Puzzle solutions for Saturday, May 24, 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: PLAID      AUDIO      SNAPPY      MAYHEM     

Answer: It's easy for a fictional character to be stubborn because their − MIND IS MADE UP

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"Being a Williams is not easy in this business. ... Daddy set some high standards for all of us." − Hank Williams Jr.

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

HAVING CHILDREN IS LIKE LIVING IN A FRAT HOUSE − NOBODY SLEEPS, EVERYTHING'S BROKEN, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THROWING UP. − RAY ROMANO

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF SOME FRUIT FARMERS PLAY POKER, WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE AN ACCEPTABLE HAND? TWO PEARS.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

MARS      VENUS      EARTH      SATURN      NEPTUNE     

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

CACHE, EJECTS, SATCHEL, LUNAR, RETRACT

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. KOALAS
2. CLEVERNESS
3. SOBBING
4. EXPATS
5. SACAGAWEA
6. GLOOM
7. MILLIONAIRE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Getting from A to B

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok