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CROSSWORDS
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
THINK STASH FRIGHT STINKY
Answer: After the sun went down, the medieval castle guards were replaced by the — “KNIGHT” SHIFT
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"Because I'm too frightened, I'm incapable of phoning anything in ... I take what I do for a living seriously." − Michael Keaton
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Cryptoquote
NO ONE EVER DIED FROM SLEEPING IN AN UNMADE BED. − ERMA BOMBECK
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Cryptoquip
TRUISM CONCERNING MOVING DOWNHILL WHEN SNOW IS COVERING THE GROUND: "EASIER SLED THAN RUN!"
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
FIG PLUM LIME PEAR LEMON
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Lexigo
FEVER, REVIVES, SHIFT, THIGH, HIGHLY
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- CANINE
- PROPOSING
- COURT
- DUNGAREES
- TRUTHS
- STRICTNESS
- WAITRESS
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Find the Words
Surrounded by natural beauty
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Monday, Sep. 14, 2026
