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JUMBLE: SAVVY CLASH IMPACT SONATA — Answer: "PASTA" LA VISTA (Distributed by Tribune Content Agency).
CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES: Celebrity Cipher — "I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter." (Distributed by Andrews McMeel). Cryptoquote: "A DREAM DOESN'T BECOME REALITY THROUGH MAGIC; IT TAKES SWEAT, DETERMINATION AND HARD WORK." — COLIN POWELL (Distributed by King Features). Cryptoquip: "WELL-KNOWN FLICK FEATURING TEENAGE GIRLS WHO CAN NEVER FIND ADHESIVE STUFF: 'GLUELESS.'"
OTHER PUZZLES: Boggle (LUTE TUBA OBOE FLUTE CELLO BANJO), Lexigo (CYCLE, ELAPSES, SELLS, SCARE, ERASED — Distributed by Andrews McMeel), KenKen, Scrabblegrams, 7 Little Words (TOWNS, INTERACT, GOLF, UNHEEDED, INDIGENOUS, SOLILOQUY, RUSTIEST), Find the Words (Adrenaline junkies — Distributed by Creators Syndicate), Kubok.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.