Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note. After playing Malcolm X in the “Genius: MLK/X” series and starring in the Netflix action hit “Rebel Ridge,” the 30-year-old English ...

Olivia: This was a fun one! I was actually able to give shoutouts to my top 3 films of all time in this puzzle: My Cousin Vinny (an absolute classic), Revenge of the Sith, and of course ...

Today THE PRICE IS RIGHT makes an excellent theme for this crossword. Thank you, Matt, for this enjoyable puzzle.

For aspiring spies, it's a secret mission with an unseasonal twist. GCHQ has released its annual fiendish Christmas puzzle to test the James Bonds of tomorrow. But unusually on a Christmas card ...

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

Mike: Hi, all! I'm Mike Graczyk and thank you for solving my puzzle! Other than crosswords, I love coffee, cats, calculus, the Chicago Cubs, reading (see, they don't all start with a "C"!), ...

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

Isn't this puzzle well-mannered? This is a fine set of theme answers. My favorite of the bunch is SPELL CHECK, which rises to the top as a result of its playful clue. Thank you, Lindsay ...

as soon as I read the title of today's puzzle, I had a hunch the letters U and C would be involved. You might say I had the theme UNDER CONTROL. Thank you, Kiran, for this enjoyable puzzle.

Today's puzzle is encouraging us to FOLLOW OUR DREAMS. I enjoyed this uplifting theme, as well as the new phrases it led to. Thank you, Beth, for this fantastic puzzle.

DAY-O (17A: "___ (The Banana Boat Song)") The ... but I learned about this chain from a puzzle (of course!) two years ago. IKEA (57A: Store that sells mattresses and meatballs) Ha!

From the puzzle's title, I correctly guessed the theme would be in the Down answers. I wondered whether it would be a hidden word theme or a paired word theme. That question was answered by SLEEP ...