Ok, I do have a longstanding love for Taylor Swift and a secret Aaron Dessner-heavy album is a dream, but honestly having 31 one more songs' worth of words for fill-in-the-blank clues is simply chef's kiss

Me trying to come up with a symmetrical crossword theme

I am so incredibly proud of and happy for Sally Hoelscher, PhD, who is so deservingly bringing her lovely USAT crossword blog to an even bigger stage to continue to celebrate a love of learning and the successes of the people who make our puzzles.
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I can’t believe it’s been a year already!

Not me trying to put in 'BABY' as the answer for 'Delivery that can't be returned'

This is a perfect intersection of my interests ❤️

Happy ❤️ day from me

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Crossword constructors when the new Hunger Games movie comes out

Happy turkey day y’all 🦃

After “Making Up” comes…

It might be 90 degrees out, but if you think that’s gonna stop me from trying to get into the spirit…

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In addition to being a lovely and informative write-up of the puzzle, Sally’s blog is also an amazing resource for seeing if themes have already been done before in USAT. It’s not foolproof since there are many ways to execute a lot of themes, but it’s a great place to start.

Between this and Taylor Swift potentially dating the star tight end of my football team, it’s a been a huge week for my personal interests coming together.

New babies 😍