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

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

USA TODAY has chosen to label themeless puzzles as "Freestyle" but also give them titles that refer to one or more answers in the grid. I like this choice. Using the word Freestyle lets solvers ...

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

We (and by we, I mean Olivia) managed to get a few gaming references in this puzzle: BUMPY LANDING: The bottom word of each vertical theme answer can be paired with the word BUMPS, giving us FIST ...

RTS (31A: Some NFL linemen) RTS here stands for right tackles. I kind of knew this, but since I'm aware of my lack of sports knowledge, I just waited and let the crossing answers fill this one in.

A little bit of extra work was required to get from the title to the theme today. It's not the word PICTURE that serves ... Thank you, Zhouqin, for this enjoyable puzzle.

The iPOD SHUFFLE was discontinued in 2017, but it lives on as the theme for today's puzzle. The word SHUFFLE in the title ...

IRE (60D: "Smoke coming out of your ears" feeling) The iPOD SHUFFLE was discontinued in 2017, but it lives on as the theme for today's puzzle. The word SHUFFLE in the title alerted me to be on the ...