Puzzle solutions for Friday, March 7, 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: GECKO      SNARL      BITTER      GROWTH      

Answer: FOR the songwriting guitarist, it was all about finding the right noted to − STRING TOGETHER

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I just cannot believe that he's gone. I'm in pieces but forever grateful for our friendship." − Naomi Watts on David Lynch

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

THERE IS NOTHING I WOULD NOT DO FOR THOSE WHO ARE REALLY MY FRIENDS. I HAVE NO NOTION OF LOVING PEOPLE BY HALVES. − JANE AUSTEN, "NORTHANGER BABY"

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I RECKON IF A HANDSOME GREEK GOD OF MUSIC WAS SORRY, HE WOULD PROBABLY SAY, "MY APOLLO-GIES!"

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

FIG      PLUM      APPLE      PEACH      APRICOT    

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

TARTAR, RATIO, OTTAWA, ATTITUDE, ERADICATED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. BURGERS
2. DROPS
3. OPENER
4. HAMMERSTEIN
5. ENNUI
6. INTUITED
7. WATCHED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Being self sufficent

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok