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No. 284 · 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.

APFLHEGIVVUZSHXSYKHAJLMZBHFSFHDQMLPEALIGHTHOUSENCQKHSNEERGESHSNINTHSQVGEKDYVEOPUAOYLHARPCABHDIMEHOTPCXRLCDIPMTNRXILNENXAJJABAUXGCJGHNFPFBVUHZSOC

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 — 2026-10-10 ▾

The Sudoku

975436182612785439384921657256817943739654821148293765497362518563178294821549376

The Cryptogram

“A lollipop a hamburger and a dictionary all call this city home”