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		<title>Crossword: Traveling Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the crossword from our May 2026 issue, in which we expand the way we see the universe.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Math puzzle: Fresh gridflowers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Orlin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our April 2026 issue, where we plant floras to celebrate an upcoming nuptial.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Crossword: Copy That!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rena Cohen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the crossword from our March 2026 issue, in which we work on our code-switching.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Math puzzle: The homesick rover</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Orlin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our February 2026 issue, where we plan a return passage for a robotic explorer that doesn’t want to explore. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Breaking Ground Crossword</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Rapp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the crossword from our January 2026 issue, in which we take a crack at geological principles]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Math puzzle: A Loopy Holiday Gift Exchange</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Wissner-Gross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our December 2025 issue, in which a holiday gift exchange occurs.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Worlds Apart Crossword</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[August Miller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve our latest interactive crossword. 
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	      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Math puzzle: The four islands</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Orlin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our October 2025 issue, in which four princesses divide up lands to keep peace.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cold Cuts Crossword</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Fabi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve our latest interactive crossword. 
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		<title>Math puzzle: Can you meet me at the mall?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Wissner-Gross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our August 2025 issue, which takes you back to the time before cell phones.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Baby&#8217;s First Words Crossword</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Rapp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve our latest interactive crossword. 
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	      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica Hsiung Wojcik]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Math puzzle: The conundrum of sharing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Orlin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our June 2025 issue, in which friends must find ways to all enjoy hot mud beds.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Limits of Knowledge Crossword</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sid Sivakumar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Math puzzle: The Lesser Fool</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Orlin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our April 2025 issue.  In honor of April Fools’ Day, we offer the puzzling case of the Lesser Fool.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Buried Treasure Crossword</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Rapp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Goldstein]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Math puzzle: Imagine there&#8217;s no zero</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Orlin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solve the math puzzle from our February 2025 issue, based on the number system of mathematician James Foster.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Twisting Words Crossword</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Rapp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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