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The USA Today crossword is run by Erik Agard — a graduate in African American studies. As a crossword editor, Agard claims in an interview, “My job is to help elevate their puzzle by making ...

1 hit 54-Across) SOS (48A: 18-Across song with the refrain "please, someone help me") UMBRELLA (54A: 18-Across song depicted by this puzzle's black squares) SINGIN' IN THE RAIN: This is a RIHANNA ...

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I had a pretty good idea of what the theme would be from reading the puzzle's title. However, I wasn't familiar with VOGUE as a dance, so I needed to uncover the other two theme answers to confirm ...

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Our puzzle editors and Wordplay columnists share their favorite new entries to the New York Times Crossword this year ... May 3: Eli Cotham: A nice, junk-free grid with some very clever cluing.