Puzzles

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

9 down / 5 letters / Sushi pairings

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AF+ Crossword Is Realizing Actions Have Consequences

See you next week for the conclusion of this learning journey.

Rebecca Goldstein

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Oct 5, 2024

1 down / 5 letters / "Queen ___" (show staring Rutina Wesley set in Louisiana)

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Fit for a Queen

Well, maybe not a size queen. But other kinds of queens!

Emet Ozar

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Oct 4, 2024

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

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

The contents of said list are surprisingly mundane.

Darby Ratliff

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Oct 2, 2024

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.

Darby Ratliff

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Sep 30, 2024

59 across / 3 letters / Las Vegas Ace's star Wilson

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AF+ Full-Size Crossword is Very Big

Like, 15×15 squares big. That’s a huge (compared to other Autostraddle puzzles)!

Kate Hawkins

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Sep 28, 2024

5 across / 6 letters / "___ Einbinder: Everything Must Go" (stand-up special written by and starring ___ Einbinder)

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Making Sourdough

BRB, gotta go feed my starter.

Kate Hawkins

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Sep 27, 2024

2 down / 5 letters / "The ___ Juror" (tongue-twisting movie title in "30 Rock")

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Tongue-Twisting

Say that ten times fast.

Emet Ozar

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Sep 25, 2024

3 down / 5 letters / Gold for USA Women's Soccer or Basketball teams

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Mini Crossword Thinks More People Should Talk About Cycling

Bikes are cool!

Rebecca Goldstein

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Sep 23, 2024

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