Puzzle No. 3327

Puzzle No. 3327

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ACROSS

 1 Lincoln’s supporter enthralled by a bad actor (7)

 5 Case in Tulsa, WI? That can’t be right (7)

 9 Broadcasting part of Wagnerian opera retrospective (2,3)

10 Country Hall of Fame quarterback’s daughter drops out, replaced by son (3,6)

11 Musical group’s arrangement of “Hornets,” involving repetition (3,5,6)

13 Segment in text: “you, me and a bean” (6)

14 Area of France where two men meet (8)

17 Popular singer’s arts? (4,4)

19 Small feature is narrow (6)

22 Santa (Capricorn, perhaps) nabs tramp, mostly afraid of being caught in a tight spot (14)

25 Head couple changes places in dance for a very large number (9)

26 Brave man kidnaps Eliot (5)

27 Underwood of American Idol (an Oklahoma native) is heard singing along in a bar (7)

28 Grew angry about true disaster (7)

DOWN

 1 Rewound PBS program: A Flower for Shakespeare (4)

 2 Car’s rear totaled—oh God, a lousy driver! (4,3)

 3 1854 novel in the print edition of a newspaper? (4,5)

 4 Company’s lover (Mister Darcy, ultimately) loses time (6)

 5 Knight’s fate: to carry a weapon (8)

 6 At first, work well with behemoth at sea (5)

 7 One French and one Roman cereal for a mythical creature (7)

 8 Bolshevik moves briskly to pass bad check around a club (10)

12 High-tech rooster with wings and hair, captivating host (5,5)

15 In the past, I considered speed a moral obligation (9)

16 Like Noah’s animals and fruit, with reasons stated aloud (8)

18 Tabletop protector for a waterfront resident going downhill? (7)

20 Flyer’s audiovisual remix of a trio (7)

21 For instance, Amelia Bloomer’s long dash straddling a horse (6)

23 Penetrating proposal: vodka shots (5)

24 “Colored” went out of use in conversation (4)

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3326

We cannot back down

We now confront a second Trump presidency.

There’s not a moment to lose. We must harness our fears, our grief, and yes, our anger, to resist the dangerous policies Donald Trump will unleash on our country. We rededicate ourselves to our role as journalists and writers of principle and conscience.

Today, we also steel ourselves for the fight ahead. It will demand a fearless spirit, an informed mind, wise analysis, and humane resistance. We face the enactment of Project 2025, a far-right supreme court, political authoritarianism, increasing inequality and record homelessness, a looming climate crisis, and conflicts abroad. The Nation will expose and propose, nurture investigative reporting, and stand together as a community to keep hope and possibility alive. The Nation’s work will continue—as it has in good and not-so-good times—to develop alternative ideas and visions, to deepen our mission of truth-telling and deep reporting, and to further solidarity in a nation divided.

Armed with a remarkable 160 years of bold, independent journalism, our mandate today remains the same as when abolitionists first founded The Nation—to uphold the principles of democracy and freedom, serve as a beacon through the darkest days of resistance, and to envision and struggle for a brighter future.

The day is dark, the forces arrayed are tenacious, but as the late Nation editorial board member Toni Morrison wrote “No! This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”

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Katrina vanden Heuvel
Editorial Director and Publisher, The Nation

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