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One of my responsibilities as a puzzle editor at The New York Times is to create mini crosswords that run in The New York ...

This Crossword ticket features nine play areas; a YOUR LETTERS play area with opaque scratch-off material, three CROSSWORD PUZZLE ... two blank spaces or a blank space and the grid’s border.

NO MORE FOOLING AROUND (Freestyle): This is a freestyle, or themeless, puzzle ... I also enjoyed the other two grid-spanning answers: I'M DRAWING A BLANK (23A: "Doesn't ring any bells") and ...

OTOH (14A: "Then again," in texts) OTOH is making back-to-back puzzle appearances ... I also enjoyed the other two grid-spanning answers: I'M DRAWING A BLANK (23A: "Doesn't ring any bells ...

I also enjoyed the other two grid-spanning answers: I'M DRAWING A BLANK (23A: "Doesn't ring any bells") and THAT HITS THE SPOT (50A: "Ahh, so thirst-quenching!"). Thank you, Dena, for this interesting ...

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Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...