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Puzzle solutions for Monday, May 9, 2022

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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:  FIGHT    FINCH    CELERY    ABSORB

Answer: The business bird found the perfect location in the tree for her – BRANCH OFFICE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I have the best job in the world: I pretend for a living. You can't get too precious about that." – Rosario Dawson

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

THE GREATEST MISTAKE YOU CAN MAKE IN LIFE IS TO BE CONTINUALLY FEARING YOU WILL MAKE ONE. – ELBERT HUBBARD

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

SINGER WHOSE BODY NEEDS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF VITAMIN B-ONE FOR FUNCTIONING WELL: CARLY THIAMINE.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

MILE    YARD    FOOT    METER    FURLONG

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

DIVIDE, ENTITIES, SWEDEN, NEWEST, TWELVE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

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Scrabblegrams

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7 Little Words

  1.  INSPIRATION
  2.  ECSTATIC
  3.  MISHANDLE
  4.  REWIND
  5.  LEAP
  6.  MIMES
  7.  INFURIATING

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

With the high rollers

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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