Puzzle solutions for Friday, Aug. 1, 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: CLICK      FEIGN      THORNY      WHOOSH     

Answer: King Arthur's men would gather each evening to report on the − "KNIGHTLY" NEWS

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity." − Ruby Dee

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

AT THE BEACH − TIME YOU ENJOYED WASTING IS NOT WASTED. − T.S. ELIOT

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IN THE REALM OF PARASITIC JUMPING INSECTS, THE SUBJECTS PROBABLY CRY "IT'S A FLEA COUNTRY!"

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

COD      EEL      GAR      CARP      PERCH     

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

OASIS, STATION, NONSENSE, EGOTIST, TAILING

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. CLOSURE
2. MAGPIE
3. PORTLAND
4. UNDERSIDE
5. LINEUP
6. EVERYDAY
7. SANDERS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Into the great unknown

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok