SCALE (14A: Pianist's warmup exercise, sometimes) TEA (25A: Gossip that might be piping hot) LATER HATER (9D: "I don't have time for your negativity!") DREAM COME TRUE (18A: Fulfillment of a long ...

MIXED USE: The word USE is found MIXED up (anagrammed) in each theme answer: CLOSE UP SHOP, BARBECUE SAUCE, and MAKE US PROUD. I am getting better at paying attention to words in the title that ...

Kapil: I thought of the crossword title after hearing Shruthi Kumar's Harvard graduation speech where she closed with these words by Emily Dickenson: "Not knowing when the dawn will come ...

Open Door Constructor: Kapil Mehta Editor: Anna Gundlach Kapil: I thought of the crossword title after hearing Shruthi Kumar's Harvard graduation speech where she closed with these words by Emily ...

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Shannon & Will: When making crosswords, constructors typically work from an established set of words and phrases called a wordlist. Each constructor refines their wordlist to their own taste over ...

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