Puzzle solutions for Monday, Mar. 2, 2026

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CROSSWORDS

USA TODAY crossword

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Los Angeles Times crossword

Today's crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

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JUMBLE

CREPT      KHAKI      JINGLE      LEGACY     

Answer: When the child star had a meltdown during filming, she was just — ACTING HER AGE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"The Old West is not a certain place in a certain time, it's a state of mind. It's whatever you want it to be." − Tom Mix

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

LIFE HAS TWO RULES: NUMBER ONE − NEVER QUIT! NUMBER TWO − ALWAYS REMEMBER RULE NUMBER ONE. − DUKE ELLINGTON

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

BASEBALL PLAYER WHO ALWAYS LIKED TO BE RUNNING AROUND COMPLETING SMALL CHORES: HANK ERRAND.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

FIJI      CHILE      JAPAN      CANADA      PANAMA     

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Lexigo

NANNY, YEAST, TEACH, HYENAS, SCHEMES

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. LANGUAGES
2. CHILL
3. CATALOGUE
4. CHANGING
5. EMBASSY
6. CAFFEINATE
7. ATOP

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Australia's longest river

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok