Puzzle solutions for Friday, July 12, 2024

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CROSSWORDS

USA TODAY crossword

Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle.

Los Angeles Times crossword

Today’s crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

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JUMBLE

Jumbles: LEVEL QUACK RIDDLE THRONG

Answer: When New York City sanitation workers went on strike in 1975, — IT REEKED HAVOC

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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"The British keep employing me, and that makes me like them. It also makes me think they're very intelligent." — John Cusack

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Cryptoquote

I AM MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY PROBLEMS. — JOSE FERRER

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Cryptoquip

THAT SLUGGISH BABY KANGAROO NEVER LIKES TO LEAVE ITS MOTHER. YOU MIGHT CALL IT A POUCH POTATO.

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OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

LEO ARIES LIBRA TAURUS SCORPIO

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Lexigo

PEPSI, ISSUES, SUSPECT, TWICE, EXCEPT

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KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1. FLOODED

  2. POPULATING

  3. LEIGH

  4. DEICES

  5. CARET

  6. INJUDICIOUS

  7. DRILLER

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Find the Words

Skiers live for winter

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Kubok

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