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Laura Braunstein

@laurabrarian.bsky.social

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Digital librarian. Crossword person. Cross wordperson. I reskeet your puzzles

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · Oct 11

“Find the biggest bitch in town and start a band with her.”

— Kathleen Hanna

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Spooky Matt Grote @mattgrote.bsky.social · 18h

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have an enormous cat

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 3h

you just got one more

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 21h

"Ugh, every week there's a canal."

"Or an inlet."

"Or a fjord."

in our house we've abridged this to "there's always a fjord" every time something seems overly convenient or inevitable

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 9d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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ceej @ceej.online · 1d

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 1d

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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Midwest Crossword Tournament @midwestcrossword.bsky.social · 1d

We had a blast at the second annual #midwestgridfest!! Thanks so much to @wbez.org for telling our story. puzzles available for purchase at midwestgridfest.com
www.wbez.org/arts-culture...

The Midwest finally delivers what crossword puzzlers want: Their own tournament

The tournament at the University of Illinois Chicago drew over 200 puzzlers who came for crosswords and camaraderie. “I want my ego checked," said one participant. "That’s mission accomplished.”

www.wbez.org

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1d

gonna tell my kids this was St Elmo's Fire

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

Alt: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

media.tenor.com

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Hi, it's Abby. Yep. @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 1d

i have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

bitch

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1d

describe your Bluesky account in a single image

a cartoon with an empty crossword grid with the caption “before” and a black square with a caption that says “after”

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 2d

I met my bff @jesse.lansner.com on crossword twitter and to this day he continues to put up with my bullshit

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 2d

and they’re out for revenge

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 2d

Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎

These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there's 50,000 of them

Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.

www.abc.net.au

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 2d

lol you just mansplained a rabbi

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 3d

a woman holding a cup with the words welcome to the club netflix on the bottom

ALT: a woman holding a cup with the words welcome to the club netflix on the bottom

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The Griddy @griddyxword.bsky.social · 3d

Got a pair of em (2D)

Solve here 👉 crosshare.org/api/pdf/9HaJ...

https://crosshare.org/api/pdf/9HaJZMabeuLNTioYJe14

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 3d

Gore Vidal Sassoon

Rufus Cornpone @thegnarrator.bsky.social · 3d

David Foster Wallace Shawn

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Joshua Kosman @joshuakosman.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, this is terrific! Apologies for the long silence — the rhyme was stumping me.

Laura Braunstein
Is as industrious as a mows-all-the-neighborhood-lawns teen.
But instead of a beautiful front yard, what she does’ll
Leave you with a puzzle.

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 8d

we need to write them about each other

Joshua Kosman
He’s the boss, man
At constructing a cryptic
In times apocalyptic

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 3d

when I was breastfeeding my favorite snack was a big bowl of Cheez-Its mixed with prunes

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 4d

when Parliament comes back, tho, they will be really mad, and who knows what mischief may ensue

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 10d

For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!

👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1 is by brooke. It's a 5x5 grid, and the number 6 in the grid is a different color than the other numbers.

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 4d

same and you guys I just need some place where I can low-key lurk on what library peoples are thinking, please don’t go away

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 6d

actual LOL and spit out my coffee

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Kill Your Darlings @kydmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

'Once you learn to follow the logic, the solution comes into focus. A tiny intersection of poetry and mathematics.'

Lily Bryant on how cryptic crosswords helped in grieving her grandfather.

A Five-Letter Word for Loss

Cryptic crosswords became a ritual to process my grief.

bit.ly

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Ben Zimmer @benzimmer.bsky.social · 7d

My latest crossword for @puzzmo.com may shock you.
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

Puzzmo - Cross|word

Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.

www.puzzmo.com

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Ryan Patrick Smith @writerlyryan.bsky.social · 7d

Happy fall, #puzzle people! 🎃 I've just published a new Slide + Seek sliding puzzle for your amusement: realpuzzlingstuff.com/slide-seek-9/

Hope it makes for a fun diversion from my usual #crossword fare and everything slides into place for you! 👀

A Slide + Seek tile sliding puzzle. In its scrambled form, the grid reads PISPRO, SACHAB, KYNTED, EOTESS, DEOO, LAOR.

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 8d

there is a significant body of scholarship on the Jewish ethics of The Twilight Zone cupola.gettysburg.edu/books/203/

The Chai-Light Zone: Rod Serling, Secular Jew

The Twilight Zone is remembered as a science fiction television series that reflected the uneasiness of Cold War America. Its creator, Rod Serling, was a secular Jew who fought in World War II and ret...

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 8d

this Twilight Zone episode en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths-...

Deaths-Head Revisited - Wikipedia

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