Puzzle solutions for Friday, May. 01, 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

NEEDY      FAVOR      LOTION      VISUAL      

Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek" showed us a possible future. He was a − "TELEVISIONARY"

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!" - Upton Sinclair

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

MY HEART IS LIGHT WITH MAY! THE SKY IS SOFT; THE COMING BIRDS ARE SILENT ON THEIR WAY. - MARY MAPES DODGE

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

BELOVED NOVEL ABOUT A MOUNTAINOUS AREA CONTAINING SOME HIDDEN RICHES: "TREASURE HIGHLAND."

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

CYAN      BLUE      TEAL      GOLD      PINK      

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

DECIDE, ECLAIR, RIDGE, EAGER, REASSESS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. PENS
2. INITIALS
3. CARPENTER
4. WAIKIKI
5. OBSIDIAN
6. BOWDOWN
7. LANGUIDLY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Maybe just this once

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok