Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Oct. 17, 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: TIGHT      FRONT      GRATIS      OBLONG

Answer: They tried to make a word from the jumbled letters but got − NOTHING OF THE SORT

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"What surprises me in life are not the marriages that fail, but the marriages that succeed." − Rita Hayworth

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

SMART IS KNOWING IF YOU'RE DUMB. KNOWING WHEN TO SHUT UP AND TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE THAT ARE SMARTER THAN YOU. − CHRIS ROCK

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

FITTING NAME FOR A REGION IN WHICH PARTICULAR AROMATIC PLANTS GROW BEST: A NATURAL HERB-ITAT.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

THAILAND      PAKISTAN      TANZANIA

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

METER, REMOTE, EMOTIONS, SMART, TRAUMATIC

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. SUDS
2. BYPASSING
3. OATS
4. CAVIAR
5. CIVILITY
6. SOGGINESS
7. EARS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

All the world is a stage

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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