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CROSSWORDS
USA TODAY crossword
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
TROLL GRIEF CHUNKY THRIFT
Answer: For the couple, the bumper-to-bumper traffic on the highway was a — TURNOFF
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"I wanted to be a guy who played the piano and sang, while people screamed. That sounded like fun." − Composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown
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Cryptoquote
LOVE THE TREES UNTIL THEIR LEAVES FALL OFF, THEN ENCOURAGE THEM TO TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. − CHAD SUGG
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Cryptoquip
OLD FILM ABOUT A FAIRY-TALE DWARF WHO GETS INTO TROUBLE WHEN LEFT BY HIMSELF: "GNOME
ALONE."
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
OWL EMU LOON LARK WREN CROW CRANE
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Lexigo
ALTAR, REHEARSES, SEVERE, EVERYONE, ENJOY
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- PASTELS
- HARRISON
- PARENT
- BONKING
- SHOGUNS
- VOLUNTEER
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Find the Words
Bring on the Olympics
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
