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Friday, October 30, 2026 · Page D5 · 27

Hocus-Focus

HOCUS-FOCUS: Find at least six differences in details between panels.


Jumble

Jumble: Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Answers tomorrow. Saturday’s Jumbles: TALLY, PUPIL, BUSHEL, NUGGET. Answer: King Kong tried out for the Yankees but was too large for the BIG LEAGUES.

Cryptoquote: One letter stands for another. Single letters, apostrophes, the patterns and length of words are all clues. The code is different for each quote. Previous cryptoquote: I REALLY TRIED TO FOCUS ON MYSELF AND WHAT I NEEDED. I TOOK WALKS, I READ BOOKS ... I WROTE IN MY JOURNAL AND FOUND SIMPLE MOMENTS TO BE QUIET. - JORY JOHN


Cryptoquote

Build-A-Word: Find as many three or more letter words as you can from the word shown below. Each letter may be used only once. MB = Master Builder; WS = Words. Today’s word: FAUCET - MB = 24 words; WS = 17. Previous Solution - JOURNEYMEN.


Build-A-Word
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