Puzzle solutions for Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025

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

Jumbles: CHOMP      YEAST      MERELY      DONKEY

Answer: To show his grandchildren where he bowled a perfect game, they went to — MEMORY LANE

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

"Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals." − Finley Peter Dunne

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

A BAD DAY CAMPING IS STILL BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY WORKING. − UNKNOWN

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHAT MONTH OF THE YEAR DO YOU SUPPOSE WILD TREES IN FORESTS PROBABLY REALLY HATE? SEP-TIMBER.

(Distributed by King Features)

OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

POP      AHA      EVE      EYE      PEP      KAYAK      LEVEL

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

CATCH, HENCE, ETCHED, DANCER, RECLAIM

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

1. OVERBOOKED
2. PERSONABLE
3. REHEARSE
4. MANGO
5. ABATED
6. MOUNTAINTOP
7. QUINCY

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Find the Words

Life and death experiences

(Distributed by Creators Syndicate)

Kubok