The obvious candidate for the person whose conversation and familiar society Jefferson would supposedly be enjoying at his bucolic home is Sally Hemings. But who was Egeria, and how confident can ...

Accompanying his daughter was Sally Hemings, his slave and the half-sister of his deceased wife. Think about that relationship. Jefferson in his mid-40s began a physical relationship with Sally ...

But Foster’s team tested, among others, the male-line progeny of Jefferson’s paternal uncle Field Jefferson and of two of Sally’s sons, Thomas Woodson and Eston Hemings. The team announced ...

Sony will take over distribution rights of “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” from CBS, a California judge ruled — dealing a blow to the Tiffany Network in its fight to keep control of ...

MAC AND CHEESE (19A: Boxed dinner with a packet of orange powder) NO GIFTS PLEASE (36A: Note on a birthday party invitation, maybe) NOT IF BUT WHEN (54A: Phrase of inevitability) HAS THE FINAL SAY ...

IRAN (17D: "Holy Spider" setting) Holy Spider is a 2022 Persian-language movie. The crime thriller was co-written and directed by Ali Abbasi and is based on the true story of a serial killer who ...

Happy to have Sally on board for this collab, as always. 💖 Sally: Olivia sent me this theme almost fully-formed. I'm grateful to her for looping me in, as it's always a joy to collaborate with her.

DEATH AT A FUNERAL (4D: 2010 black comedy starring Chris Rock) PERFECT HAT TRICK (9D: Soccer term for scoring with one's right foot, left foot and head in a single game) WORTH A TRY (20D: "What ...

My three favorites are in this puzzle! ** My students are allowed two unexcused absences ;) Many thanks to Sally for making USA Today puzzles come to life in her reviews. And, as always ...

THANKS FOR THE ADD (17A: Message of appreciation after an accepted connection request) THAT REMINDS ME (35A: "While we're on the subject...") SECRET HANDSHAKE (57A: Insiders-only greeting that may ...

BASE COAT: The BASE word of each vertical theme answer is a word used to describe a horse's COAT: CHESTNUT, ROAN, and PINTO. It's a nice extra constraint that each of today's theme answers is the ...

GUKESH DOMMARAJU (30A: Grandmaster who became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion in December 2024) GUKESH DOMMARAJU became a chess grandmaster at the age of 12. (He is currently the third ...