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Queer crosswords and more!

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Mini Crossword Didn’t Go Out For Burritos

It was an eat-dinner-on-the-couch kind of night

Emet Ozar and Rachel

Jul 30, 2025

18 down / 4 letters / Equipment for the Rockford Peaches

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AF+ Crossword Is Working Up an Appetite

This puzzle may leave you feeling a bit peckish.

Emet Ozar

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Jun 8, 2024

2 down / 5 letters / Food item a grill butch might prepare

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Mini Crossword Is Gay, Does Crime

And so should you, probably!

Darby Ratliff

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Jun 7, 2024

1 across / 3 letters / Body part accentuated by chaps

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Mini Crossword Is So Jealous

Jealous that you get to solve this puzzle, that is.

Kate Hawkins

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Jun 5, 2024

3 down / 5 letters / Leans, like how the softball community leans lesbian

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Mini Crossword Also Leans Lesbian

And you know what they say: if you’re leaning, you could be solving crossword puzzles.

Darby Ratliff

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Jun 3, 2024

43 across, three letters. ___ Culturistas (Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang podcast)

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AF+ Crossword Wishes Everyone a Happy June

AF+ Crossword also recommends packing lots of sunscreen and staying hydrated.

Rebecca Goldstein

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Jun 1, 2024

1 across / 5 letters / "Challengers" role for Zendaya

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Mini Crossword Is Just Making Things Up Now

Please don’t quote us on any supposed “botanical” facts in this puzzle.

Rebecca Goldstein

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May 31, 2024

1 across / 4 letters / "___ Lives" (2023 film featuring Greta Lee)

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Mini Crossword Comes With a Note From the Editor

We just wanted to acknowledge the clear yet inexplicable meta theme in recent puzzles.

Kate Hawkins

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May 29, 2024

3 down / 5 letters / Alaska but not Jinkx, Detox, or Roxxxy

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Mini Crossword Is Reading Sapphic Sports Novels

So do us a favor and drop your sapphic sports novel recommendations in the comments

Rebecca Goldstein

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May 27, 2024

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