{"id":5656,"date":"2026-06-28T22:49:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/its-a-steal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T22:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:49:06","slug":"its-a-steal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/its-a-steal\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a Steal!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Solve ’til you drop!<\/em><\/p>\n

SUNDAY<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>PUZZLE<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>\u2014<\/strong><\/span>Hello solvers! Something I\u2019ve noticed is that once you start constructing crosswords, you see everyday language and words in a whole new light. Suddenly, store signs, song lyrics, movie titles and random tidbits of conversation stick out, practically begging to be turned into a crossword theme. Today\u2019s puzzle was inspired by my love for thrifting and shopping in general, enjoy! If you have any comments or feedback for the puzzle, feel free to reach out to me at tobinsax@umich.edu! More general concerns or questions can be sent to crosswords@umich.edu. Happy solving!<\/p>\n

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

7A\/57A: One of the most well-known states for a gold rush is California, or informally CALI, which started in 1848 at Sutter\u2019s Mill<\/a>. The state north of California is Oregon, or informally OREG. <\/p>\n

15A: I used to love battling my cousins in Wii tennis, although I never knew the official scoring terms. ADIN refers to the game point in tennis, which stands for \u201cadvantage in.\u201d<\/p>\n

17A: I love sitcoms and I especially love when characters break the fourth wall in some way. These are officially called ASIDES.<\/p>\n

27A: If you haven\u2019t listened to the band Geese<\/a>, I highly recommend you do! Start with their third album 3D Country<\/em>, and don\u2019t be alarmed by the opener \u201c2122,\u201d it\u2019s a bit crazy, but the rest of the album is such a vibe. Their frontman is CAMERON Winter, who has also done some solo work<\/a> of his own!<\/p>\n

8D: I don\u2019t know if you can handle spicy food, but hopefully you handled this clue! ADOBO is a spicy marinade used in Latin American cuisine, or a very popular Filipino stew.<\/p>\n

21D: As I construct crosswords, I also learn a lot of new terms, so don\u2019t worry if you didn\u2019t know this one. The \u201cLinguistic family of Swahili or Zulu\u201d is BANTU.<\/p>\n

24D: When figuring out wordplay clues, it can be helpful to suss out which word the wordplay is being enacted on, or changing the subject of the sentence. For \u201cWhere to check for prints?,\u201d focus on the word \u201cprints,\u201d which can refer to fingerprints or art pieces. Then you might end up at an ART SALE, instead of a police station. <\/p>\n

33D: I\u2019m not a huge country music fan, and if you aren\u2019t either, don\u2019t worry, because this clue isn\u2019t testing your knowledge of that! This \u201cCountry album?\u201d refers to an ATLAS, a book of maps, or an album of countries.<\/p>\n

Today’s Theme<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you see shaded squares in a puzzle, or a * in some clues, you can guarantee that is where the puzzle\u2019s theme is. Solving the starred clues by themselves gives us MONIKERS for the city nicknames in 18-Across, TAGALONGS as the Girl Scout cookies in 23-Across, SNUGGLE for cuddling up with a cat at 39-Across (or as I prefer, to cuddle up with a crossword!) and TELEVISES for \u201cAirs\u201d at 51-Across. Now, pay attention to where the shaded squares are, they outline the words, NIKE, ALO, UGG AND LEVIS, respectively. The commonality is that these are all brands, which might be found in a SHOPPING CENTER (at 62-\/64-Across) in the real world, or in the cross-world, if you will, as literal \u201cshopping\u201d brands at the \u201ccenter\u201d of other words.<\/p>\n

Answer Key:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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