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CROSSWORDS
USA TODAY crossword
Play the USA TODAYCrossword Puzzle.
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SUDOKU
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JUMBLE
OCCUR WHACK ABSORB THROAT
They would be playing "Fugue in D Minor" and then "Prelude No. 9 In E" − "BACH" TO "BACK"
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"I've been very blessed in my personal life and my career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have." − Mandy Patinkin
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Cryptoquote
FAILURE IS UNIMPORTANT. IT TAKES COURAGE TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF. − CHARLIE CHAPLIN
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Cryptoquip
WHAT MIGHT SOMEBODY BUY WHEN THEY WOULD LIKE TO WIN FREE ALCOHOL FOR LIFE? BLOTTO TICKETS.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
HARSH HUTCH HATCH HITCH
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Lexigo
REFERS, SORTED, DESERT, TROUT, TORPEDOED
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
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UNAFRAID
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ICICLE
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ANTARTICA
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CARROLL
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BESTING
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REVOLVER
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SERIFS
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Find the Words
Plenty of room to move
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Puzzle solutions for Friday, May. 22, 2026