Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.

CROSSWORDS

USA TODAY crossword

Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle .

Los Angeles Times crossword

Today’s crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game .

JUMBLE

Jumbles: PIVOT      BANJO      LITTLE      LONGER

Answer: The doctor would recover from his injuries but was having a problem — BEING PATIENT

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"It is one proof of a good education and of true refinement of feeling, to respect antiquity." − Sigourney Weaver

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

FEAR IS JUST A LINE IN YOUR HEAD. YOU CAN CHOOSE WHAT SIDE OF THAT LINE YOU WANT TO BE ON. − SABEEN MAHMUD

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHEN PEOPLE RESPOND TO SITUATIONS BY BEING CRUEL BEASTS, I WOULD SAY THEY'RE OGRE-REACTING.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

MOUSE      MOOSE      SKUNK      HYENA      HORSE

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Lexigo

TARTAR, RELATES, SKATE, ENTRAP, PARALLEL

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. DEFACE
2. UNDERCOOK
3. REFOCUS
4. WARE
5. SUBDIVIDING
6. GLOWS
7. JAMIE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

polychromatic

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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