Puzzle solutions for Thursday, July 31, 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: DEITY      HARSH      SCENIC      TARTAR      

Answer: After his truck broke down, his trailer needed to − HITCH A RIDE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"The world will miss Casey Kasem, an incredible talent and humanitarian; we will miss our dad." − Kerri, Mike, and Julie Kasem

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

I PAINT FLOWERS SO THEY WILL NOT DIE. − FRIDA KAHLO

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WEIRD INFIRMITY THAT HAS BECOME INEXPLICABLY LINKED TO ONE PART OF NEW YORK CITY: BRONXITIS.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

POP      BLUES      GOSPEL      COUNTRY      

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

APART, TOTALS, SIMILAR, RALPH, HOSTS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. SODAS
2. CELEBRATED
3. SUBBING
4. PERLMAN
5. CREDENTIALS
6. HOTELS
7. ALTERCATE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Experienced operator

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok