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CROSSWORDS
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JUMBLE
DICEY FROZE BOGGLE SPIRAL
Answer: When the herding dog rented a room, he became a — “BOARDER” COLLIE
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"To hold an audience is an unnatural thing ... It's only natural for the spell to break ... Don't let it waver." − Carol Channing
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Cryptoquote
LOVE IS SUPREME AND UNCONDITIONAL; LIKE IS NICE BUT LIMITED. − DUKE ELLINGTON
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Cryptoquip
THE LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET WHICH BEGAN IN ECUADOR'S CAPITAL AND IS QUICKLY SPREADING: QUITO KETO.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
POT FORK OVEN PLATE STOVE KETTLE TOASTER
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Lexigo
FISTS, STYLIST, TILES, SOLELY, YIELD
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
- NINCOMPOOP
- GELS
- SPECTATE
- KINGLET
- PALLID
- CORPULENT
- STOPWATCH
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Find the Words
Another year gone
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026
