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Sunday, November 1, 2026 · Page C6 · 22

Hocus-Focus

Hocus-Focus

Find at least six differences in details between panels.

Differences: 1. Towel is longer. 2. Soap dish is moved. 3. Mirror is smaller. 4. Knob is moved. 5. Top of man's shirt is different. 6. Hand is moved.

Jumble

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

GHUCO TUYOH DFRFAO RTHETO

WHEN ASKED WHAT SHE WANTED TO EAT LATER, SHE SAID IT WAS ---

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow)

Yesterday's | Jumbles: BLOCK DRESS BREACH GRITTY Answer: The hot air balloonists saw the gorgeous sunrise because they were — EARLY TO RISE

Cryptoquote


Jumble

Cryptoquote by Derek Bowman

One letter stands for another. Single letters, apostrophes, the patterns and length of words are all clues. The code is different for each quote.

GMX VWQNQZC ZG LVJKNT NQRT'O BLVNNTJATO QO V PTVOMXT GR GMX OZXTJAZL GR BLVXVBZTX. - FXQZTX NTO WXGFJ

Previous cryptoquote: START WRITING, NO MATTER WHAT. THE WATER DOES NOT FLOW UNTIL THE FAUCET IS TURNED ON. - LOUIS L'AMOUR

Build-A-Word

Build-A-Word by Derek Bowman

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 = Wordsmith

Today's word: WITHER - MB = 25 words; WS = 19

Previous Solution — FAUCET

ACE | CUE | TAU | FATE ACT | CUT | TEA | FEAT AFT | EAT | CAFE | FETA ATE | EFT | CUTE | TUFA CAF | ETA | FACE | ACUTE CAT | FAT | FACT | FACET

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