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CROSSWORDS
USA TODAY crossword
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
CHALK STOOD MARKET BETTER
Answer: When the hikers came across a pit viper on the trail, it — RATTLED THEM
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"No matter what life throws my way, I'm going to handle it. It's going to be OK. I don't have to worry." − Halle Berry
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Cryptoquote
DELICIOUS AUTUMN! MY VERY SOUL IS WEDDED TO IT. − GEORGE ELIOT
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Cryptoquip
WHEN THE GUY SUCCESSFULLY WHIPPED THE POTATOES FOR HIS RECIPE, HE SAID, "MASHING ACCOMPLISHED!"
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
NOSE CHIN CHEEK MOUTH
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Lexigo
DIVIDE, ENDEAR, RADICAL, LADLE, EMBLEM
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- KNOWLEDGE
- BRAINS
- SHAKILY
- HAYWORTH
- AXIOM
- GANACHE
- HEADPHONES
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Find the Words
Happy to be stranded
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2026
