This seems like a fine, ordinary Friday puzzle, but it lost my good will at 1Across and never really got it back. Puzzle has 9 fillintheblank clues and 2 crossreference clues.This puzzle has 5 unique answer words. Craig Conover and Paige DeSorbo were solid about their relationship and status throughout 2024, prior to calling it quits in December. The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The idea of having two words in the clue lead to answers that involve pairings worked. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Jan. We've got the full list of every NYT Connections Answer from the current and past games included in our solutions archive.