Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, May 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: WEIGH      EJECT      DOCKET      OCCUPY      

Answer: The groundhogs' oak table was in horrible shape, so they decided that they − "WOODCHUCK IT"

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"We're all different. That's what makes us special. We have to love each other and get on with each other." − Carrie Underwood

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

TAKE A LITTLE TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAY TO GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT TO SOMEONE WHO'S LOST THEIR WAY. − DIANA ROSS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

BECAUSE THE CAT NEEDED TO STOP THE RECORDED SHOW UNTIL A BIT LATER, IT HIT THE PAWS BUTTON.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

BED      DESK      SOFA      TABLE      OTTOMAN  

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

ATARI, IDEAL, LAYER, RAIDED, DRAGONFLY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. RECENTLY
2. ASTROS
3. COOLNESS
4. OCTOBER
5. PORTS
6. EXTREMITIES
7. AMPERSAND

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Go easy on the watering

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok