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CROSSWORDS
USA TODAY crossword
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
Jumbles: PANIC EVENT TAUGHT EXCEEDAnswer: The Buffalo Nickel was replaced after the mint approved the — EXACT CHANGE
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"Acting, no matter what they say, is the same kind of art as a pianist or a violinist ... We interpret the script." — Vincent Price
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Cryptoquote
BE HEALTHY AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, BUT BE HAPPY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT MAKE YOU YOU. — BEYONCE
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Cryptoquip
WHAT MIGHT YOU CALL FAMOUS FOLKS WHO WERE REMARKABLY COURTEOUS AND REFINED? URBANE
LEGENDS.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
DELL MESA KNOLL PLAIN CANYON
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Lexigo
HERDED, DREAM, MOTHER, RELEASE, ELEVATE
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- UNAIDED
- HOUSES
- ALLY
- BASTED
- REVS
- HUMORIST
- SASSINESS
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026
