Sasha
@therealsashas.bsky.social
TV editor/producer. Author and essayist. Voracious reader. Dungeon master. Cruciverbalist. Hobby collector. Eyebrow enthusiast.
crosswords >> https://crosswordr.com/SashaSolves
blog >> https://substack.com/@sashastadler
crosswords >> https://crosswordr.com/SashaSolves
blog >> https://substack.com/@sashastadler
No Monday Mini this week. Got distracted by ⁺˚⋆｡current events｡⋆˚⁺ We will be next week, and have plans to extend into the week with even more crosswords! Please check out my puzzle archive if you're itching for the grids crosswordr.com/SashaSolves?...
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
No Monday Mini this week. Got distracted by ⁺˚⋆｡current events｡⋆˚⁺ We will be next week, and have plans to extend into the week with even more crosswords! Please check out my puzzle archive if you're itching for the grids crosswordr.com/SashaSolves?...
Next puzzle will be in the New Year, and may or may not involve dad jokes crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/5k4...
Crosswordr
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December 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Next puzzle will be in the New Year, and may or may not involve dad jokes crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/5k4...
As a DM, I want dungeons to world-build, not just be battle endurance tests. Players can pull back layers: a dark mage tower that was once a temple, once a sacred spring. Things are happening. Things happened before. Anyway, here’s my favorite photo from Christopher Anderson’s Vanity Fair shoot...
December 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As a DM, I want dungeons to world-build, not just be battle endurance tests. Players can pull back layers: a dark mage tower that was once a temple, once a sacred spring. Things are happening. Things happened before. Anyway, here’s my favorite photo from Christopher Anderson’s Vanity Fair shoot...
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"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
If Gilmore Girls is an autumn-exclusive comfort watch, explain this
December 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If Gilmore Girls is an autumn-exclusive comfort watch, explain this
Monday Mini 12/15/2025 - Hoping to expand to more regular weekly puzzles soon. You'll seem them here first: crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/693...
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Monday Mini 12/15/2025 - Hoping to expand to more regular weekly puzzles soon. You'll seem them here first: crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/693...
Does this bsky account exist only to push the MONDAY MINI out into the world? perhaps, my friends, perhaps crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/UttyOp691a292206
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Does this bsky account exist only to push the MONDAY MINI out into the world? perhaps, my friends, perhaps crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/UttyOp691a292206
This week's Monday Mini from Sasha (me!) at Sasha Solves (my crossword blog!): crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/Ejla2Z690e1cb2I6
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This week's Monday Mini from Sasha (me!) at Sasha Solves (my crossword blog!): crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/Ejla2Z690e1cb2I6
crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/wl5p68f65aa7St44
Monday = Mini forever and always
Monday = Mini forever and always
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Monday = Mini forever and always
Monday = Mini forever and always
Another Monday, another Mini crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/Nbq...
October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Another Monday, another Mini crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/Nbq...
Where is all the cottage cheese? From my upbringing in the dairy state, I have been a habitual cottage cheese devourer. Lately, wherever I go, it's sold out. I've gotten a single pint into my gullet in the last six months. Where is the cottage cheese? Where is it?
October 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Where is all the cottage cheese? From my upbringing in the dairy state, I have been a habitual cottage cheese devourer. Lately, wherever I go, it's sold out. I've gotten a single pint into my gullet in the last six months. Where is the cottage cheese? Where is it?
Good Morning and Happy Monday Mini! (new mini to start your week) crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/0LE0Tfe68e540c77
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Good Morning and Happy Monday Mini! (new mini to start your week) crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/0LE0Tfe68e540c77
Monday Mini - October 13, 2025 crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/C68ddb8a5QhLwnQ1
October 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Monday Mini - October 13, 2025 crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/C68ddb8a5QhLwnQ1
Trying something new over at Crosswordr with a new weekly feature - the Monday Mini! Looking for a quick start to your week now that the NYT Mini is paywalled? Well lookie here: crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/LASI68ddb640ZXO4
October 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Trying something new over at Crosswordr with a new weekly feature - the Monday Mini! Looking for a quick start to your week now that the NYT Mini is paywalled? Well lookie here: crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/LASI68ddb640ZXO4
crosswordr.com/a/puzzle/dn6D68dd85b2i7h4
Back with a brand new track (jk this puzzle is from May and has made its round of rejections, so I will now foist it upon you)
Back with a brand new track (jk this puzzle is from May and has made its round of rejections, so I will now foist it upon you)
Crosswordr
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October 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Back with a brand new track (jk this puzzle is from May and has made its round of rejections, so I will now foist it upon you)
Back with a brand new track (jk this puzzle is from May and has made its round of rejections, so I will now foist it upon you)
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If Bugs Bunny were a terrorist.
#looneytunes
#looneytunes
June 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If Bugs Bunny were a terrorist.
#looneytunes
#looneytunes
Karaoke after a core workout is basically two core workouts.
May 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Karaoke after a core workout is basically two core workouts.
Didn't research a crossword themeset well enough before building the puzzle, and only realized during cluing that half the themeset had already been used in a published puzzle! 😨 Goodbye HIDDENVALLEY, my delicious ranch-inspired puzzle
May 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Didn't research a crossword themeset well enough before building the puzzle, and only realized during cluing that half the themeset had already been used in a published puzzle! 😨 Goodbye HIDDENVALLEY, my delicious ranch-inspired puzzle
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Take a break *and* get more done? fromthegable.substack.com/p/my-week-of...
My Week of Rest and Relaxation
Spoilers: I got a lot done
fromthegable.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Take a break *and* get more done? fromthegable.substack.com/p/my-week-of...
In which I overshare the current BS fromthegable.substack.com/p/time-off-b...
May 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In which I overshare the current BS fromthegable.substack.com/p/time-off-b...
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Hall of Fame McSweeney's. No notes.
"There is a very stoic eagle searching for me. I should not have stolen that loaf of bread."
buff.ly/RlT0Ecc
buff.ly/RlT0Ecc
April 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Hall of Fame McSweeney's. No notes.
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Movies now relentlessly signpost their meaning and intent. “Artists and audiences sometimes defend this legibility as democratic, a way to reach everyone,” Namwali Serpell writes. “It is, in fact, condescending.”
The New Literalism Plaguing Today’s Biggest Movies
Buzzy films from “Anora” to “The Substance” are undone by a relentless signposting of meaning and intent.
nyer.cm
April 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Movies now relentlessly signpost their meaning and intent. “Artists and audiences sometimes defend this legibility as democratic, a way to reach everyone,” Namwali Serpell writes. “It is, in fact, condescending.”
First un-yeasted loaves. I think they over-proofed because they came out of the cold proof looking like pancakes. Relieved they baked up at all. 🌾🍞 Lotsa room for improvement, but I'm still pleased I made a thing. Tips welcome if you can help with my analysis.
March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First un-yeasted loaves. I think they over-proofed because they came out of the cold proof looking like pancakes. Relieved they baked up at all. 🌾🍞 Lotsa room for improvement, but I'm still pleased I made a thing. Tips welcome if you can help with my analysis.