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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
Jumble: NOISY TUNER WINNER DETECT
Answer: To some people, the idea of eliminating the penny is - "NON-CENTS"
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher
"You hear voices singing / Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly." - Johnny Marks
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Cryptoquote
CHRISTMAS IS LIKE CANDY; IT SLOWLY MELTS IN YOR MOUTH SWEETENING EVERY TASTE BUD, MAKING YOU WISH IT COULD LAST FOREVER. - RICHELLE E. GOODRICH
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Cryptoquip
SINCE THE MAN HAD GROWN WEARY OF DWELLING IN A MONASTERY FOR MANY YEARS, HE THREW IN THE COWL.
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OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle
ITALY CHILE CHINA INDIA GABON
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Lexigo
POTATO, OUTPUT, TAMPA, AMPUTATE, EMPORIUM
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KenKen
Scrabblegrams
7 Little Words
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Find the Words
Road trip stopover
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Kubok
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025