One of the (many!) things I enjoy about the USA Today crossword is that we are occasionally treated to these types of Easter eggs. Thank you, Amanda, for this excellent puzzle.

USA TODAY has a decades-long history of helping our readers lead healthier and smarter financial lives through reporting and other initiatives that inform individual choices about how to invest ...

Hope y'all enjoyed the puzzle. Sally: This puzzle started with ... Fortunately, continued brainstorming led to the theme you see today. WIGGLE ROOM (16A: Flexibility for negotiating) HINDQUARTERS ...

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND WHO LIKES TO PLAY? (Freestyle): Since this is a freestyle puzzle, there's no theme today. As mentioned above, the title is a reference to BING BONG (34D: "Inside Out" imaginary ...

(Looks suspiciously at Person 2.) The hidden or FOUND word is a classic USA Today theme type. It is well executed here with three great theme answers. Thank you, Beth, for this enjoyable puzzle.

The theme answers are all great phrases. Congratulations to Prasanna Keshava on a USA Today crossword debut! Thank you, Prasanna, for this delightful puzzle.

Today those four FUNDAMENTAL elements serve as the components of a crossword theme. Thank you, Rafa, for this delightful puzzle.

Neville: This puzzle's theme started as a demonstration for the crossword class I teach, and after some discussion with the editors, this puzzle came into fruition. The numbers 37 and 73 in the ...

moment when I realized what was happening. I also really like all three of the theme answers. Congratulations to Mike Graczyk making a USA Today debut! Thank you, Mike, for this delightful puzzle.

I'm grateful to the editorial crew for running this pride parade of a puzzle during Bisexual Visibility Month. I LOVE A PARADE: The last word of each theme answer is something associated with a ...

Matt: Some folks find them a little old-fashioned, but I love a good letter-pattern theme. Favorite clue here is 51-A, which I sense Sally will appreciate as well... NUTTER BUTTER (19A: Cookie ...

At the recent 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, she won two gold medals for Team USA, in the women's 200 ... medley and the 4x100 meter freestyle. Today's title allowed me to correctly guess ...