As with yesterday's puzzle, "Picture Frame," figuring out today's theme requires an extra step. It is not the word ROOT that is found AROUND each theme answer; it's the ROOT vegetable, BEET.

It Gets Better has found a clever new way to highlight some of the many words the Trump administration is trying to erase from government records. The LGBTQ+ advocacy group, whose mission "to ...

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I enjoy when I need to work to figure out the theme, as it makes for a satisfying, "Aha!" moment when the theme appears. Thank you, Zhouqin, for this enjoyable puzzle.

March 16, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Nancy Patula, of Palm Harbor, Florida, along with Weekend Edition puzzle master, Will Shortz.

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One Trump administration was a mistake; two Trump administrations will be read, correctly, as a divergence that can never be repaired.