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LIONS (41A: Animals in a pride) My cat, Willow, is proud to see her big cat cousins, the LIONS, in this puzzle. DEFINITELY NOT UP TO SOMETHING (Freestyle): There's no theme today, as this is a ...

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SAVE THE DAY (Freestyle): There's no theme today, as this is a freestyle, or themeless, puzzle. The title is a nod to HELP IS ON THE WAY (28A: Savior's saying). This is a delightful themeless ...

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so I was pretty happy to immediately recognize an anagram of CRUSH (CHSUR) in COUCH SURFING when I filled it in. I'm on to your SECRET, puzzle! Thank you, Amanda, for this enjoyable puzzle.

Today's title works particularly well to signal the theme. I also just like the thought of the word NICE making a COMEBACK. Thank you, Joe, for this enjoyable puzzle.

is my favorite of the three theme answers today. It is something I have certainly uttered on occasion. I also like the answer BIG IF TRUE. Thank you, Amie, for this enjoyable puzzle.

PUBLIC TRANSIT (20A: subways, buses, trains, etc.) QUEER THEORY (Subject covered in gender studies courses) NAKED TRUTH (59A: Unembellished telling of events) EYE OPENING: The OPENING word of each ...

Congratulations to Juliana Tringali Golden, making a USA TODAY debut! Thank you, Juliana, for this delightful puzzle.

I really enjoyed this puzzle. The theme is straightforward, but there's nothing wrong with that. I especially like the theme answer "WHO TOLD YOU THAT?" The rest of the puzzle has a lot of ...