Sad to hear about James Ransone. His performance as one of the most impactful characters in The Wire S2 was tremendous and will stick with me always.

Had my most satisfying #Wordle experience ever the other day

Wrote today's @puzzmo.com #crossword! My personal interests are well represented here, so I hope you enjoy the #puzzle: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

Happy holidays! I just pubbed a tricky new themeless #crossword to my #puzzle blog, if anyone fancies a challenge: realpuzzlingstuff.com/satire-and-s... 14A: Food in a meteorological simile (7 letters) 34A: Scorekeeper? (10 letters)

Taking a moment to appreciate the iconic carpet pattern at PDX (on a friend's advice)

I have a new @puzzmo.com #crossword today! Enjoy the solve and have a happy Thanksgiving 🧡 www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

Back in The Daily Baffle with a new Morphology word ladder #puzzle today! Enjoy: dailybaffle.com/morphology 👀

I made today's LA Times #crossword #puzzle! Hope it provides a satisfying challenge 👀

#GhostOfYotei is gorgeous, damn. Sound design's really dialed in too. #VirtualPhotography

Making my Cryptic Crossweird debut today! I hope fans of #cryptic #crossword #puzzles will consider subscribing to solve my and others' work: www.patreon.com/cw/CrypticCr... Sample clues from my puzzle: 5A Clownish activity out of Quantico (5) 10A Small subatomic particle often overlooked (5,2)

Happy fall, #puzzle people! 🎃 I've just published a new Slide + Seek sliding puzzle for your amusement: realpuzzlingstuff.com/slide-seek-9/ Hope it makes for a fun diversion from my usual #crossword fare and everything slides into place for you! 👀

Back in Puzzmo today, #puzzle peeps: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-... Hope you enjoy the #crossword! 😊 @puzzmo.com #Puzzmo

Excited to be debuting in the newly launched Daily Baffle today! The format of my #puzzle is called Morphology and will be up the alley of anyone who enjoys a good word ladder 🙂 If you've had fun with my #crossword puzzles, give it a look: dailybaffle.com/morphology Thx to Julian for having me!

Finished #SwordOfTheSea last night! 🗡🌊 Really lovely little game (abrupt ending notwithstanding) #VirtualPhotography

Muscovy ducks + sea serpent statue by Mueller Lake in Austin #photography

The way the weather evolves in this game is just *chef's kiss* 😍 #DeathStranding #DeathStranding2 #VirtualPhotography

Just pubbed a quirky new #crossword puzzle to my blog: realpuzzlingstuff.com/drops-of-col... Hope y'all get a kick out of the theme. 🙂 19A: Recent Best Picture winner with an acronymic title (4 letters) 28D: Xmas transmission, maybe (5 letters)

Don't sleep on #SwordOfTheSea, the latest beautiful adventure from Giant Squid Games! The undulating landscapes and smooth snowboard-y traversal go together like PB & J, and @awintory.bsky.social delivers as always with a rich, enthralling score. 🐬

Just unboxed the #Daggerheart starter set 👀 Excited to get acquainted!

If you see this, post a knight!

So exciting to have print issues of #GameInformer dropping again! Beautifully produced and solidly written magazines 🎮

New blog #crossword, friends! I think the theme material here's pretty lively; hope you agree. ✒️ realpuzzlingstuff.com/gotta-go-fast/ 1A - Fabric named for a Middle Eastern metropolis (6 letters) 36A - Naturally occurring zigzag (15 letters)

Excited to be making my @puzzmo.com #crossword debut today! Should be a fairy breezy midi solve 🙂 www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-... S/o to @xws.bsky.social for all her editorial guidance!

Visuals and vibes in the new #DeathStranding are immaculate. Can't wait to play more! 🤩 #VirtualPhotography #PhotoMode

I'm back in the Browser this week with a fresh #cryptic #crossword 👀 10A: Stark neo-noir piece (4,3) 6D: Modern artist's dreamy siesta after Mass (7) Happy solving! As ever, I'd love to tune in for any streams 🙂 S/o to Dan Feyer for the edit!

New themed crossword with an old-school wordplay theme: realpuzzlingstuff.com/a-little-qui... 14-Across: Subject of a touching story? (5 letters) 33-Down: Draw of Nashville or New Orleans (9 letters) Happy solving! ✍🏾

Lovely beadwork and sewing on display at the Backstreet Cultural Museum in NOLA!

Just pubbed a new themeless #crossword to my blog: realpuzzlingstuff.com/one-two-punch/ Hope it provides an enjoyable challenge! ✍🏾 56A: White filling for certain sandwiches (15 letters) 12D: "Been there" (8 letters)

Easy option from the ACLU to let your senator know you do not approve of the "big beautiful bill" threatening trans folks and millions of others reliant on Medicaid, which just passed narrowly in the House: action.aclu.org/send-message... Great time to become a monthly donor as well!

Crockett: Right now, it seems like you don’t care about the constitution unless it’s the second amendment and that’s misinterpreted as well. There’s other amendments.. And we don’t get to just change it because our fearless leader says that he doesn’t like it

Been checking out #ClairObscur — having a great time so far! 🌹 The integration of turn-based tactics and per-attack dodge/parry challenges is super satisfying. ⚔️ Not regretting setting the diff to Hard as yet 🎮

Excited to be making my Browser debut with a #cryptic #crossword today! thebrowser.com/crossword Was lovely connecting with editor (and speed solver extraordinaire) Dan Feyer at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament earlier this month 🙂 I'll def be on the lookout for streamed solves!

Figured I'd post a particularly unhinged new #crossword to my blog this month to mark my maiden appearance at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament! ✍️ Solve if you dare: realpuzzlingstuff.com/hooked-on-ph... 👀 12-Down: Bizarre relatives (4 letters) 66-Across: Nightly necessity (5 letters)

Was hoping to bring back a souvenir or two from the American #Crossword Puzzle Tournament: Mission accomplished! 🏆 Congrats to Sam and Adam, who bested me in the final for the #1 and #2 Div. C spots. ✍️ Had a lot of fun connecting with kindred spirits and solving puzzles together. Farewell, #ACPT!

Whipped up this connecting wall for my American #Crossword Puzzle Tournament comrades: connectionsplus.io/game/bJx4XQ Let's all crush Puzzle 7 tomorrow! #ACPT

On-brand succulent pencils at the ready at the American #Crossword Puzzle Tournament! Happy solving, everyone ✍️ #ACPT

Made it out to Stamford for this year's #ACPT! Let's solve some #crosswords 😎

Turned 30 yesterday! 🥳 Thought I'd publish a fresh themeless #crossword #puzzle for the occasion: realpuzzlingstuff.com/pedantry-squ... 14A: Abridge too far? (8 letters) 46A: "Thanks, I hate it" (7 letters) Good luck unraveling the tricksy clues! ✍️

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity. What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

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Tried out this cheesy artichoke rigatoni recipe from NYT Cooking tonight. Yum!

With the help of SXSW, I was able to see 75+ 2024 #movies! 👀 Here's my top ten: 1. The Brutalist 2. Sing Sing 3. Red Rooms 4. Dead Mail 5. The Outrun 6. Girls Will Be Girls 7. A Real Pain 8. We Live in Time 9. Nosferatu 10. Anora Y'all doing anything fun for the #Oscars?

I have a new themeless #crossword #puzzle to share! 🎉 I'm quite proud of this one and hope everyone enjoys the solve: realpuzzlingstuff.com/godzilla-the... 18A: Something you might be anxious to try? (6 letters) 21D: Petty theft, perhaps? (11 letters) 37D: "Go suck an egg" (6 letters)

Really enjoying the filmmaking mechanics in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage 🙂 Excited to see where the story goes next! #gaming

Your outie understands when someone is making a joke on the internet and doesn't embarrass themselves in people's replies

Citizen Sleeper 2 is so good! Pretty unimpeachable sci-fi writing coupled with tense dice-driven decision-making, with the stress of the survival elements well complemented by the serene score and ambience. Don't sleep on this lovely franchise! 🎲🌌 Kudos to @jumpovertheage.com for their work

CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 is💫OUT NOW!💫 Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG. “The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN links below 👇

The finale of #DragonAge: The Veilguard really fired on all cylinders — so satisfying! 🔥 Was saddened to hear devs were abruptly laid off recently; the team did an outstanding job here.

Nearing the finale of the new #DragonAge. It's been a really fun ride! #Gaming #VirtualPhotography

Hi, Bluesky! I'm Ryan Patrick Smith, a writer and crossword puzzle constructor 🙂 Here's my first blog puzzle of the year: realpuzzlingstuff.com/flipping-ang...