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CROSSWORDS
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
TRACT CHOMP VACUUM JACKAL
After getting into an accident, his new sedan was a − COMPACT CAR
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"If a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books." − George Washington Carver
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Cryptoquote
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, EVERYTHING WE DO IN LIFE IS SET TO SOME KIND OF MUSIC. − PEABO BRYSON
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Cryptoquip
WHAT DO YOU CALL THINGS THAT DECOMPOSE RAPIDLY IN MARSHY LOUISIANA WATERS? BAYOU-DEGRADABLE.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
BAT HIT RUN OUT STEAL DUGOUT
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Lexigo
RESERVE, EMERGE, EGRET, TERMS, SHIVERED
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- SOARING
- PILLOWY
- CARVING
- CASHMERE
- PONDEROSA
- PANACEA
- TICKING
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Find the Words
The smell of excitement
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026
