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Answer: For the inmates, eating meals in the prison cafeteria is part of their — TIME SERVED
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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES
Celebrity Cipher: "The minute you start feeling like you've got it down, you know what you're doing, you're dead in the water." − Vincent D'Onofrio (Distributed by Andrews McMeel)
Cryptoquote: THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF EXERTING ONE'S STRENGTH: ONE IS PUSHING DOWN, THE OTHER IS PULLING UP. − BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (Distributed by King Features)
Cryptoquip: WHAT KIND OF BUS CAN BE HOLDING TWO FULL TIERS OF WEB-FOOTED SWIMMING BIRDS? A DOUBLE-DUCKER. (Distributed by King Features)
OTHER PUZZLES
Boggle: GRIN SCOWL SMILE FROWN SMIRK GRIMACE
Lexigo: BERET, TEMPER, REBEL, LEBANON, NOMINATE
KenKen, Scrabblegrams, 7 Little Words: PANCAKES, HASTILY, TROUT, DIARIES, TRUMPETING, SHIELDS, GEARBOX
Find the Words: Get me out of here (Distributed by Creators Syndicate)
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Puzzle solutions for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.