Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

LIGHT OF MY LIFE (51A: Nickname for someone who makes you very happy) TAKE THE DAY OFF: TAKE THE word DAY OFF of the front of a word to form the first word of each theme answer: DAY/DREAM ...

DUO (66D: Bert and Ernie, e.g.) We have a hidden anagram theme today, which the word BLEND in the title nicely hints at. Each theme answer contains one of the following letter strings: HOESU ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

NICE COMEBACK: The word NICE is found going backwards (making a COMEBACK, in a way) in each theme answer: LEAD-PIPE CINCH, HOME CINEMA, and APPLE CINNAMON. Today's title works particularly well to ...

I correctly guessed from today's title that the word USE was going to be anagrammed. We have three different MIXED up versions of USE hidden in the theme answer: SEU, UES, and EUS. Thank you ...

TRACKS DOWN: The last word of each vertical (DOWN) theme entry can be placed in front of the word TRACK: SOUNDTRACK, BACKTRACK, and SIDETRACK. When I see the word DOWN in the title, it immediately ...

SOMETHING CORPORATE: Each theme answer ends with a word that is synonymous with corporation ... "Konstantine," in a clue. Today, SOMETHING CORPORATE serves as a great theme.

splitting the word so the LI- is at the beginning of the answer, and the -P is at the end. "LITTLE HELP?" is my favorite of the three theme answers today. It is something I have certainly uttered ...

The word on THE RIGHT side of each theme answer is a synonym for THING: ITEM, OBJECT, ARTICLE. A fun set of theme answers today for this synonym-themed puzzle. I especially like the grid-spanning ...

DOUBLE NEGATIVE: Each theme answer contains two instances of the word NO: KNOCK KNOCK, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, and NOW YOU KNOW. This is a fun trio of theme answers. I particularly like the classic ...

You might want to solve ... single word. Thank you, Noelle, for this enjoyable puzzle. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...