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Puzzle solutions for Saturday, May 14, 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: SASSY    FINAL    MARROW    TALLER

Answer: A rapid increase in the cost of jet fuel can cause – AIRFARES TO SOAR

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you." – Amber Tamblyn

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

CLEAR THINKING REQUIRES COURAGE RATHER THAN INTELLIGENCE. – THOMAS SZASZ

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I FIND IT FUN TO VISUALIZE A SPANISH PAINTING OF A LIZARD, GIVEN THE TITLE "EL GRECO GECKO."

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

LAOS    OMAN    CHAD    ITALY    CHINA    FINLAND

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

CHECK, KNEES, SPEECH, HACKER, REHEARSES

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

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Scrabblegrams

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7 Little Words

  1.  MOCHA
  2.  MINIMALISTS
  3.  AFFIXES
  4.  OBSCURER
  5.  TOES
  6.  REDLINING
  7.  GLOSSES

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Such an amazing location

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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