Puzzle solutions for Monday, Aug. 03, 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

GRANT      SNORT      KISSED      SQUARE     

Answer: The lemonade seller wanted her business to — STAND OUT

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"That's the nature of the work, to truly embody and be different people ... people thought I was being myself." − Cynthia Erivo

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A SHELL IN YOUR POCKET AND SAND IN YOUR SHOES. − UNKNOWN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

NAME OF OVERUSED PLOT DEVICES THAT ARE BASICALLY THE SAME, BUT DIFFER ONLY IN FORM: ISOTROPES.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

FLY      BEE      ANT      FLEA      GNAT      MOTH      BEETLE      

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Lexigo

VISITS, STATISTIC, CITATION, NOVICES, SYNONYM

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. BICKERING

2. THUNDERCLAP

3. ELIZABETHS

4. CRACKING

5. CONFIGURE

6. MONUMENTS

7. CROISSANTS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Milking time mayhem

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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