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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
Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game.
JUMBLE
Jumbles: THUMB BUSHY CATTLE MOTIVE
Answer: If you get tagged while playing tag, just accept the fact, and think — SO BE IT
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"That 'I VOTED' sticker ... proclaims that I exercised a right denied to so many for so long ... I vote with them in mind." — Ava DuVernay
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Cryptoquote
OF COURSE I TALK TO MYSELF. I LIKE A GOOD SPEAKER, AND I APPRECIATE AN INTELLIGENT AUDIENCE. — DOROTHY PARKER
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Cryptoquip
IF I THREW A BUNCH OF COMBO EATING UTENSILS UP TOWARD THE SKY,
I IMAGINE SPORKS WOULD FLY.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
EON ERA HOUR YEAR DECADE MINUTE
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Lexigo
PANDA, APHID, DANGLES, SHAPE, ELECTED
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- LAKE
- FOCUSING
- WILSONS
- CLOUDLESS
- LAGASSE
- TEPIDITY
- UPGRADED
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Find the Words
Pioneers and explorers
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
