A misprint in the April 19 issue of New York Times Magazine rendered the publication's crossword unsolvable for the first time in its 84-year history. Find out what Will Shortz said about the mistake.

Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time, and test your knowledge simultaneously. Now, let's delve into solving the Fine-tunes crossword clue, featured as 51 Down in the USA Today Crossword on April 23,

The New York Times enraged cruciverbalists (a 15-letter word for people who enjoy solving crossword puzzles) everywhere after the grid published in its Sunday magazine editions simply didn't line up.

For the first time in its 84-year history, the New York Times accidentally published an unsolvable grid.

Now, let's delve into solving the Become fuzzy crossword clue, featured as 37 Down in the USA Today Crossword on April 23, 2026. This crossword clue page was generated automatically using information from play.usatoday.com. You can send feedback via this form.

The revealer at 11-Down comes to the rescue: The answer is HAND ME DOWN. 3-Down’s CE ME NT passes the ME to the entry below it, transforming BEEF LOIN into BEEF LO ME IN and leaving CEMENT as CENT. For the remaining theme answers, use the crossing entries to help you determine how the ME is inherited from the entry above it.