Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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CROSSWORDS

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Los Angeles Times crossword

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JUMBLE

Jumbles: WHOLE    BLAND    HIGHLY    DAMAGE

Answer: The guys drilling for water hadn’t run into any problems and were – DOING WELL

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES 

Celebrity Cipher

“I much prefer the road. … There is a sterile environment to a studio that doesn’t make me let go.” – Stephen Stills

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

Cryptoquote

THE PURPOSE OF A WRITER IS TO KEEP CIVILIZATION FROM DESTROYING ITSELF. – ALBERT CAMUS

(Distributed by King Features)

Cryptoquip

WHEN COMEDIC ACTOR FELDMAN PLAYED THE PART OF A WISENHEIMER, I’D SAY HE WAS A MARTY-PANTS.

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OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

MALI    CHAD    TUNISIA    LIBERIA

(Distributed by Tribune Content Agency)

Lexigo

REVIVE, EROTIC, CIVIL, LIVES, SARCASTIC

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

  1.  CLASSMATE
  2.  SOMETIMES
  3.  SCATTERED
  4.  TEXAS
  5.  DINED
  6.  OUTSIDE
  7.  ORVILLE

(Distributed by Andrews McMeel)

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