small, so she released it back into the water and said − CATCH YOU LATER

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he's gone." − Kyle MacLachlan on David Lynch

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

A LIGHT EXISTS IN SPRING NOT PRESENT ON THE YEAR AT ANY OTHER PERIOD − WHEN MARCH IS SCARCELY HERE. − EMILY DICKINSON

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHEN THE MALICIOUS DOG WAS CELEBRATING HIS BAR MITZVAH, WHAT DID EVERYBODY CRY? "MUZZLE TOV!"

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

DALE      HILL      GLEN      VALE      KNOLL      RAVINE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

CRACK, KERNEL, LENDER, RECIPE, EDIFICE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. INITIATES
2. DOLLAR
3. COMFY
4. ECUADOR
5. GUARDIANS
6. LISTENERS
7. ROUNDISH

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

It passed the inspection

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok