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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

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?

Darby Ratliff

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Sep 21, 2024

5 down / 4 letters / Converse on AIM, perhaps

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Just Here For the Friendship Bracelets

Does anyone have embroidery thread we can borrow?

Emet Ozar

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Sep 20, 2024

8 across / 6 letters / 2011 Dee Rees coming-of-age film that was added to the Criterion Collection in 2021

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Spinning Off

Wheeee!!!!!!

Kate Hawkins

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Sep 18, 2024

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

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Mini Crossword is Waiting With Bated Breath

We’re shivering in antici….

Darby Ratliff

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Sep 16, 2024

1 across / 3 letters / Lil ___ X

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AF+ Crossword Is Into Homo-Phones

See what we did there?

Emet Ozar

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Sep 14, 2024

4 down / 5 letters / In the style of "But I'm A Cheerleader"

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Checking if Mercury Is in Retrograde

Surely it must be, right?!

Emet Ozar

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Sep 13, 2024

10 across / 4 letters / K ___ (affectionate nickname for the star of "Love Lies Bleeding")

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AF+ Mini Crossword Has Brunch Plans

Settle a debate for us: Is it still brunch if it happens before 10am, or is that just breakfast?

Kate Hawkins

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Sep 11, 2024

6 down / 4 letters / Musical that is a 1990s retelling of "La Bohème"

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Mini Crossword Needs a New Skincare Regimen

Maybe something between “splashing water on my face” and “buying forty serums”

Emet Ozar

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Sep 9, 2024

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