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CROSSWORDS
USA TODAY crossword
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Daily Commuter crossword
SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
Jumbles: RHINO AFTER EMERGE CACTUSAnswer: He wasn’t sure how much sandpaper he would need, but he did have a — ROUGH ESTIMATE
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"I was a fifth grader hanging around in the horror section at the local video store, obsessively renting and ... dreaming." — Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun
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Cryptoquote
I REMEMBER IT AS OCTOBER DAYS ARE ALWAYS REMEMBERED, CLOUDLESS, MAPLE-FLAVORED, THE AIR GOLD AND SO CLEAN IT QUIVERS. — LEIF ENGER
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Cryptoquip
BECAUSE THE POOR ARTIST WAS
COMPLETELY OUT OF IDEAS FOR ANY MORE SKETCHES, HE DREW A BLANK.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
EYE BYE DYE GYM CRYPT DRYER MAYOR
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Lexigo
TESTS, SISTER, RETURN, NATURE, ELAPSE
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- MARKETING
- MATINEE
- CONDUCTOR
- SMITE
- KITTIES
- REDUCED
- ELIZABETH
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Find the Words
Unique local customs
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026
