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CROSSWORDS
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JUMBLE
WOMAN VIGIL SOFTEN HOLLOW
Answer: After chasing birds into the stinky bog, the hunting dog was — SMELLING “FOWL”
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"It's not normal to have so much attention on you ... especially at a young age. That can be very distorting." − Rapper Little Simz
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Cryptoquote
EXPERIENCE: THAT MOST BRUTAL OF TEACHERS. BUT YOU LEARN, MY GOD, DO YOU LEARN. − C.S. LEWIS
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Cryptoquip
WHAT WOULD BE A FITTING NAME FOR WORKERS WHO PRODUCE AND REPAIR LEGO PIECES: BLOCKSMITHS.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
ANT BEE GNAT FLEA BEETLE CRICKET
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Lexigo
METER, ROMAN, NUTMEG, GERMS, SPONSORS
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- PLENTIFUL
- UNPACK
- FOOT
- LADD
- HORSEPOWER
- BELVEDERE
- GRIT
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Find the Words
For a change of pace
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026
