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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.

“Ditto for Us” NYT Crossword Clue Answer: SOAREWE

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The answer to the "ditto for us" NYT Crossword clue is SOAREWE. Read it as two words: So are we. It is a seven-letter phrase written as one continuous entry in the grid,...

Camera Attachment NYT Crossword Clue: Answer Is ZOOMLENS

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The "camera attachment" clue in the NYT Mini Crossword stumped a lot of solvers on August 23, 2025 — and for good reason. Most crossword veterans would reach straight for LENS. The...

Age at Which Tiger Woods NYT Crossword Clue — Answer Is SIX

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The NYT Mini Crossword clue asking for the age at which Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one has one answer: SIX. What makes it worth knowing beyond the solve is that Tiger...

“Your Point Also” NYT Crossword Clue Answer — THAT TOO (7 Letters)

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If you landed here mid-puzzle, the answer to the "your point also" NYT crossword clue is right below. Table of ContentsThe Answer: THAT TOOWhy THAT TOO Is the Right AnswerThe Type of Clue...

Ultimate Function NYT Crossword Answer: END USE Clue Explained

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The answer to the NYT crossword clue "Ultimate function" is END USE. Six letters. Two words. And one of the cleaner misdirects the Friday puzzle pulled off in August 2025. If the answer...

Reverse Dunk NYT Crossword Answer: KNUD — Here’s Why

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The "Reverse dunk?" clue from the NYT Mini Crossword has one answer: KNUD. If that looks like a typo or a made-up word, that is exactly the reaction the constructor was going...

Intense Passion NYT Crossword Clue Answer — ARDOR

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The clue reads "intense passion," five empty squares sit in front of you, and the crossing letters haven't helped yet. The answer the NYT Crossword is looking for is ARDOR. It has...

“Maliciously Revealed” NYT Crossword Clue — The Answer Is DOXED

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The NYT crossword clue reads "maliciously revealed one's private identity, informally" — and the answer is DOXED. Five letters. But here is the detail worth a second look: the same publication running...
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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.