That's Avinav Prem Anand, a 14-year-old student from Orange Middle School who advanced ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. A total of 84 spellers were eliminated after a May 27 round.

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Memphis East has hired former Fairley coach Steven Terrell as its new boys basketball coach, replacing Maurice Miller, who resigned after one season.

Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic record and an achievement on her ...

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The first letters of those schools have been circled in the grid and they spell out SUMMER, which for many students is when school’s out until August or September. It’s a timely theme as college ...

The title of this puzzle is the perfect set up for an "Aha!" 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.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

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