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

The letters stand for jack, queen, king and ace, and the suit completes the hint. For example, the clue [K♣︎] at 27A is king ...

The theme: A crossword puzzle’s identity — it’s why a puzzle is memorable, or clever, or creative, or funny, and it’s the toughest part to execute when constructing a puzzle.

Following up on the quiz I made that focuses on quotes from The Office, I decided to theme all of the clues for this crossword puzzle around the conference room at the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch.

A 130-word challenger for your weekend.

Whatever the theme, you can expect to spend more time on the puzzle because it’s more demanding to figure it out. Check out the tombstone that contained a cryptic crossword puzzle.

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

The NYT Mini Crossword is a smaller version of the full crossword puzzle, typically featuring a 5x5 grid, although the grid size can vary slightly. Unlike the full crossword, which may take an hour or ...

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 . Uncover expert takes and answers in our crossword blog.