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JUMBLE

Jumbles: FLICK ISSUE MOTIVE BOTTOM

Answer: When the sprinter talked about his world records, he was remembering the -- BEST OF TIMES

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CRYPTOGRAPHY PUZZLES

Celebrity Cipher

"If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it." - Jerry Bruckheimer

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Cryptoquote

I LEARNED AS MUCH FROM A TURTLE AS FROM A RELIGIOUS TEXT. - DALAI LAMA

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Cryptoquip

BELOVED COMIC BOOK HERO FAMOUS FOR DISHING OUT ICE CREAM TO UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS: SCOOPERMAN.

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OTHER PUZZLES

Boggle

LAOS LIBYA LATVIA LIBERIA LEBANON

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Lexigo

TOMATO, OTTAWA, ATOMS, SCOTLAND, DRAWL

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KenKen

Scrabblegrams

7 Little Words

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Find the Words

They still sound great

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Kubok

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