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Slate Mini Crossword for April 24, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

My Son Played With My Husband’s Lego Set. The Way He Punished Him Horrified Me So Much That I’m Now Living at My Sister’s.

He thinks there's a simple fix. Yikes.

Netflix’s Stranger Things Play Might Be the Worst Broadway Show I’ve Ever Seen

The First Shadow is so bad, it actually makes the TV series worse.

The Courage To Be Decent

The goal isn’t to police all behavior at all times. It’s to make us fearful to the point that we police our own behavior.

One of the Most Complex Cases of the Supreme Court Term Is Also One of the Most Straightforward

The purpose of public education was never to spare us from one another.

Sparks Fly When I’m Texting My Guy Friend. What Happens After Never Fails to Confound Me.

Am I asking for too much?

There’s a Surprising New Tool to Challenge State Abortion Bans

The court’s ruling will shape debates about the role of religion in abortion bans—and whether abortion counts as health care after all.

Slate Crossword: Title Held by No One Right Now (Four Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for April 23, 2025.

Help! I Want to Get Families With Loud, Reckless Kids Kicked Out of Restaurants.

Is this rude?

The M48 Battle Tank Is Nicknamed After Which U.S. Army General?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 23, 2025.