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The Puzzle Page

No. 264 · a new Sudoku and cryptogram every morning, the Word Hunt turns over Mondays · the same puzzle for every reader, so no one can claim theirs was harder

The Daily Sudoku

Every row, column, and box takes 1 through 9 exactly once. Pencil goes in blue; the givens are set in ink.

The Elm City Word Hunt

Eight New Haven words hide in the grid — any direction, backwards included.

ARGUUAPIZZAPCEPREIPMALCBYNATHFSGANKUXEBSSAZDTETPRVTXTERWWEEDIAGZGRGBKOCBYHHRKPONOKXIURUOENFCARPHFIDVBENAKROTNASJCNNIJMOGXFKFPJISXCLRDDWHITNEYAVE

The Daily Cryptogram

One letter stands for another, the same way throughout — and never for itself. Pick a letter, pencil in your guess, work the short words first.

Yesterday's Answers — 2026-09-20

The Sudoku

589417236237689451641235798875163924493528617162974583356842179918756342724391865

The Cryptogram

The cherry trees of wooster square keep better time than any clock