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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · 11d

thank you!

sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · 23d

geographically inaccessible for me, unfortunately!

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Aug 28

the capital 'i' here is off-brand and really bugging me

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Aug 28

mad that the new york times mini got paywalled? want to support your good pal (and friendly neighborhood puzzle editor) @giltcomplex.bsky.social ? Solve the atlantic crossword instead— it gets bigger and harder through the week, but I promise it's fun! www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...

Crossword - The Atlantic

This mini puzzle gets a little more challenging every day: Mondays are the easiest, with the biggest, most difficult puzzle on Sunday.

www.theatlantic.com

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Aug 26

i hate it here lmao

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Aug 22

i'll be on this stream at 8CT tomorrow, basically doing a radio call-in show if you want to talk about literally anything your heart desires (within reason)

momes @momes.bsky.social · Aug 22

🍉 fundraising stream tomorrow! 🍉

we'll be on from 10am to 10pm central saturday, 8/23 in an effort to fundraise for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social. we'd love to see you there whether you're in a position to donate or not. we'll be doing puzzles of all kinds! please share!

www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Aug 2

yep!

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Jul 27

hi! there's no puz because the formatting in the puzzle only renders in .jpz format! the jpz should be playable on squares and the nexus solver! i can also send you a PDF if that helps!

sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Jul 25

long time, no see! crosstina-aquafina.blogspot.com/2025/07/them...

themeless no. 36 feat. erik agard

as i'm sitting here to write the intro for this blog post, i find myself with both too much and... nothing to say, which is... i can't unp...

crosstina-aquafina.blogspot.com

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

So tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell anyone who will listen (and especially tell a journalist!)

You can help people get necessary abortion care AND solve fantastic crossword puzzles by donating here: fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the...

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

So if you know *anyone* who loves crossword puzzles, or loves abortion access, or loves quirky human interest stories, please tell them about These Puzzles Fund Abortion!

A $50 donation will get you over 100 puzzles, and a donation of any size will get you this year's pack (over 20 puzzles).

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

Of course, leaving twitter made fundraising much harder. It's hard to get the word out about our puzzles without the reach we had built there!

Our 2025 fundraiser has only a couple weeks left, and we're still pretty far from our (admittedly ambitious) goal of raising $50,000.

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

Since then, we've created 4 more packs of professional-quality crosswords focused on social and reproductive justice, and every year we partner with the National Network of Abortion Funds to run our fundraiser.

To date, we've raised $356,649 for abortion funds.

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

So we decided to use those skills for good: we got together to create a pack of high-quality reproductive justice themed crossword puzzles to exchange for donations to abortion funds.

And it worked! People from all over donated money to help people access abortion care.

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

One skill I did have, however, was making crossword puzzles. I, and many of my rad progressive friends in the crossword community, create puzzles for the New York Times, the USA Today, the LA Times, and other crossword puzzle venues.

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

In 2021, as abortion restrictions were spreading across the U.S., I wanted to do something to help.

But what could *I* do? I'm not a medical provider, or fabulously wealthy, or a particularly skilled community organizer!
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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

www.abortionpuzzles.com

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Mar 25

i was talking to someone about this last night and they were like 'oh we used vodka for drinks' and i was like 'oh we were using EVERCLEAR' lmao so so so so many mistakes

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · Mar 25

I think @govpritzker.illinois.gov is the real deal

"And in the midst of this existential fight, this battle that seems to consume everything, well, let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am. We are.
We will."

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Mar 21

oh noooooooooooooo

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Molly Dadison @monovalent.bsky.social · Feb 14

It's Thursday night so once again it's time to talk about how hot Noah Wyle is in "The Pitt"

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Mar 10

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Mar 5

my most radical take is everyone would be a lot happier if they just accepted chicago boosterism into their hearts

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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · Feb 27

i do not talk enough about how mariah singing 🎵i will hunt you down🎶 in 'touch my body' changed my life

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Lil AVCX @lilavcx.bsky.social · Feb 24

Lil AVCX is thrilled to announce our 2025 Roster! We are excited to bring you puzzles by these constructors 🥳

Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social
Alisya Reza @alisyareza.bsky.social
Ben Wilson @zerofiftyone.bsky.social
Carina da Rosa @carinadarosa.bsky.social
K. J. Sarr
Katie Hoody
Terry Sun

Lil AVCX 2025 Roster:
Alex Rossell Hayes, Alisya Reza, Ben Wilson, Carina da Rosa, K. J. Sarr, Katie Hoody, Terry Sun

(a grid of very smiley pictures on a colored gradient background)

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