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Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, May 3

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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.

CROSSWORDS

USA TODAY crossword 

(Available to play digitally at puzzles.usatoday.com.)

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Los Angeles Times crossword

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Today’s crossword (McMeel)

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Daily Commuter crossword

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SUDOKU

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JUMBLE

Jumbles: EXCEL    CEASE    PONCHO    SCRIPT

Answer: Her joke about her husband's high credit card balance was – AT HIS EXPENSE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human heart, but that's because you're a teacher." – Aaron Bacall

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN IS A WOMAN ROLLING HER EYES. – JIM CARREY

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip 

IF PEOPLE ARE CHITCHATTING ON THE TOPIC OF RUBBLE, COULD YOU SAY THEY'RE SHOOTING DEBRIS?

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

COD    KOI    EEL    SHAD    PIKE    CARP    SHARK

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

MAGMA, AMEND, DIVINE, EMINENT, TWIGS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

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Scrabblegrams

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7 Little Words

1. BLOUSE

2. ROOTS

3. BOARDWALK

4. PREPARED

5. ATTIC

6. KOOKABURRA

7. SLOGGED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Great memories

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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