Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Sept. 5

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: PAUSE EXERT BOGGLE AWHILE

Answer: Being afraid to go to bed in the dark made their son a — LIGHT SLEEPER

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"What a dream it was to witness the genius that was Bob Newhart. ... Classy, kind, generous and absolutely hilarious." − Kaley Cuoco

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

IF YOU HAVE NO HONEY IN YOUR POT, HAVE SOME IN YOUR MOUTH. − BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

NO ACTORS COULD BE BRIGHTLY ILLUMINATED DURING THE STAGE PLAY. SOMEBODY STOLE THE SPOTLIGHT.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

RICH ARCH EACH LATCH REACH BEACH HUTCH HATCH

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

PHOTO, ORATOR, RATIO, OPINIONS, SYNONYM

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

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Scrabblegrams

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7 Little Words

  1. VIBRATION

  2. TAYLOR

  3. SPENT

  4. SEARCHING

  5. RAMONES

  6. HOODIE

  7. KRISTEN

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

The family is smitten

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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