Darby Ratliff

Darby is a queer crossword constructor and graduate student living in St. Louis.

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53 down / 5 letters / Brie Larson or Halsey, astrologically

AF+ Full-Sized Crossword is Moving In

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1 down / 5 letters / Miley Cyrus's appearance in "Drive-Away Dolls," for example

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Definitely Not an Imposter

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5 across / 5 letters / "Billie Eilish Doesn't Have To ___ the Color of Charli XCX's Underwear"

AF+ Mini Crossword Has Classified Underwear Intel

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8 across / 6 letters / Gymnast and journalist Hernandez who made an "and they were roommates" joke while commentating during the Olympics

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Making a List and Checking It Twice

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5 across / 5 letters / Texas Roller ___ (sport league owned and operated by its skaters)

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Mini Crossword Is Rolling the Dice

Specifically, rainbow acrylic polyhedral dice.

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Oct 28, 2024

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AF+ Full-Sized Crossword is Moving In

How are we going to fit all of this stuff into one apartment …?

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Oct 26, 2024

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Definitely Not an Imposter

Nothing sus over here!

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Oct 23, 2024

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1 across / 4 letters / Controversial Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with singing felines

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Mini Crossword Will Make You a Sandwich

And it won’t skimp on the pickled carrots.

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Oct 21, 2024

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5 down / 4 letters / 5 ___ the room (look for other queer folks, perhaps)

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Mini Crossword Is Feeling Cheeky

Blame it on the boy shorts.

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Oct 14, 2024

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AF+ Mini Crossword Has Classified Underwear Intel

We would never betray our sources, even if they’ve won 9 Grammy Awards.

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Oct 9, 2024

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Making a List and Checking It Twice

The contents of said list are surprisingly mundane.

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Oct 2, 2024

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5 down / 6 letters / Did a kickflip like Leo Baker

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Mini Crossword Is Touching and Tasting

It’s (probably) not what you think.

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Sep 30, 2024

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26 down / 4 letters / "A League of Their Own" actor Jacobson

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AF+ Crossword Will Tie You Up

As in, it might take a while. What did you think we meant?

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Sep 21, 2024

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3 Down / 6 letters / “The Kill” singer Maggie

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Mini Crossword is Waiting With Bated Breath

We’re shivering in antici….

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Sep 16, 2024

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3 down / 5 letters / "Love Lies Bleeding" excerpt, perhaps

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Curating a Wedding Playlist

What is the queer equivalent of the “Cha Cha Slide”??

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Aug 30, 2024

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1 across / 3 letters / One who might travel hours to see a Chappell Roan concert

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AF+ Crossword Is Obviously a Villain

Evil mastermind cruciverbalist seeks word-loving wicked henchpeople.

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Aug 24, 2024

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