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CROSSWORDS
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
BLAZE FISHY STENCH BAKING
Answer: When instant replay was first used on TV in 1963, everyone wanted to — SEE IT AGAIN
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"I have my hands on the instrument every day. I'll be doing tonight while I'm watching the hockey game." − Gordon Lightfoot
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Cryptoquote
HOW SOFTLY SUMMER SHUTS, WITHOUT THE CREAKING OF A DOOR. − EMILY DICKINSON
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Cryptoquip
NEW SPECIES OF FLYING MAMMALS THAT HAVE BECOME VERY GOOD AT SPELLING WORDS: ALPHA-BATS.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
RING GOING WRING INNING WIRING WINNING ONGOING
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Lexigo
EATEN, NECTAR, REVENGE, ERASE, EXCEEDED
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- UNFAIR
- PLAYING
- EXPERIENCE
- FLAMING
- COSTUME
- SMARTEST
- ANCHOVIES
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Find the Words
Appropriate for our climate
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
