Puzzle solutions for Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022

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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: CLOAK    AFTER    DISOWN    CHOOSY

Answer: The new shoe store had just opened and was quickly gaining a – FOOTHOLD

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

“Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that’s why I don’t have a boyfriend.” – Lucy Liu

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

I WISH THAT EVERY DAY WAS SATURDAY AND EVERY MONTH WAS OCTOBER. – CHARMAINE J. FORDE

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHAT COULD YOU CALL A BIG HARBOR HOLDING A FLOTILLA OF NAVY VESSELS? A PLACE OF WARSHIP.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

HARSH    HATCH    HUTCH    HEALTH

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

ALIBI, ILLEGAL, LILAC, CHANGE, ELLEN

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1.  STATES
  2.  CRUTCHES
  3.  ADULTS
  4.  IRON
  5.  GRUYERE
  6.  VASSAR
  7.  EARS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Urgent care needed

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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