Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Jul. 23, 2026

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CROSSWORDS

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SUDOKU

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JUMBLE

PARTY      LUNGE      VACANT      COMPLY     

Answer: The garden center was becoming so large they needed to hire a — PLANT MANAGER

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"I don't live an angry life ... But I feel a very strong alienation and dissatisfaction from my groups." − George Carlin

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

IF NOTHING IS GOING WELL, CALL YOUR GRANDMOTHER. − ITALIAN PROVERB

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

I ASSUME THAT SMART ICE CUBE WAS INCREDIBLY BUSY IN COLLEGE. IT HAS THIRTY-TWO DEGREES.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

TIN      LEAD      GOLD      ZINC      IRON        

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

MUMPS, STUMP, PROMPT, TUMOR, REVENUE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. SLEEPER
2. BANGS
3. HOARSE
4. GORGEOUS
5. TANGINESS
6. PONDEROSA
7. ORATION

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

When the mood takes me

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok

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