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July 03, 2025

CROSSWORD #1797: Cleaning One's Plate

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Thanks to all who were able to chip in to last month's Summer Drive. It means a lot to help keep things chugging along. If you haven't received your bonus puzzles yet, get in touch. And like we always do, our randomly selected donor is Andrea Damon! Thanks again, everybody. Now, back to the puzzles.

Have you been doing Align yet? Add it to your daily puzzle solving experience!

Reminder: Marching Bands YEAR ELEVEN STARTED ALREADY! You should sign up today if you haven't already! Click the above link for a sample puzzle and how to sign up.

There's also The Hub Crossword (Sunday puzzles by me and Joon Pahk) if you still need more content.

Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.

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