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Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate's puzzle for March 3, 2026.

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a cause for celebration--amid a lot of fear and uncertainty.

Texas Democrats see an opportunity.

"Politics is not actually for special people."

After Team USA won gold, the president's involvement sparked backlash and a political whirlwind.

The president's monarch mentality is on full display again as the mad king launches an utterly illegal war.

"What has happened is this country has drifted too far from the constitutional shore."

The president leapt into this war without first thinking through his goals or the criteria of success.

Today's puzzle has five pears.

Marquis de Morès had a wild life--and a short one. That's probably for the best.