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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Ladies First
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There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Ladies First

Constructors: Wendy L. Brandes & Sally Hoelscher

Editor: Amanda Rafkin

Comments from Today’s Crossword Constructors

Wendy: It’s always great to work with Sally on a puzzle.  The idea for this one came from Sally’s wonderful New York Times puzzle which celebrated First Ladies. Amanda, as always, was incredibly helpful — pitching in with ideas for one of our themers.  Hat tip to her and to the entire USA Today team!

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Sally: I am happy that Wendy invited me to collaborate on this theme idea. Not only is Wendy always a joy to work with, but I'm also honored she took inspiration from my New York Times puzzle. That puzzle, which ran on Presidents' Day in 2020 (February 17), is special to me for a couple of reasons. I was delighted to have a puzzle that highlighted women, and it was my first ever published crossword. (You can find a link to a write-up of the puzzle here – with spoilers, of course. If you have an NYT crossword subscription, you can also find it in the archive.) Delighted to once again have the opportunity to put LADIES FIRST.

Random Thoughts & Interesting Things

Crossword Puzzle Theme Synopsis

The FIRST word of each theme answer can follow the word LADY to form a new phrase. We have LADY BIRD, LADY LUCK, and LADY JUSTICE.

I'm all for celebrating women any day, so am delighted to have collaborated with Wendy on this LADIES FIRST puzzle. Thank you, Wendy, for the collaboration, and thanks to Amanda for fabulous editing. I hope you enjoyed our puzzle. Although I didn't manage to work a cat reference into this puzzle, my cat, Willow, helped me – in her own way – while I was writing this.

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