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CROSSWORDS
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
JIFFY FORCE ASPECT EXCUSE
When the town began charging to use the park, it was a — “FEE-ASCO”
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"Comedy and horror are very closely related. They're both about subverting expectations ... timing and tone." — Zach Cregger
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Cryptoquote
I AM NOT A PERSON WHO REACHES FOR THE MOON AS LONG AS I HAVE THE STARS. — GERTRUDE EDERLE
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Cryptoquip
IF I WANTED SOMEBODY TO GRAB AN ESCAPING LEFT-WING POLITICIAN, I'D PROBABLY CRY, "CARPE DEM!"
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
PUG BOXER CORGI COLLIE BEAGLE
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Lexigo
AVAST, THESE, ETHEREAL, LEAPS, SPLASHES
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- CALLING
- WISDOM
- MARVELING
- GREY
- NONCHALANT
- SARAH
- PODOLOGIST
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Find the Words
Heading out of Sydney
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026
