63A. One rarely has the occasion to wield a word like AEGIS, which refers to the [Protection] of a governing body, unless it is in discussion about the shield of Zeus. Lord knows we’re all discussing the shield of Zeus!

Comments: Week of October 20, 2025 Readers sound off on Wendy Williams and the difficulty of finding a therapist with whom to discuss Israel and the war in Gaza.

This year, there are some exciting changes on The DTH crossword front. The weekly crossword — as well as a new daily mini crossword — will now be available online in addition to print. Additionally, The DTH is now accepting puzzle submissions from outside the newsroom.

39D. This site of this particular [huge annual crowd] is TI (MES S)QUARE, where throngs gather to ring in the New Year. 53D. [Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short] does not refer to the red-nosed reindeer. This Rudolph is the comedian Maya, a former SNL cast member.

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We’re tying up loose ends. Dreamy Neptune moves back into its home sign of Pisces today at 5:48 am EDT, there until January 26, 2026, not to return until March 23, 2039. This provides the