Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025

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.

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Los Angeles Times crossword

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Today’s crossword (McMeel)

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Daily Commuter crossword

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SUDOKU

Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game.

JUMBLE

Jumbles: DRAWN THIRD EXPERT OUTAGE

Answer: When they saw that the road ahead was closed, they were detoured but — NOT DETERRED

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"I've released some great records and I've released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing." − Phil Collins

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

NEVER BE BULLIED INTO SILENCE. NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE MADE A VICTIM. ACCEPT NO ONE'S DEFINITION OF YOUR LIFE, BUT DEFINE YOURSELF. − HARVEY FIERSTEIN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THE AMAZING NEW TORTOISE SHELTER THEY HAVE AT THE ZOO. IT'S TURTLY AWESOME!

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

NEON NOON NYLON NAPKIN NEWSMAN

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

HOSTS, STATED, DESIST, THEMES, SESAME

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

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Scrabblegrams

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7 Little Words

  1. WISTFUL

  2. ANGLOPHILES

  3. MEDIC

  4. WISELY

  5. FRYERS

  6. AUSSIE

  7. APPROVED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

New expansion teams

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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