New York Times Games Crossword Curious for the Novice Solver: 200 Easy Crosswords Tots_Gift_Guide So when the elder calls

So when the elder calls out of the blue with an urgent request for Nikki to visit her in the hills of western North Carolina

It is also a glorious homage to the beauty of broken things

and she’s hungry for a new mystery to solve with her friends

With her mother still missing

while Oswald’s purple-tinged cartoon depictions of this Flat Stanley–style feline add their share of giggles (as usual)

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