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CROSSWORDS
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
DOUBT CABIN SUDDEN SHAKEN
After the rock group trashed their hotel suite, the hotel manager − BANNED THE BAND
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"Confidence can get you a long way ... my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doesn't help you in acting." − Steven Yeun
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Cryptoquote
DON'T THREATEN ME WITH LOVE, BABY. LET'S JUST GO WALKING IN THE RAIN. − BILLIE HOLIDAY
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Cryptoquip
WHEN A CERTAIN LARGE COMPUTER CORPORATION SURRENDERS SOME RIGHTS, WHAT HAPPENS? APPLE CEDES.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
FRY OVEN CHEF FOOD STOVE KITCHEN
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Lexigo
ASSESS, SCALES, SELECT, TWELVE, ELASTIC
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- WAITING
- DEPRESSED
- UTOPIA
- KENDRA
- RERUN
- KNOXVILLE
- SHOPPING
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Find the Words
Accurate measurements
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2026
