I’m sure everyone is busy with the holidays, so I’ll keep the preamble brief. We have a Mini Crossword to solve, so let’s solve it! The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible ...

Let’s solve it! The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play ...

The Mini Crossword is always longer on Saturdays — 16 clues and answers as opposed to 10. I didn't find today's too tough, except that as a child of the 1980s, when I see "SMOOTH OPERATOR" in ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our crossword blog.

Diane Delano, an actress best known for roles in popular ‘90s drama series, has died. She was 67. The actress died at her Los Angeles home Friday after battling a brief illness, according to her ...

The Chanel Maya Banks saga continues. The “Gossip Girl” actress — who was previously reported missing by her family — filed for a restraining order against her mother, Lutchmin Judy Kumar ...

Marisa Paredes, the Spanish actress who starred in several Pedro Almodóvar features, has died. She was 78. The Spanish Film Academy announced her passing, saying “Spanish cinema is losing one ...

EXCLUSIVE: In 2020, Chanel Stewart was scrolling through X when she happened upon a post about how Pixar was looking for an authentic, 14-year-old transgender girl to voice a transgender teenager ...