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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Aug 28

It was a pleasure! I learned a lot from you and I'm sure others will too

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Aug 28

Episode 5 of Crosstalk with @norahsharpe.bsky.social is out now!

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0c1d...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Aug 28

Episode 5 with super-prolific constructor and 2025 Lollapuzzoola Pairs co-champ @norahsharpe.bsky.social is out now! We chat about creating fresh themes, the secrets of successful collaborations, training for tournaments, repping the Midwest, fave puzzles, advocating for asymmetry, and much more!

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thanks for listening! It's continued to resonate with me too

Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Jun 12

Nicely done

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Jun 9

Episode 4 of Crosstalk with @melvillmatic.bsky.social is out now!

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0BjW...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Jun 9

Episode 4 with the illustrious @melvillmatic.bsky.social is out now! We cover topics such as designing themelesses, getting a "villain edit," his jumbling of cultural lexicons, the politics of fill, personalizing word lists, the entry he was most excited to include, fave puzzles, and much more!

Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · May 8

My new Universal crossword, "Inside Information," is out now! syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/cros...

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · May 6

Hope you enjoy mine

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Apr 30

The word 'clue' was originally a variant spelling of 'clew,' meaning “ball of thread or yarn.”

Our modern sense of clue, “guide to the solution of a mystery,” grows out of a motif in myth and folklore, the ball of thread that helps in finding one’s way out of a maze.

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Apr 30

This puzzle is fantastic!

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Apr 29

Sid Sivakumar describing how crosswords are like art

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · Apr 24

attn: xword constructors!

spread the word(list) now has all of q1, 2025! new highly-ranked answers @enriqueha.bsky.social and i like: TAMAL, BEDCHEM, OKAYBYE, ACEPRIDE, INDIEDEV, VEGANMENU, JERSEYSWAP, LOGICPUZZLE, IVESEENWORSE, ENERGYVAMPIRE, SPOTIFYWRAPPED, CHOICESWEREMADE

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Apr 21

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Apr 16

It was a pleasure, Sid! Thank you

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Apr 16

Episode 3 of Crosstalk with @sidsivakumar.bsky.social is out now!

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1sq5...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · Apr 16

Sorry for the delay, but Episode 3 with @sidsivakumar.bsky.social is definitely worth the wait! We cover topics like crosswords as art, how science and engineering relate to constructing, South Asian culture, crafting the final ACPT puzzle and Super Mega, and the surprising places Sid writes clues.

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