mad that the new york times mini got paywalled? want to support your good pal (and friendly neighborhood puzzle editor) @giltcomplex.bsky.social ? Solve the atlantic crossword instead— it gets bigger and harder through the week, but I promise it's fun! www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...

i hate it here lmao

i'll be on this stream at 8CT tomorrow, basically doing a radio call-in show if you want to talk about literally anything your heart desires (within reason)

long time, no see! crosstina-aquafina.blogspot.com/2025/07/them...

So tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell anyone who will listen (and especially tell a journalist!) You can help people get necessary abortion care AND solve fantastic crossword puzzles by donating here: fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the... 8/9

So if you know *anyone* who loves crossword puzzles, or loves abortion access, or loves quirky human interest stories, please tell them about These Puzzles Fund Abortion! A $50 donation will get you over 100 puzzles, and a donation of any size will get you this year's pack (over 20 puzzles). 7/9

Of course, leaving twitter made fundraising much harder. It's hard to get the word out about our puzzles without the reach we had built there! Our 2025 fundraiser has only a couple weeks left, and we're still pretty far from our (admittedly ambitious) goal of raising $50,000. 6/9

Since then, we've created 4 more packs of professional-quality crosswords focused on social and reproductive justice, and every year we partner with the National Network of Abortion Funds to run our fundraiser. To date, we've raised $356,649 for abortion funds. 5/9

So we decided to use those skills for good: we got together to create a pack of high-quality reproductive justice themed crossword puzzles to exchange for donations to abortion funds. And it worked! People from all over donated money to help people access abortion care. 4/9

One skill I did have, however, was making crossword puzzles. I, and many of my rad progressive friends in the crossword community, create puzzles for the New York Times, the USA Today, the LA Times, and other crossword puzzle venues. 3/9

In 2021, as abortion restrictions were spreading across the U.S., I wanted to do something to help. But what could *I* do? I'm not a medical provider, or fabulously wealthy, or a particularly skilled community organizer! 2/9

Want to hear a cool story about reproductive justice, mutual aid, and crossword puzzles? Let me tell you about These Puzzles Fund Abortion (www.abortionpuzzles.com / @tpfa.bsky.social), a crossword puzzle fundraiser that has raised over $350,000 in five years for abortion funds. 1/9

I think @govpritzker.illinois.gov is the real deal

It's Thursday night so once again it's time to talk about how hot Noah Wyle is in "The Pitt"

my most radical take is everyone would be a lot happier if they just accepted chicago boosterism into their hearts

i do not talk enough about how mariah singing 🎵i will hunt you down🎶 in 'touch my body' changed my life

Lil AVCX is thrilled to announce our 2025 Roster! We are excited to bring you puzzles by these constructors 🥳 Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social Alisya Reza @alisyareza.bsky.social Ben Wilson @zerofiftyone.bsky.social Carina da Rosa @carinadarosa.bsky.social K. J. Sarr Katie Hoody Terry Sun

bitching about chuck schumer when there's nba drama to discuss is why no one likes this site

just gonna drop this here

Puzzles for Palestine 2, a charity crossword pack partnering with the Palestine Aid Society of America, is now available! A donation to the fundraiser gets you 22 original puzzles by some of the best constructors in the business: www.puzzlesforpalestine.com

actual lol thank you @avcxtrivia.bsky.social

It breaks my heart to tell you that we lost our home to the Altadena fires. It’s completely gone. Thankfully, we’re safe with our dog across town, hosted by some dear friends. I never thought this would be me, but a friend made us this GFM, which I post here with incredible humility:

WE HAVE A DEAL: We are thrilled to announce that we have a tentative, three-year deal with @theatlantic.com, pending ratification by our members. Here are just a few highlights of the deal…

this is an apex predator

whoever decided that 'two coats of an opi polish' counts as a nail art tutorial will not be seeing the kingdom of heaven

do u think kevin durant knows he on my ig close friends

wow theaters packed for wicked

sleeping fine lately but i like how my melatonin tablets taste

people dont say “i got a glock in my rari” like they used to

some dandan noodles would be great right now

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 to celebrate 🥳🥳🎉 making puzzles 🧩🧩for ‼️3️⃣‼️ years, i made a zine 💁‍♀️📰📰—2️⃣0️⃣ pages, 1️⃣4️⃣ mid-sized puzzles, all 4️⃣ u! read more 👀👀 about it here: bit.ly/3NxIdi0 and sign up 📝to get one sent to u in the mail 📫 here: bit.ly/3A6kbaA xoxo💋

icymi, there's a GREAT new puzzle up on crosstina (if i do say so myself). run, don't walk: crosstina-aquafina.blogspot.com/2024/05/them...

i heard y'all got dms here now

🚨NEW PUZZLE ALERT🚨 BABY I'M BACK‼️ shaking out the cobwebs🕸️🧟‍♀️ and finally getting this 2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣ party 🥳🥳started with my first 🆒🆕🆓 blog crossword 🧩🧩 since [redacted] 🫣🫣. run (or race) 🏃🏾‍♀️💨🏎️💨 don't walk 🙅🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♀️ over to the blog! crosstina-aquafina.blogspot.com/2024/02/them...

hi its me www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...

maslow's hierarchy of needs but it's just a shower, a hot dog, and a milkshake

i know this is NOT what we’re talking about right now, but enrique iglesias and anna kournikova are still together?!

MY FOUR FATHERS ARE BACK TONIGHT

wailing out loud and falling to my knees in public because steven adams is out for the season

We are the sons of the monsters you couldn’t mash

no reason an arnold palmer cant be a breakfast bev imo

there’s a new puzzle up on the blog! celebrating 2 years of making crosswords (a few weeks early). thank u to everyone who’s been along for the ride❤️‍🔥 xoxo crosstina-aquafina.blogspot.com/2023/10/them...

rizzo would be a better romantic partner than kermit

things do not seem good, generally. anyone else noticing this

there used to be an annotation on genius for “my heart will go on” where billy zane complained that the song’s not popular anymore because of “postmodern millennial hipster angst” and i think about it constantly

yesterday i learned that "if we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known” is from an NYT oped by a guy who was accidentally cc’d on an email where people were making fun of his companion goats and it has changed my life