Puzzle solutions for Thursday, June 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: UNCLE      OCCUR      SYSTEM      MELODY     

Answer: Their store had gone out of business, so they visited one last time to get — SOME CLOSURE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I'm not a star! A star is nothing but a ball of gas! ... If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent." − Elijah Wood

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

IF YOU'RE GIVEN GIFTS OR BLESSINGS IN YOUR LIFE, IT'S UP TO YOU TO HELP THE GUY COMING UP BEHIND YOU. − JIMMY SMITS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I DID A TERRIBLE JOB COOKING A POPULAR MARINATED JAPANESE DISH. YOU MIGHT CALL IT TERI-YUCKY.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

TAN      RED      GOLD      BLUE      TEAL      BEIGE   

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

MURMUR, RESUME, ERUPT, TIMES, SEDITION

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. BEVELED
2. ANDROID
3. CATS
4. MEDIA
5. GREETINGS
6. TWILIGHT
7. FASHION

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Colour and fragrance

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok