Puzzle solutions for Monday, May 12, 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: GROOM      FLASH      SPOTTY      HANDLE     

Answer: What kind of dog loves to take a bath? — A “SHAMPOODLE”

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"We need to risk, we need to dare to risk and fail greatly because that's the only way we grow." − Emilio Estevez      

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE. IT IS A WAY TO ACHIEVE IMMORTALITY. − THE DALAI LAMA

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

OUR NEW LIVING ROOM IS NEARLY COMPLETE. WE ONLY HAVE TO PUT A FEW FURNISHING TOUCHES ON IT.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

WREN      CROW      DOVE      ROOK      DUCK      HAWK

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

ELEVEN, NAVAL, LEVER, RELEASE, ECZEMA

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. CRAYONS
2. MOCKING
3. GRAPHS
4. SMOOTHED
5. MOUNTS
6. FACSIMILE
7. LAWFULNESS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Many recent advances

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok