Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Aug. 13, 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

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Los Angeles Times crossword

Today's crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

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JUMBLE

SHAWL      MOOSE      FLINCH      ADJUST     

Answer: To find out if the kids liked his act, the shadow puppeteer asked for — A SHOW OF HANDS

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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"My father ... was a wonderful comedian and he was a really funny guy ... he encouraged it in his children." − Marlo Thomas

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

ON THE BEACH, YOU CAN LIVE IN BLISS. − DENNIS WILSON

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHEN COUNTRY SINGER TAYLOR DECIDED SHE WOULD SMELL SOMETHING, WHAT DID SHE DO? SWIFT WHIFFED.

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OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

LAO      THAI      LATIN      DUTCH      ITALIAN        

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Lexigo

ELDER, REVEALED, DESERVES, SEEDS, SATCHEL

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. DRIVING

2. VOLLEYBALL

3. STUDENTS

4. OBSERVES

5. CARTAGENA

6. PESSIMIST

7. CORKSCREWS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Valued volunteers

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Kubok

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