Puzzle solutions for Thursday, May. 14, 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

CLEFT      BENCH      LITTLE      SYMBOL     

Answer: After seeing that he was on a baseball card, the MLB rookie had to — COLLECT HIMSELF

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"The faster you find friends who challenge you ... the faster you'll grow as a comedian (and regress as a human)." − Colin Jost

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

NEVER LEND YOUR CAR TO ANYONE TO WHOM YOU HAVE GIVEN BIRTH. − ERMA BOMBECK

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I THINK CARS THAT ACTOR KLEMPERER OR DIRECTOR PREMINGER HAD OUGHT TO BE DUBBED "OTTO-MOBILES."

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

ONE      TWO      TEN      THREE      EIGHT      FIFTY      EIGHTY      

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

NESTS, STYLIST, TONER, REVEREND, DODGE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. PRESTIGIOUS
2. SHELLS
3. RETRO
4. FRENCH
5. NASHVILLE
6. AORTA
7. TAMARIN

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Always remember caveat emptor

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok