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

Constructor: Dennis Nullet

Editor: Anna Gundlach

What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle

CAP'N CRUNCH (17A: Breakfast cereal with an "Oops! All Berries" variety) I knew about CAP'N CRUNCH, the Quaker Oats cereal that consists of corn and oat squares with a brown sugar and butter coating. What I learned is that there are people who work as flavorists, also known as flavor chemists, whose job it is to engineer flavors. In the U.S., flavorists are certified by the Society of Flavor Chemists. I would like to meet someone that has this fascinating job! Anyway, back to CAP'N CRUNCH, which was developed by flavorist Pamela Low in 1963. The cereal's cartoon mascot is a naval captain who shares his name with the breakfast food. Over the years, the CAP'N CRUNCH cereal line has expanded to include a number of flavors and variations. Introduced in 1967, CAP'N CRUNCH's Crunch Berries includes spherical crunch berry pieces that were originally all red, but now come in four colors (all with the same flavor). The "Oops! All Berries" variation was introduced in 1997, and as you might expect from the name, includes only the spherical crunch berry pieces, and no squares. There's also a version called "CAP'N CRUNCH's Oops! Smashed Berries" that contains flat crunch berries.

Random Thoughts & Interesting Things

Crossword Puzzle Theme Synopsis

The last word of each theme answer is a synonym of the word STAMP. Our STAMP COLLECTION includes CRUNCH, SQUASH, MASH, and CRUSH.

I was just thinking the other day that it's been some time since we've seen a synonym theme. My "Aha!" moment today came as I filled in MONSTER MASH, and it suddenly dawned on me that CRUNCH, SQUASH, and MASH are synonymous with STAMP. Uncovering CANDY CRUSH confirmed my theory. Congratulations to Dennis Nullet making a USA TODAY crossword debut! Thank you, Dennis, for this delightful puzzle.

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