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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

14 across / 4 letters / Chappell who says "Hi, it's Chappell..." at the beginning of "Naked in Manhattan"

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Mini Crossword Is Naked in Manhattan

And we’ve both got a crush on Regina George.

Emet Ozar and Rachel

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Jul 2, 2025

13 down / 3 letters / Actress Hari who played Gittel in "Transparent"

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AF+ Crossword Is Not So Odd

Normalize crosswords!!

Emet Ozar and Rachel

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Jun 28, 2025

2 down / 5 letters / Org. featured in the 2012 documentary "United in Anger: A History of ___"

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Mini Crossword Is Having Bubble Tea

Specifically, the purple kind.

Kate Hawkins and Rachel

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Jun 25, 2025

2 down / 4 letters / "Veneno" Actress Rodriguez

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AF+ Crossword Says the Magic Words

Just thinking about how Abra evolves into Kadabra evolves into Alakazam.

Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel

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Jun 21, 2025

9 across / 5 letters / Assists, in basketball please use an image of a queer WNBA player for this

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Mini Crossword Craves Sexy Food

Name a better date night agenda than sexy food and Scrabble. I’ll wait.

Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel

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Jun 18, 2025

26 across / 9 letters / Torrey Peters novel about lumberjacks engaged in gender exploration

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AF+ Crossword Learned the Word ‘Foofaraw’ Today

The more you know!

Emet Ozar and Rachel

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Jun 14, 2025

1 down / 4 letters / Dorothy's last name, appropriately, in "The Wizard of Oz"

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Mini Crossword Is Watching the ‘Night Shift’ Music Video Again

How does one get invited to a ‘Wizard of Oz’ fan convention, anyway?

Emet Ozar and Rachel

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Jun 11, 2025

9 down / 4 letters / Honey wine (beverage that the "Redwall" books made 90s kids think would be FAR more prevalent in the adult world than it turned out to be)

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AF+ Crossword Has Unrealistically High Beverage Expectations

Thanks a lot, Brian Jacques.

Kate Hawkins and Rachel

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Jun 7, 2025

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