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.
Los Angeles Times crossword
Today’s crossword (McMeel)
Daily Commuter crossword
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
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
WISTFUL
ANGLOPHILES
MEDIC
WISELY
FRYERS
AUSSIE
APPROVED
(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Find the Words
New expansion teams
(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)
Kubok
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