Excerpt Answer and I am so sorry but: You boil the hell out of it 😑
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I love these crosswords so much. I always thought I wasn’t very good at crosswords, but it turns out all the crosswords from other publications just weren’t gay enough for me, one might even say a traditional crossword is homophobic?
You summed it up perfectly! Regular crosswords just make me feel like I’m missing cultural clues for what the hints are, but apparently I just needed it to be queer culture for me to tune in better!
my xword partner and i did this one faster too but i feel like the last couple have been simpler/easier? still great fun but i kind of want it to take longer on the weekend! i want to luxuuuuriate
(the apology re: the joke punchline cracked me up, haha)
I somehow completed this in 2:16?!?!? Normally I don’t try to rush but once I realized I was flying through it, I was extra motivated. I don’t think I even used “check grid” once! (Usually I do.)
Can someone explain what the “Excerpt Answers” refer to? I see always see these punchlines or hints but I don’t know what they connect to. I thought it was the circled letters in the crossword but this one doesn’t have those!
The excerpt is the little blurb you see underneath the featured image and title, before clicking to view the whole article (or puzzle). If you go back out to the main page you can see the excerpt for this crossword is “How do you make holy water?” The excerpts don’t usually relate to the puzzles and are just for fun. :)
4min 5seconds! this is the fastest by far – I can really feel myself having more fun with it
Obsessed with the colour theme!! 💗💜💙
4:35, a personal best.
I love these crosswords so much. I always thought I wasn’t very good at crosswords, but it turns out all the crosswords from other publications just weren’t gay enough for me, one might even say a traditional crossword is homophobic?
thanks autostraddle for queering it up!
You summed it up perfectly! Regular crosswords just make me feel like I’m missing cultural clues for what the hints are, but apparently I just needed it to be queer culture for me to tune in better!
6:32, my best yet!
Very fun!
3 minutes 21 seconds. Stumped by yoga!!
3:14! Definitely my personal best. The color theme was so fun!
my xword partner and i did this one faster too but i feel like the last couple have been simpler/easier? still great fun but i kind of want it to take longer on the weekend! i want to luxuuuuriate
(the apology re: the joke punchline cracked me up, haha)
2:57 – loved the color theme!
3 mins 32! Loved the colour scheme <3
I somehow completed this in 2:16?!?!? Normally I don’t try to rush but once I realized I was flying through it, I was extra motivated. I don’t think I even used “check grid” once! (Usually I do.)
3 minutes 55 seconds. Had a way easier time with this than usual!
Our task manager for work projects is called asana so that slot is offensive to my weekend vibes
Can someone explain what the “Excerpt Answers” refer to? I see always see these punchlines or hints but I don’t know what they connect to. I thought it was the circled letters in the crossword but this one doesn’t have those!
The excerpt is the little blurb you see underneath the featured image and title, before clicking to view the whole article (or puzzle). If you go back out to the main page you can see the excerpt for this crossword is “How do you make holy water?” The excerpts don’t usually relate to the puzzles and are just for fun. :)
3.5 minutes, which i think is my personal best for these bigger ones? loved the clues (because i knew them 😂) and the color scheme!
4 34, but I did need to check grid. The yoga one had me stumped for a bit. Awesome as always!
I loved the bi pride colors!! It is so delightful and affirming to have a crossword that casually includes my identity :)