Puzzle solutions for Friday, June 27, 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: TWINE      UNION      GROGGY      DIVERT     

Answer: They thought 10 acres would be big enough for their plant nursery, but they were − OUTGROWING IT

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. There's nothing so beautiful." − Michael Gambon

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

FIND ECSTASY IN LIFE; THE MERE SENSE OF LIVING IS A JOY ENOUGH. − EMILY DICKINSON

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHAT WOULD BE A SUITABLE GENRE NAME FOR SONGS ABOUT THE EIGHTH PLANET FROM THE SUN? NEP-TUNES.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

SEA      BAY      LAKE      OCEAN      INLET      STRAIT

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

NAVAL, LANCE, ENDEARED, DEALS, SLANDERS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. DISAPPEARED
2. MUSEUMS
3. TOASTS
4. FOOTBALL
5. ELBOWS
6. YODELING
7. FULCRUM

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Backing a winner

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok