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Slate Mini Crossword for April 23, 2025

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This Pill Promises to Give Your Dog More Years. You Might Not Like What Comes With Them.

The drug could keep your pet around for longer—but some vets and ethicists worry that we might be barking up the wrong tree.

Stars Wars’ One Truly Great TV Show Has Finally Found Its Moment

Andor’s second and final season, about how ordinary people build a resistance, feels all too relevant now.

I’m a Hospice Physician. There’s One Thing I Dread Telling My Patients.

Insurance will often pay to fight death—but not to accept it.

I Own an Upscale Restaurant. I Want to Institute a Ban That Could Anger My Customers.

It's gotten out of hand.

Slate Crossword: Pluto, When I Was a Child (Six Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for April 22, 2025.

Help! I Think My Neighbor Is Up to Something Very Suspicious. Someone Needs to Warn His Wife.

I'm not sure it should be me.

In Vietnamese Culture, People Boil Which Plant to Bathe in It Before the Lunar New Year?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 22, 2025.

We Have a Totally Reasonable Sleepover Policy. One Family Seems Intent on Breaking It.

My daughter is bummed that I won't let her participate.

Slate Mini Crossword for April 22, 2025

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