Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026WAXY is the longest word whose letters (by alphabetic position) follow the Fibonacci recurrence relation 290
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Made a really hard Sporcle quiz www.sporcle.com/games/BanjoZ...sporcle.comWorld of WordplayCan you name the only country in the world that fits each wordplay description? 040
Reposted by Adam AaronsonEvan Birnholz @evanbirnholz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The dictionary discovers what crossword constructors nowadays call "double-doubles." (More here at this blog post by @aaronson.bsky.social: aaronson.org/blog/square-...)aaronson.orgSquare TheoryThe story starts in Crosscord, the crossword Discord server. Over 5,000 users strong, the server has emerged as a central hub for the online crossword community, a buzzing, sometimes overwhelming, som... 0142
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I visited every European microstate. Here's how you can too aaronson.org/blog/how-to-...aaronson.orgHow to Visit Every European MicrostateSo you’re in third grade. You’re looking at a map of Europe, and you notice something peculiar sandwiched between France and Spain, like a pea between two mattresses. Somehow, there’s a tiny country t... 1100
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026My Square Theory talk from @puzzmo.com's Crossword Con is now available to watch! youtu.be/iEa_Arn9pH0youtu.beCrossword Con 2026 - Square Theory (Adam Aaronson)YouTube video by puzzmo 0184
Reposted by Adam AaronsonPuzzmo @puzzmo.com · 06/04/2026Today is the last day to buy in-person Crossword Con tickets! Join us in NYC for some great talks and a panel featuring representatives from companies that buy and license indie games made by people like you! 🌷 Link to tix, schedule, speaker & panelist info all here: www.crosswordcon.comcrosswordcon.comCrossword ConCrossword Con is a half-day conference about crossword puzzles 2257
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Your annual reminder that I made a website called New Year Zone that counts down to the new year in all 38 time zones If nothing else, it works pretty great for syncing your actual countdown at your new year's gathering 251
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Just in the nick of time, here's my list of the best albums of 2025! #1 is a perfect little gem that I haven't seen on any year-end list. Can't stop coming back to it aaronson.org/full-moon-al... 121
Reposted by Adam AaronsonJohn Lieb @boswords.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The constructor roster for the Boswords 2026 Winter Wondersolve is set, and we are excited to be presenting four puzzles by the wonderful folks listed below on Sunday afternoon, February 1. Registration opens Friday, January 2. 091
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 28/10/2025My thoughts on Elon's Grokipedia as a Wikipedia editor, and—because Grokipedia has copied nearly verbatim many of my Wikipedia pages—inadvertently, a Grokipedia editor. (a thread) 180
Reposted by Adam AaronsonAdam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I'm giving a talk here! Come see me talk about Square Theory with some never-before-presented twists 031
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I'm giving a talk here! Come see me talk about Square Theory with some never-before-presented twists 031
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Got a puzzle triple header today - Crossword for @nytimes.com - Crossword for @billboard.com (kicking off Latin week) - Alphadots for @bloomberg.com (where all 7 puzzles this week will be by me) 170
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025This one's for the all the numerologyheads www.billboard.com/p/billboard-... 030
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025My second crossword for @billboard.com! Taylor Swift week continues apace 151
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Had a blast at the inaugural WikiGameJam this past weekend hosted by @wikimediafoundation.org @wikimedianyc.bsky.social! Great crowd of creative tech + wiki + game people, and a great chance to lock in on a project (which won the "Most Likely to Keep Me Coming Back for More" award!) 171
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 03/10/2025NEW NEWS: I'm making music-themed crosswords for @billboard.com! Solve the inaugural one, constructed by me and inspired by a certain album that dropped today: www.billboard.com/p/billboard-... 1203
Reposted by Adam Aaronsonparker higgins @xor.blue · 09/09/2025🎉 new release today: fill harmonics is a weird music machine thing made from the bones of crossword puzzles. put it together with my pal @natanlast.bsky.social read more: parkerhiggins.net/2025/09/fill... and play around with it: fillharmonics.comparkerhiggins.netFill Harmonics, the crossword puzzle music machineToday I’m releasing Fill Harmonics, a music machine that takes its rules and styling from the world of crossword puzzles. The name is a pun: in crossword lingo, “fill” is the stuff that goes into the ... 75416
Reposted by Adam AaronsonJosh Dzieza @joshdzieza.bsky.social · 04/09/2025I wrote about how Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attacktheverge.comWikipedia is under attack — and how it can surviveThe site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI. 410444
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 03/08/2025I made a trombone for HTML Day @htmlenergy.bsky.social aaronson.org/trombone/ 0241
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 01/08/2025I'm in this! Along with lots of other fun and cool people! 060
Reposted by Adam AaronsonWaxy.org @waxy.org · 23/07/2025Adam Aaronson drank every cocktail: or, at least, all 102 listed in the International Bartenders Association's official list aaronson.org/blog/i-dr...aaronson.orgI Drank Every CocktailThe International Bartenders Association, or IBA, maintains a list of official cocktails, ones they deem to be “the most requested recipes” at bars all around the world. It’s the closest thing the bartending industry has to a canonical list of cocktails, akin to the American Kennel Club’s registry of dog breeds or a jazz musician’s Real Book of standards. 091
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 23/07/2025I drank every cocktail on the IBA official cocktail list, and I wrote some words about it aaronson.org/blog/i-drank...aaronson.orgI Drank Every CocktailThe International Bartenders Association, or IBA, maintains a list of official cocktails, ones they deem to be “the most requested recipes” at bars all around the world. It’s the closest thing the bar... 4229
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Just a couple of guys who made a crossword. #NYTXW 1140
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Made another @newyorker.com crossword. This one's for the bookworms 080
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 31/05/2025How it started / how it's going @rickycruz.bsky.social 2150
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 27/05/2025New blog post! At the intersection of language and... abstract math aaronson.org/blog/square-...aaronson.orgSquare TheoryThe story starts in Crosscord, the crossword Discord server. Over 5,000 users strong, the server has emerged as a central hub for the online crossword community, a buzzing, sometimes overwhelming, som... 03210
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Made my @bloomberg.com Businessweek magazine debut with a stock-flavored word puzzle! Catch it on the last page of the June issue 160
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 15/05/2025PUZZLE: Two complementary crossword tournament solving divisions anagram to European capitals. What are they? (no spoilers) 3100
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025New crossword on Aaronson.org! And yeah—it's a "tricky" one aaronson.org/crosswords/b...aaronson.orgBlues CluesBonjour-hi from Montréal! I made this entire puzzle aboard the 11-hour Amtrak ride here from New York City. There’s something about Amtrak rides that get my crossword juices flowing. I guess they put ... 281
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025STATUS: cannot stop listening to the new YHWH Nailgun album (and made a Wikipedia page for it) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45_Poundsen.wikipedia.org45 Pounds - Wikipedia 030
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 09/04/2025The owner of In-N-Out LYNSI SNYDER has the crazy palindrome YNSISNY hidden in her name 3121
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Went into #ACPT2025 with the sole goal of finishing all the puzzles error-free, so in that sense I won. Placed 3rd alphabetically (my worst yet) and 36th by score (my best yet). So proud to witness @gppasco.bsky.social pull off the back-to-back championship! 2271
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Gonna start an Etsy shop that sells sorting algorithms. They're made to order 180
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 01/04/2025My new @newyorker.com crossword answers the age-old question: what if crossword, but for nerds? www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-... 161
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Total appearances of secondary intercardinal direction entries in the New York Times crossword 2216
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I realized there wasn't a great website for making custom text-based emoji for Slack or Discord, so I cooked one up last night Here's Emoter: aaronson.org/emoter/ 150
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Total appearances of various "Makes sense to me!" entries in the New York Times crossword 291
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025The Beatles in alphabetical order by first name (George, John, Paul, Ringo) are the same as in alphabetical order by last name (Harrison, Lennon, McCartney, Starr) 5522
Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025At the intersection of wherever books are sold and wherever you get your podcasts 1341