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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.

Flip Phone NYT Crossword Answer: It’s Not What You Think

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You saw "Flip phone?" in the NYT Mini Crossword, pictured a clamshell handset, and probably went straight to Nokia. That was the trap. The New York Times crossword team built it deliberately,...

Appearance of the Marine Creature NYT — Answer Is BLOB

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The August 16, 2025 NYT Saturday crossword stumped even veteran solvers with one clue. The answer is BLOB — and the reason why is more interesting than the puzzle itself. The answer to...

Useless Leftovers NYT Crossword Clue Answer — DROSS Explained

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Stuck on this one? The answer to the "useless leftovers" clue in the NYT Crossword is DROSS — five letters, and a word that has meant exactly this since Old English. Table of...

Ramsey of “The Last of Us” NYT Crossword Answer — BELLA

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BELLA. That is the answer to the NYT Mini Crossword clue "Ramsey of 'The Last of Us'" from August 11, 2025. Five letters, one of HBO's most talked-about actors, and a career...

Heavenly Crossword Puzzle Clue: 12 Confirmed Answers, Ranked (2026)

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The clue reads "Heavenly." The grid gives you six, seven, or nine empty squares and nothing else. Depending on which publication you are solving, the correct answer could be any one of...

Lagging Behind 7 Little Words Answer: TRAILING (8 Letters)

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The 7 Little Words clue "lagging behind" points to one specific eight-letter word that a surprising number of players miss on their first pass. If you came here mid-puzzle, here it is. Table...

Make an Impression on NYT Crossword Clue — Answer: DENT

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ClueAnswerLettersLast NYT AppearanceMake an impression onDENT4August 29, 2025 (Friday) Stuck on the NYT crossword clue "make an impression on"? You are looking at DENT — four letters, and one of the more satisfying...

Ideal Resolution NYT Crossword Answer: FAIRYTALEENDING

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The answer is FAIRYTALEENDING. That's 15 letters, one word in the grid, and it sat at 17-Across in the New York Times Crossword on Friday, August 22, 2025 (Puzzle No. 27,681). If you've...
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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.