We have each possible DISTRIBUTION of the word EVEN represented in the theme answers: EVE/N, E/VEN, and EV/EN. My favorite theme answer today is EVIL QUEEN. It makes me want to give an EVIL laugh ...

VOWEL (22A: One of two in the word "one") APT (44A ... Congratulations to Ed Sessa making a USA Today crossword debut! Thank you, Ed, for this entertaining puzzle.

It is indeed apt that the word ERA is found in the word generation. STICK DOWN: The bottom word of each vertical theme answer can be paired with the word STICK. That gives us: BREADSTICK ...

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BOOGIE DOWN: The last (DOWN-most) word of each vertical theme answer is a type of dance: VOGUE, SALSA, and TAP. I hope you have your dancing shoes on, because it's time to BOOGIE DOWN. I had a ...

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It took me a little longer than usual to figure out today's theme, which provided for ... the theme when I noticed ALYSSA THOMAS has the word AT connecting her names. Uncovering AIRPORT TERMINAL ...

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