Crossword: CrosspOLLInation 2026 Winter #03

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December 12, 2025

This week’s theme: five selected course titles and categories* from the OLLI@SOU 2026 Winter catalog. Solve it in your browser or download and print. *ARTS (Film,TV,Radio; Music; Visual; Writing), HISTory, LANGuages and Cultures, LIFE Planning, LITerature, MOVement, NATure, PERSonal Exploration, RECreation, STEM (Sci Tech Engr Math), SOCial Sci. Next Friday’s crossword: Coastal Curmudgeons #03. Check out the Mini crossword on Tuesdays.
If you’re interested in learning more about crossword history, how crosswords are designed, and
solving tips via group practice, enroll in Steve’s Exploring Crosswords OLLI course starting in Jan. 2026.

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Print: download .pdf files: puzzle, solution.
Paper copies may be available at Jackson County Library branches.

Series crosswords: CrosspOLLInation: 2026: Winter (#01, #02); 2025: Fall (#01, #02, #03); Spring; Winter; 2024: Fall, Spring
All crosswords: Ashland.news > Culture > Crossword.
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Explanations of selected entries, theme, clues, etc.: (spoilers)

17A. EVOLUTION
23A. ZEN BUDDHISM
36A. BE SCAM SMART
49A. FREE THE RIBS
59A. HOLOCAUST

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