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Take a Car Out for a Spin in Your Next Puzzle Grid

GET A CLUE

While some car names are purely fictional, ones that have locations attached to them make for great clues.

Matt Gaffney
Matt Gaffney
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Rebecca Tulis

Car names were the theme of Thursday’s puzzle, specifically the trend of cars named after cities in the American West. They evoke an outdoor lifestyle and miles of open road with names like the Kia Sedona, Hyundai Santa Fe, Chevy Malibu, and Kia Tulluride.

Car names are gold for crossword writers...

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