ACROSS 1. Folk wisdom 5. Confident way to solve crosswords 7.  Starbucks size 8. Artist’s stand 9. Forsaken DOWN 1...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • February 5, 2025

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By Grace Stevens • January 23, 2025

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By Lucca Kauffman • January 23, 2025

ACROSS 1. Jane Austen novel. 5. Get smart. 7. Type of belly button. 8. Have ___ for (be perceptive to)....

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By Ana Yoder • January 16, 2025

It was January 8, 2025. I was a full week and a day into the New Year. Like the rest...

By Grace Stevens • January 16, 2025

ACROSS 1. Nothing more than. 5. “__ of many colors,” owned by Joseph. 7. Antlered animal. 8. Change. 9. “Insecure”...

By Carlos Lichty • January 15, 2025 Phil Witmer-Rich • January 15, 2025

As Thanksgiving approaches, we should all be thankful for many things, but we should also begin to mentally prepare for...

By Amelia Witmer-Rich • November 21, 2024

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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • November 21, 2024

ACROSS 1 Heels 5  Broadway star McDonald. 6  Students at GC really need one. 7  Mild flavored seaweed in Japanese...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • November 20, 2024 Carlos Lichty • November 20, 2024

By Karmen Campos • November 14, 2024

The malaise of winter is hitting us all once again. Instead of trying to use one of those weird, insanely...

By Amelia Witmer-Rich • November 14, 2024

Philipp Gollner and Brad Stoltzfus, mano a mano. Stoltzfus started spinning his baseball bats with increasing vigor, preparing himself for...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • November 14, 2024

Connections answers 11/14 ACROSS 1 Group of whales. 4 Tender spots. 6  Make amends. 7  Cornu-____, at Thanksgiving or Chroma-_____,...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • November 13, 2024 Carlos Lichty • November 13, 2024