Puzzle solutions for Friday, Apr. 24, 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

GRIEF      CLAMP      YELLOW      PASTOR      

The king's new, high-tech throne with built-in USB ports was a − SEAT OF POWER

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"People have so much going on in their heads … If you could write a song, you'd feel so much better!" − Billie Eilish

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

LEARNING HOW TO BE STILL, TO REALLY BE STILL AND LET LIFE HAPPEN − THAT STILLNESS BECOMES A RADIANCE. − MORGAN FREEMAN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

ANNUAL OCCASION WHEN EVERYBODY WILL ALWAYS HAVE MUCH MORE ENTHUSIASM THEN USUAL: ARDOR DAY.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

BROWN      BEIGE      GREEN      MAUVE      

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

EDGES, SPEED, DIGEST, THREE, EDITING

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. ACREAGE
2. MANES
3. PRECALCULUS
4. MESSINA
5. INITIATOR
6. ELEUTHERA
7. VAMOOSE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Historic wineries

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok