{"id":1821,"date":"2025-06-23T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/stop-the-presses\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T14:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:02:02","slug":"stop-the-presses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/stop-the-presses\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop the Presses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>SUNDAY PUZZLE<\/span><\/strong><\/a> \u2014 What\u2019s up, solvers! We\u2019ve hit the summer months of crossword production, and as always, I am so excited to publish for The Michigan Daily again. As my 9 to 5 creeps into my 5 to 9, work piles up and the days get hotter, crosswords are a great excuse to sit down for a few minutes and clock out while solving a puzzle. I\u2019m writing this as I sit in the lab waiting for some PCR to cook, which is something every undergraduate lab assistant probably dreads. If you know, you know. Hopefully you\u2019re not also doing PCR and are instead outside having an amazing summer, so happy solving!<\/span><\/p>\n

Tricky Clues:<\/strong><\/p>\n

8D. \u201cSearch for underground water with a divining rod\u201d is DOWSE. Do I know what it means to go dowsing? No. Sometimes that just happens when you\u2019re writing a crossword. Now you will always remember that to use a divining rod to locate sources of groundwater is actually to dowse.<\/p>\n

19A. \u201cBird feeder fill\u201d refers to SEEDS, which isn\u2019t necessarily a tricky clue but certainly is a pertinent one. My dad recently gifted my mom a birdfeeder for the backyard that has a camera attached, and I\u2019ve been loving the close-up shots of cranky cardinals waiting for some food. It\u2019s also my mom\u2019s birthday this week, so everyone wish her a happy birthday!<\/p>\n

37A. \u201cSoda, to a Michigander,\u201d is POP. I love that this is a Midwest thing \u2014 people say pop too in my home state of Illinois. There are a few phrases that are different between the two states, though \u2014 everyone always laughs when I call cornhole \u201cbags\u201d and refer to sneakers as \u201cgym shoes.\u201d You can take the girl out of Illinois\u2026<\/p>\n

54A. \u201cCubs hitter Sammy\u201d is of course SOSA. Look, I\u2019m a White Sox fan. I despise the Cubs, have never set foot in Wrigley and get sad every time someone mentions that they\u2019re doing hot this year. At least we have the new pope as a fan. Take that, Sammy Sosa.<\/p>\n

56D. The answer to \u201cFish food?\u201d was actually SUSHI. Fun fact, I just tried sushi for the first time ever last week. Yes, I\u2019m 20. No, I\u2019m not a picky eater. The opportunity just never came up. Now I know what the hype is about, I guess. Just don\u2019t ask me about my chopstick skills.<\/p>\n

Today’s Theme:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s theme is actually inspired by my other work at The Daily as an editor on the news section. 40-Across, \u201cReporting on a story, or what\u2019s happening in the highlighted clues,\u201d refers to BREAKING THE NEWS, something we regularly do as student journalists. Taking a peak at the clues for 17-, 19-, 24-, 26-, 48-, 54-, 62-, and 64-Across, you\u2019ll notice the letters in \u201cNEWS\u201d are broken up by black squares, literally breaking the story. Silly, but who doesn\u2019t love a little wordplay? Send some love to your Daily reporters and grab a paper on campus next semester!<\/p>\n

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