Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Sep. 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

CANAL      SENSE      MODEST      SUBMIT     

Answer: The ping-pong-playing horses were enjoying their game of — "STABLE" TENNIS

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"This is an interesting thing about songs ... You're delving into stuff that maybe would be difficult to talk about." − Paul McCartney

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

EACH DAY OF OUR LIVES, WE MAKE DEPOSITS IN THE MEMORY BANKS OF OUR CHILDREN. − CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

HALF-WOMAN AND HALF-FISH WHO CHALLENGES PEOPLE WITH HER ENIGMATIC TEASERS: THE RIDDLE MERMAID.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

PEBBLE      RABBIT      LOBBED      RUBBED      RUBBLE      NABBED         

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Lexigo

LININGS, GANG, SLIDE, ENLISTED, DUETS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. CHEEKY

2. SOMERSAULT

3. GRANDFATHER

4. DRESSING

5. HEDGING

6. BARANSKI

7. PARISIAN

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Beautiful meaning

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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