Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

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

Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle.

Los Angeles Times crossword

Today's crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game.

JUMBLE

TARDY      AWARD      BASKET      MOTION     

Answer: When they heated slices of bread on the campfire, they were — WARM AND TOASTY

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"I was a full-blown tomboy, I was very mischievous and got into a lot of trouble ... My friends used to call me Huckleberry Tig." − Tig Notaro

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

REPRESENTATION MATTERS − EVERY PERSON DESERVES TO SEE THEMSELVES IN ART. − AMY SHERALD

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF SOMEONE IS COMPLAINING THAT A PIECE OF FRUIT IS TOO TART, ONE MIGHT CALL THAT SOUR GRIPES.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

TWO      SIX      TEN      FOUR      EIGHT      SIXTY      EIGHTY      

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

BRIBE, EXISTS, SIXTH, HEBREW, WAITER

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. NAPPING
2. OSCAR
3. ALGAE
4. BUSIER
5. DELAWARE
6. SUBLIME
7. ANTONIO

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Something in the water

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok