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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thank you to everyone who donated to the cause, and to our amazing puzzle team that donated their time, energy, and talent to help make this such a success.

If you did not have a chance to donate and would like to, please check out abortionpuzzles.com.

Thank you, again!

-the TPFA5 team 💜
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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · Jun 5

THANK YOU! 🤩

TPFA5 raised $35,135 (which was matched for a total of $70,270) in the 2025 @abortionfunds.bsky.social Fund-a-Thon!

We are so happy to add that number to our running total: in the past five years, we have raised $395,000 for abortion funds!

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Screenshot of TPFA5 fundraising page showing $35,135 dollars raised toward a goal of $35K.

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 31

🎶 these are a few of my favorite things 🎵

alex @dude.computer · May 31

donate to abortion funds, get good crossword puzzles. win win, how can you not??

These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 31

LAST DAY!

Thanks to some generous folks, we hit our goal this morning. This means we are giving $7K EACH to our 5 funds!

HOWEVER—don’t let the fact we reached our goal dissuade you from donating. Abortion funds need our help now more than ever!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa (open for ~10 more hours!)

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 31

thank you for your support!!

These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 31

LAST DAY!

Thanks to some generous folks, we hit our goal this morning. This means we are giving $7K EACH to our 5 funds!

HOWEVER—don’t let the fact we reached our goal dissuade you from donating. Abortion funds need our help now more than ever!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa (open for ~10 more hours!)

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 30

We are less than $700 away from our goal, with one day left!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has helped us get here!!

Fundraising ends tomorrow, Saturday, May 31. Don’t wait until the last minute!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

Screenshot of these puzzle fund abortion fundraising page, showing $34,326 raised towards the goal of 35,000, with one day left

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 29

why funding abortion is so important: this map keeps getting more orange 👎👎👎

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Guttmacher @guttmacher.org · May 28

#Missouri’s total abortion ban is back in effect after the state Supreme Court ordered a review of rulings that had briefly allowed care to resume.

Our interactive map is up to date, with MO back to “Most Restrictive.”

Explore our map here: gu.tt/42oOFjz

Map of United States with color-coding to show how each state is categorized by abortion policies, ranging from most restrictive to most protective. White text on a blue bar at the top says Abortion policies in effect as of May 28, 2025.

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 29

✨Editor Spotlight✨

@fabioethics.bsky.social (she/her) is a crossword constructor & a professor of bioethics. She created TPFA as a form of praxis, transforming her scholarly interest in reproductive justice into practice through fundraising for abortion access.

Three days left!
Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

Rachel in the mouth of a large stone dragon at a museum, pretending to look scared

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 28

✨Fund Spotlight✨

We are about $1300 shy of our goal of $35K, with just a few days left. We split the proceeds of TPFA evenly among our five funds, which means if we reach our goal, we will have raised $7K for the Mariposa Fund!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to support the work of the Mariposa Fund & others!

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 26

✨Clue of the Week✨

We are in our last week of fundraising, so it’s our final clue of the week!

How well do you know your IUD hormones? 🤔

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

#iud #abortion #crosswords #reprojustice #puzzles #fthon25 #tpfa

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 26

✨Editor Spotlight✨

@mossdef.bsky.social (he/him) is a music educator and crossword‬‭ maker living in the Boston‬ area. He knows bodily integrity is a basic human right & that access to abortions is a‬ key part of it.‬

Steve is our incredible variety/cryptic editor!

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 23

✨Editor Spotlight✨

@clr-xw.bsky.social (they/them or she/her)‬‭ lives in MA and enjoys puzzles.

In addition to editing about half of the puzzles in TPFA5, Claire also made a midi puzzle* and co-made a themeless puzzle.**

* solve for free: abortionpuzzles.com
** donate here: fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

Photo of Claire holding a black cat like a baby

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 22

🥹🤑🤯🥰🥳

This is incredible — we love being a part of this!

And THANK YOU to everyone who has donated so far and got us here!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

National Network of Abortion Funds @abortionfunds.bsky.social · May 22

🎉Y'all raised $3 million for abortion!🎉

Despite recent attacks on abortion access, we've shown resilience by building joyful care networks. With a week left, let's keep it up! Check out our "Funds To Support" list to donate to local campaigns still looking to meet their goal: nnaf.org/s

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 21

✨Guest Editor Spotlight✨

Ben Tausig (he/him, @burrata.bsky.social) is a professor of music & crossword editor at the AVCX, living in Queens. He likes to play basketball w/ his buddies, & to cook with his wife & kids.

We are thrilled that Ben contributed his expertise to TPFA5!

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pixelated cartoon image of Ben with a pencil

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 20

Here at TPFA, we love words, but let’s take a look at some numbers!

10 = number of days left in Fund-A-Thon
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33,163 = dollars raised so far for TPFA5
🤑

655 = number of donations
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1 = …there’s only one place you can get crosswords for supporting abortion access:
fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 19

✨Clue of the week✨

How well do you know your flags? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This week’s clue comes from a themeless crossword by @rafaxword.bsky.social called “Let Me Be Perfectly Queer …”

It’s chock-full of fun wordplay and wonderful gay things!😍🌈

Head to fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to donate and get your puzzles! 🥰🧩

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 18

*See picciotto.org/hot & leftfieldcryptics.com for more!

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 18

✨Editor Spotlight✨

@hpicciotto.bsky.social (he/him) is a math educator & a member of the National Puzzlers’ League. He has edited & constructed 100’s of cryptic crosswords over 4 decades, mostly in collaboration with Joshua Kosman.*

Grateful to have these two as guest editors!

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Black and white photo of Henri. He is stroking his chin and there is a thought bubble that says “Hmm” emanating from his head

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 17

✨Guest Editor Spotlight✨

@joshuakosman.bsky.social (he/him) is a retired classical music critic & the co-constructor, along with Henri Picciotto, of Out of Left Field cryptics.

We love that Joshua & Henri donated their talent to edit the “Right to Choose” puzzle!

2 weeks left!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

Photo of Joshua smiling and holding an orange and white cat

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 15

✨Editor Spotlight✨

Matt Gritzmacher (he/him) founded & operates dailycrosswordlinks.com, & edits and fact checks puzzles at a variety of outlets and charity packs, including every edition of TPFA to date.

In addition to fact-checking, this year Matt edited our 2 midi puzzles!

Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

Photo of Matthew outside smiling with a dog in his lap

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 13

✨Clue of the Week✨

This week’s clue is from a themeless collaboration by TPFA editors @clr-xw.bsky.social and @fabioethics.bsky.social!

There are a couple 4-letter birth control options, but not many that have been around since the 1960s!

Test your knowledge when you donate at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 12

✨Designer Spotlight✨

Alex Briñas (she/they) is a designer based in NYC (who has also constructed a couple puzzles here and there). Alex hopes to live in a world where reproductive rights are not entangled with politics and where bodies can be free.

Alex donated their time/talent to make our logo!

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 9

THREAD from our wonderful editor/organizer/founder!

⬇️⬇️⬇️💜💜💜

Rachel Fabi Ph.D. @fabioethics.bsky.social · May 9

Want to hear a cool story about reproductive justice, mutual aid, and crossword puzzles?

Let me tell you about These Puzzles Fund Abortion (www.abortionpuzzles.com / @tpfa.bsky.social), a crossword puzzle fundraiser that has raised over $350,000 in five years for abortion funds.
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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 8

✨Constructor Spotlight✨

Jasmeet Arora (she/her) lives in boston, ma and is proud to be constructing for TPFA ❤️

And we are so proud to have Jasmeet on our team this year!

Solve Jasmeet’s puzzle for FREE: abortionpuzzles.com

Get the whole puzzle pack: fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

Photo of Jasmeet with a very cute dog on her lap

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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · May 8

Our third sample puzzle is now available to solve!

You can solve “Inside Information” by Jasmeet Arora and @xws.bsky.social for free at abortionpuzzles.com!

If you enjoy this puzzle, wait until you see what’s in store with the full TPFA pack! Available with a donation at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa!

Picture of crossword puzzle titled “Inside Information.” One clue is highlighted and says “IUD hormone that might lead to a period-free life” (9 letters)

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