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Mio Iwai

Mio Iwai runs The Crosswords. She's been a reporter in Michigan since 2013. Started at the Livingston Daily covering zoning meetings and school boards. Moved to business reporting in 2018, mostly automotive suppliers and manufacturing. Spent the last few years covering how tech companies promise to save Midwest towns and usually don't. Grew up in Ann Arbor. Parents came from Osaka in 1983. Dad worked at a Toyota plant in Ypsilanti for thirty years. She knows what happens when factories close. Graduated from Michigan State. Still does the New York Times crossword every Saturday.
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Rambunctious NYT Clue Solved: Answer Is ROWDY + Solving Tips

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The answer to the "Rambunctious" clue in the New York Times Mini Crossword is ROWDY. This five-letter solution appeared in the May 26, 2025 puzzle and continues to draw searches from solvers...

Futures Experts NYT Crossword: Why the Answer Surprised Thousands

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You stared at the clue. Eleven empty boxes waited for an answer. "Futures experts?" sat there on your Thursday crossword, and your mind went straight to Wall Street. Commodities traders. Financial analysts. Market...

Allowed to Strike NYT Crossword Answer: LETAT Decoded

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The five-letter answer stumped thousands of crossword solvers on August 23, 2025. Forums filled with frustrated puzzlers trying to crack "allowed to strike" in the New York Times crossword. The answer wasn't...

How to Choose the Correct Word or Phrase | Grammar Guide

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One word changes everything. Write "accept" when you mean "except" and your sentence says the opposite of what you intended. Mix up "affect" and "effect" in a professional email and colleagues question...

With All Judges Present NYT Crossword: Answer & Meaning

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The New York Times crossword puzzle on January 7, 2026 featured a six-letter clue that stumped solvers: "with all judges present." The answer was EN BANC, a French legal term that refers...

Fanny Brice Portrayer on Broadway: Streisand, Michele & More

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Lea Michele walked onto the August Wilson Theatre stage on September 6, 2022, carrying the weight of 58 years of Broadway history. She became only the third actress to play Fanny Brice...

Head Outside Crossword Answer: PRIVY (LA Times 2025)

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The LA Times Daily Crossword ran a five-letter clue on August 30, 2025, that stopped solvers mid-grid: "Head outside?" The answer, PRIVY, required knowing both nautical vocabulary and American outhouse history. Table of...

Chemical Reaction Ingredients Crossword: 8-Letter Answer + Chemistry Explained

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Puzzle solvers across the country have been stumbling over an 8-letter chemistry term that keeps appearing in crossword grids. The clue "chemical reaction ingredients" showed up in the Thomas Joseph Crossword last...
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Mio Iwai

Mio Iwai runs The Crosswords. She's been a reporter in Michigan since 2013. Started at the Livingston Daily covering zoning meetings and school boards. Moved to business reporting in 2018, mostly automotive suppliers and manufacturing. Spent the last few years covering how tech companies promise to save Midwest towns and usually don't. Grew up in Ann Arbor. Parents came from Osaka in 1983. Dad worked at a Toyota plant in Ypsilanti for thirty years. She knows what happens when factories close. Graduated from Michigan State. Still does the New York Times crossword every Saturday.