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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

GONE FISHING: The last word of each theme answer is a piece of FISHING equipment: ROD, REEL, and HOOK. This theme idea came to me as I was holding a CROCHET HOOK. I am always on the lookout for ...

The word OUT in today's title immediately let me know to pay attention to the edges of the theme answers. This is a nice example of this classic USA Today theme type. I appreciate that the split ...

GTL: The theme answers end in the words GYM, TAN, and LAUNDRY, which is the meaning of the acronym GTL. The acronym GTL is new to me. I had to look it up to discover that it stands for GYM TAN ...

The title of today's puzzle let me know exactly what to expect theme-wise. It's fun that the first (FRONT) answer in this puzzle is also a WEATHER-related word: ICY (1A: Slippery, like winter roads).

moment when the word REST is discovered hiding in the theme answers. Now we can all REST easy knowing we've solved today's crossword. Thank you, Jake, for this enjoyable puzzle.