THAT’S A WRAP! We raised over $38K this year! Thank you to everyone for your generous contributions! 💜 This means we raised over $7.6K for each of the 5 funds we support! @iwrising.bsky.social @chiabortionfund.bsky.social @abortionfundmd.bsky.social Tampa Bay Abortion Fund OurJustice 💜

I'm so proud of our These Puzzles Fund Abortion team and the puzzles we put out and the community that rallies around the abortion funds we support! Please consider donating to support this important cause — the fundraiser ends on Sunday! fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6

✨Editor Spotlight✨ @burrata.bsky.social (he/him) is an editor of @avcx.bsky.social. He is based in Queens, NY, and is honored to be part of TPFA once again. Ben edited “Round These Parts” (grid shown here) by @fabioethics.bsky.social and @rebecculous.bsky.social! fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6

I also wrote today's @theatlantic.com crossword! www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...

Sunday Sunday Sunday!!!! With the brilliant @adamwagner.bsky.social

If you haven't yet gotten access to Midis for Minnesota, now is a great time to do so! Now through Sunday, donations will be matched AND in addition to the digital files, you also have the option of being mailed a limited-edition booklet! For more info, visit our website: www.midisforminnesota.com

Had the thrilling experience of solving Friday’s puzzle on my phone in my hotel room (not the thrilling part) and not knowing who the constructor was and halfway through thinking “damn this is good, who made this?” and then afterwards finding out it was my ❤️friend❤️ @fabioethics.bsky.social !!!

Back in the #nytxw with a Friday puzzle that is very ~online~

Medical schools must continue to teach students about structural barriers to care www.statnews.com/2026/04/15/l... via @statnews.com

If you're at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament this weekend and you're craving more crosswords, consider checking out These Puzzles Fund Abortion after the finals! #acpt fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6

We are excited to announce Midis for Minnesota, an upcoming crossword pack by Minnesota constructors. Proceeds will support immigrant families in Minnesota who have been impacted by ICE activity. Pack will be released in late April. A preview puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel is available now.

I've had the privilege of working alongside Seçil for the past month at the Brocher Foundation in Switzerland as she's been putting the finishing touches on this book. I have learned so much from her about syphilis in the Ottoman Empire, and the history of Ottoman medicine in general!

Really grateful for the experts over at @scotusblog.com and their community of commenters — at least we don't have to go through today's oral arguments alone <3 www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/oral...

If you need a distraction this morning, consider solving today's STAT mini crossword! 😇 www.statnews.com/stat-mini-cr... @statnews.com

April Fools' pranks are getting and less and less believable. Like I'm seeing websites claiming that the government of the United States is going to argue in court today that the Fourteenth Amendment denies birthright citizenship to kids born here just because their parents didn't enter lawfully.

cool cool cool www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/m...

For those who have asked, I'm spending my sabbatical working on a book project on reproductive justice, immigration, and bioethics in the U.S. My book explores (among other things) advocacy against this long-standing and intentional pattern of inhumane treatment, abuse, and neglect. 1/5

✨Fund Spotlight✨ @iwrising.bsky.social is one of the five wonderful organizations we are fundraising for this year. Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6 ⬅️ donate here to awesome people doing awesome work (and you get fun crosswords as a bonus!)

absolutely terrifying but not unexpected given the recent DHS proposed rule to expand collection and storage of biometric data.

We put the final touches on this year's These Puzzles Fund Abortion puzzle pack this morning, and I have to say — it's really good, friends. ✨ Donate before March 15 to support five abortion funds, and you'll be one of the first to receive the pack! fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6 @tpfa.bsky.social

Show off your love of crosswords AND your love of abortion access! We have tees, tanks, and sweatshirts in our Bonfire store! www.bonfire.com/store/these-... A portion of the proceeds from each sale will go towards our fundraising. #tpfa6 #ootd #styleinspo

The new These Puzzles Fund Abortion puzzle pack is on pre-sale now. I edited a lovely puzzle for it, and the constructor lineup is stellar as always. Solve some top-tier crosswords and help super reproductive rights won’t ya fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the...

We are happy to announce that our fundraising page is live! When you make a donation during our presale period, you will be among the first to receive TPFA6 when it is released on March 15th. fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6 #tpfa6

sabbatical is going pretty well imo (don’t worry I am also sometimes writing)

LFGGGGG

100 is a lot of puzzles, David. 🐙

ethics professor here, can confirm

Doctors nationally are describing harrowing consequences for patients who put off medical care because of fears of ICE. www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...

Have you done today's #STATMini yet? Tell us how quickly you completed it! www.statnews.com/stat-mini-cr...

I went for a plunge in the Atlantic in 33 degree weather and then went clamming for 90 minutes and then made clam chowder — my sabbatical transition to winter cape codder is complete ❄️

Sharing Medicaid data with ICE for immigration enforcement is a moral and public health nightmare. The chilling effect will have public health ramifications for years to come. We wrote about this for @jama.com: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I just finished Blue Prince (insofar as you can "finish" Blue Prince) and I think I need to go lie down 🌀

Where to start with this one... @fabioethics.bsky.social www.latimes.com/games/daily-...

New publication in the Journal of General Internal Medicine on the maternal/child health implications of the attempt to reinterpret the constitution to eliminate birthright citizenship: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007... @journalgim.bsky.social @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social @trishasantos.bsky.social

Excited to be writing these new mini puzzles for @statnews.com (my favorite site for health and science policy news!)

Starting today, I'll be writing a daily mini crossword puzzle for @statnews.com! You can check them out here: www.statnews.com/stat-mini-cr...

what a wild football game!!! 🖤💛

@rebecculous.bsky.social and I wrote today’s @defector.com crossword! It’s seasonally appropriate 🎄✨

Thank you for your message. I am currently on sabbatical (December 20, 2025 - June 30, 2026), and I will not be regularly checking my email during this time. Please enjoy this special sabbatical edition of my out of office crossword puzzle. See you in July! justgridding.blogspot.com/2025/12/sabb...

HHS is asserting, without opportunity for public comment, that it will be sharing CMS data with DHS for immigration enforcement, despite years of promises not to do that. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20911.pdf

This season's hottest gift just hit the shelves! Check out "Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle" by my brilliant and kind friend @natanlast.bsky.social 🤩 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...

💬 Viewpoint: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act institutes new federal loan caps for medical students, increasing debt burden risks and barriers for aspiring physicians. ja.ma/4qN1yxQ

We should do everything we can to ensure language is not a barrier to health outcomes. #healthequity An Emerging Threat To Health Equity: Diminished Patient Access To Language Services | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... by @lynettemartins.bsky.social @fabioethics.bsky.social

Sharing this piece on the health impacts of patients with limited eng prof compromised by current admin. co-authored with Drs @fabioethics.bsky.social Sabrina Derrington, and Amelia Bariwise. www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/f...

3 months later and I am attempting to overcome my mental block around recording this lecture by adding a qualifier to the titled. Will it work? TBD!

Emergency Medicaid accounts for less than 1% of total #Medicaid spending, even in states with large undocumented populations. ja.ma/4mZsZSf

H.R.1 ends health coverage eligibility for many lawfully present immigrants. It doesn't change health coverage options for undocumented immigrants who are already ineligible for federally funded health coverage under longstanding policy. More on this @kff.org : www.kff.org/quick-take/r...

As we move toward our fall subscription drive, we hope you’ll consider supporting us in part bc we are an independent media company. No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.

Before and after: enormous zucchini edition

Pleased to announce, after a nine month gestation period, the arrival of my first “knitting during zoom meetings” cardigan