Puzzle solutions for Saturday, Sep. 05, 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

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JUMBLE

SWORN      NEWLY      FILTHY      SQUASH     

She couldn't decide if she would do the laundry today. She was being − WISHY-WASHY

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"The world doesn't need you to be perfect. It needs you to ... keep going even when things don't go as planned." − Simone Biles

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

PEOPLE SAY NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT I DO NOTHING EVERY DAY. − WINNIE THE POOH

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

IF A COMIC BOOK PROTAGONIST WERE FROM SUDAN'S CAPITAL, HE WOULD BE A KHARTOUM CHARACTER.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

LARK      SWAN      WREN      DOVE      TERN   

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

GORGE, ERRORS, STRONGER, REIGN, NODDED

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. TWIDDLING

2. PLOTTER

3. PACHYDERM

4. PILFER

5. BILLY

6. IBERIA

7. SZCZECIN

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Staking your claim

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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