Puzzle solutions for March 7, 2022 – USA TODAY

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 

(Available to play digitally at puzzles.usatoday.com.)

LA Times crossword

Today’s crossword (McMeel)

Daily Commuter crossword

SUDOKU

JUMBLE

Jumbles: SWEPT    GLOAT    SHRANK    NEATLY

Answer: Teaching someone about using a hammer is simple because it’s – EASY TO GRASP

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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

“People call me a rock star or this or that. … If you have to call me anything, call me a chameleon.” – Meat Loaf

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

THE WAY I SEE IT, IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW, YOU GOTTA PUT UP WITH THE RAIN. – DOLLY PARTON

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip 

LEGENDARY SINGER WHO WAS AWFULLY CRAZY ABOUT RICE-BASED SPANISH DISH: PAELLA FITZGERALD

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

PIN    LANE    BALL    ALLEY    SCORE

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Lexigo

EASED, DENTISTS, STATIC, CATERER, REMASTERS

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. SOOTHE

2. DRABNESS

3. BACHELOR

4. SYNONYM

5. BLONDIES

6. DOUBTING

7. STYLES

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Saving a life

(Distributed by Creators)

Kubok