Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, July 23, 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: HATCH     BYLAW      AFRAID      SQUARE      

Answer: When the beer makers argued over who made better beer, the result was a − "BREW-HAHA"

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"You know a real friend? Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone." − William S. Burroughs

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO EXPLORE THE DARKNESS TO GET TO THE LIGHT AND GET BACK WHO YOU ARE. − JENNIFER LOPEZ

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHEN BUYING SHORT SKIRTS AT A CLOTHING OUTLET, MAKE SURE THEY COME WITH A MINI-BACK GUARANTEE.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

MARS      EARTH      SATURN      URANUS      NEPTUNE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

VERSE, ERRORS, SOLVED, DELETE, ELEMENT

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. JIMMIES
2. POOLING
3. DUGOUTS
4. BUCK
5. PANAMANIANS
6. AUDI
7. SOOTIER

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

The most populous state

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok