Editor's note: WND's first crossword this month answers the call to provide you with a slightly steeper challenge on occasion. This puzzle's hidden theme will test your knowledge of names in the news and will reward the diligent solver. Some answers are more roundabout, more recalcitrant, or more recherche than usual, but you will find references to puzzle answers by clicking the clues' hyperlinks, as usual. If you still find yourself wrestling to complete the puzzle, you can always look forward to next week, when WND's puzzle column resumes its ordinary challenge level.
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