I'd be down

So excited to be nominated for two 2026 Orcas for Best Sunday-Sized Crossword and Best Crossword-Related Media for my Crosstalk episode with @sidsivakumar.bsky.social! 🤗

You can vote for me or any of the many deserving nominees here: crosswordfiend.com/2026-orcas-i...

Episode 7 of Crosstalk with @bewilderingly.bsky.social is out now!

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Episode 7 with @bewilderingly.bsky.social is out now! We discuss solving the ship of Theseus paradox, the qualities of a good crossword editor, training for the ACPT big board, drawing inspiration from visual arts, inferable entries, slightly NSFW clues, craving the weird and wacky, and much more!

At another shameful low point in US history, it's nice to have a respite like the Orcas, the 2nd most snazziest award with those letters. @richproulx.bsky.social and his team have a new puzzle pack of 2026 nominees benefitting the vital Trevor Project! Check it out
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I can do it if you need others

Congratulations! Always looked forward to your posts

Episode 6 of Crosstalk with @aimeelucido.bsky.social is out now!

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Episode 6 with renowned author and constructor @aimeelucido.bsky.social is out now! We chat about her new crossword-themed book, getting in the comments, our least favorite fill, the pleasures of trivia and etymology, failing the breakfast test, the clues she still thinks about, and much more!

Guess they're anti-diluvian

Lil AVCX: Call for applications for our 2026 constructor roster Lil AVCX: Call for applications for our 2026 constructor roster We’re looking for new and emerging crossword puzzle constructors to regularly contribute “midi” puzzles. Yes, you’ll get paid, and you ...

Lil AVCX is looking for new and emerging constructors to be a part of our 2026 constructing roster. Deadline for applications is November 14, 2025. Here's the information: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

It was a pleasure! I learned a lot from you and I'm sure others will too

Episode 5 of Crosstalk with @norahsharpe.bsky.social is out now!

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Episode 5 with super-prolific constructor and 2025 Lollapuzzoola Pairs co-champ @norahsharpe.bsky.social is out now! We chat about creating fresh themes, the secrets of successful collaborations, training for tournaments, repping the Midwest, fave puzzles, advocating for asymmetry, and much more!

Thanks for listening! It's continued to resonate with me too

Nicely done

Episode 4 of Crosstalk with @melvillmatic.bsky.social is out now!

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Episode 4 with the illustrious @melvillmatic.bsky.social is out now! We cover topics such as designing themelesses, getting a "villain edit," his jumbling of cultural lexicons, the politics of fill, personalizing word lists, the entry he was most excited to include, fave puzzles, and much more!

My new Universal crossword, "Inside Information," is out now! syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/cros...

Hope you enjoy mine

The word 'clue' was originally a variant spelling of 'clew,' meaning “ball of thread or yarn.”

Our modern sense of clue, “guide to the solution of a mystery,” grows out of a motif in myth and folklore, the ball of thread that helps in finding one’s way out of a maze.

This puzzle is fantastic!

Sid Sivakumar describing how crosswords are like art

spread the word(list)

attn: xword constructors!

spread the word(list) now has all of q1, 2025! new highly-ranked answers @enriqueha.bsky.social and i like: TAMAL, BEDCHEM, OKAYBYE, ACEPRIDE, INDIEDEV, VEGANMENU, JERSEYSWAP, LOGICPUZZLE, IVESEENWORSE, ENERGYVAMPIRE, SPOTIFYWRAPPED, CHOICESWEREMADE

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It was a pleasure, Sid! Thank you

Episode 3 of Crosstalk with @sidsivakumar.bsky.social is out now!

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