PAPERS (8D: USATODAY, Chicago Tribune ... "emu" before you noticed it had four letters? Today the puzzle is reminding us that our crossword friend emu is not the only large flightless bird.
Many thanks to the whole USAToday team for all of their ... ABBA (38D: "SOS" band) Our crossword-friend ABBA is making back-to-back appearances, as we also saw the band in yesterday's puzzle.