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Chemistry teacher. PhD. Crossword constructor. Co-editor at AVCX Cryptics. Relentless homosexual. 🏳️‍🌈 Winner! (Wheel of Fortune, The 1% Club)
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I wrote today’s @latimes.com crossword - check it out!

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And now they’ve charged us $59 for unreturned equipment 🙃🙃🙃

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submitted 11 days ago • 7 comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! We are so excited to announce that TPFA5 is available for presale! fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the... ⬆️Donate here, and be first in line to get your puzzles when the pack drops in March!

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Lovvvve getting a mailer from Spectrum asking me to return the modem from my previous address 🙃

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Bongo (a daily word game at @puzzmo.com) has been one of the only things getting me through the past few weeks - and I got to make today’s! Play it for free over at puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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I'm excited to share Episode 2 of Crosstalk with Rachel Fabi (@fabioethics.bsky.social) is out now! We discuss mentorship, cryptics, where to submit, Jeopardy!, and more! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1BMz... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts/f7c...

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Very much missing our little house today on its one month burniversary

submitted 18 days ago • 8 comments

Drumroll, please… 🥁🥁🥁🥁 Announcing our all-star constructor and editor lineup for These Puzzles Fund Abortion 5! #tpfa5 #crosswords #abortion #reprojustice #fundabortion

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

The next @blackcrossword.bsky.social puzzle book arrives this summer 😄✏️🧠🧩 Pre-order wherever you get your books: blackcrossword.com/buythebook

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Why does every single store, company, and website email me with a survey after every interaction? This is going to be my villain origin story (well, that and the whole fire destroying my entire home and village thing).

submitted 42 days ago • 4 comments

A small bit of joy among the grief: I wrote today’s Apple News+ crossword. Check it out if you have access! 🍎

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

What nobody tells you about your house burning down is the sheer amount of administration (phone calls, emails, paperwork, insurance, documentation) you then have to undertake - and how vigilant you have to constantly be on top of that to avoid scammers and bad actors. It is easily a full time job.

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

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:

submitted 48 days ago • 17 comments

Starting the new year with a Starter Pack! 🎉 There's already a Cryptic Crosswords starter pack (mostly British) and a Crossword Sky starter pack (mostly non-cryptic), so here's my compilation of non-UK/Europe #cryptic #crossword, #wordplay and #puzzle creators: go.bsky.app/GYVp7RQ

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

AVCX Cryptics is OPEN for submissions the month of January 2025. My fellow editors and I look forward to seeing what you folks come up with! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

As I just explained on TV, the tiny crossword visible in tonight’s opening shot was created by our brilliant team member Dan Peake and CAN BE PLAYED! To save you copying it off the television, here are photos of both these simple and cryptic versions. Happy New Year! We love you. #OnlyConnect

submitted 57 days ago • 13 comments

Thanks to a commute and regular attempts to put down my phone, I read / listened to 65 books in 2024! Here are my favorites. First up, (gay, obv) romance:

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Steve’s variety cryptics have been one of my favorite things in 2024 and I can’t wait for another year of them to come!

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