Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 25/08/2026acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2026/08/are-... New blog puzzleacrosswordrose.blogspot.comAre you writing from the heart? (themeless)Remember how I said I was going to try to make more puzzles this summer and then I didn't publish anything? Well... here's a puzzle? This i... 010
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I’ll be at Lollapuzzoola today if anyone wants to say hi! 010
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This qualifier pair is the only thing I knit for Sock Madness this year, but I won a prize for shouting them out on Jeopardy, and that does feel pretty good. 1141
Reposted by Rose S, PhDB-Side @benmsmith.com · 04/08/2026crossword constructors: stop putting harry potter shit in the crossword. not in the clues, not in the fill. I don't want to see it. 13810
Reposted by Rose S, PhDAVCX Classic @avcx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Just thinking maybe, perhaps, possibly, it’s time to stop putting JK Rowling things in the crossword puzzle 89817
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Officially the 24th best crossword solver in Boston 090
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 21/06/2026As I do more Zoom trivia, what I'm learning is that the key trivia captain skill is being able to answer emails. 160
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Made a midi acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2026/06/i-ju...acrosswordrose.blogspot.comI just wanna get to know ya (themeless)Hi, everyone! It's been a minute, because it's been a busy spring! For one thing, I got to make 31 minis for Puzzmo in March, which I'm hopi... 030
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I forgot about sports and assumed the MBTA just wanted to remind us that it’s annoying but possible to get to South Station from the orange line 010
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I've been watching the bee with friends in Discord, but please know that if the spell-off has no haters, I am dead. 120
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Linguist moment: heard someone casually directing someone to the "fourth floor" with enough of a Boston accent to drop the Rs. 030
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I can't actually watch the bee today, and the spelling bee website is showing only the wrong spellings for misspelled words, so it's a fun little game for me to figure out what the right spellings are. 120
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I don't have that much to say about the National Spelling Bee prelims, but always a delight to see the words I spelled coming back. (Alcarraza in this case, misspelled this year.) 020
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Some personal news… catch me on tomorrow’s Jeopardy! 3270
Reposted by Rose S, PhDEttuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Ive been doing the Construct One Crossword Per Week regimen for a while now, it works great bc if i miss a week it just gets tacked onto the next week. Try it!! anyway on Friday im slated to write 1250 crosswords 082
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I don't know if I have many BOTC people following me here, but in case there's any overlap, I'm at Final Three Con, come say hi? 110
Reposted by Rose S, PhDDan Schwartz @danschwartz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026New puzzle from me and @acommonrose.bsky.social ! 🎶 www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...puzzmo.comPuzzmo - Cross|wordPlay Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint. 042
Reposted by Rose S, PhDWill @tlmberwolves.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Generative AI? The protagonist of Left Hand of Darkness? 132
Reposted by Rose S, PhDAriel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Hello from the #acpt where everyone looks disconcertingly like someone I *might* know 6372
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is my obligatory come say hi to me at ACPT post 190
Reposted by Rose S, PhDMidis for Minnesota @midisforminnesota.bsky.social · 04/04/2026We are excited to announce Midis for Minnesota, an upcoming crossword pack by Minnesota constructors. Proceeds will support immigrant families in Minnesota who have been impacted by ICE activity. Pack will be released in late April. A preview puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel is available now.midisforminnesota.com 13325
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 31/03/2026My last Puzzmo mini is running today, so I just wanted to say a big thank you to anyone who has solved and enjoyed the March minis! 5504
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I've started solving the NYT crosswords again in preparation for ACPT, and I don't think they're bad per se, but it is wild to me how some people act like these are so much better than all other puzzles, when they're just... not. 040
Reposted by Rose S, PhDPuzzmo @puzzmo.com · 10/03/2026happy 4-Across day from our mini crossword resident @acommonrose.bsky.social 🍄 solve here! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-... 0165
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I probably won't post every individual puzzle here (especially this week when I'm traveling), but I am Puzzmo's resident mini creator this month! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...puzzmo.comPuzzmo - Cross|wordPlay Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint. 0266
Reposted by Rose S, PhDMolly White @molly.wiki · 09/01/2026spotted on ravelry: the pattern to knit the sock pictured on the Wikipedia article for "sock" www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... 733960
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 26/12/2025I'm not reposting this as much bc I'm not doing the NYT crossword as much, but please know they're still doing this. 050
Reposted by Rose S, PhDIan @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 29/11/2025genuinely insane for the new york times to call a new york accent a "mispronunciation" 1142
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Lol my "AI crosswords bad" thread got a reply from a (now blocked) account that looked like an AI bot that was saying that I'm onto something about the "potential future" of AI crosswords. To be 1000% percent clear, I do not want AI-generated crosswords. At all. Ever. 081
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 11/11/2025In fall of 2022 (shortly pre-ChatGPT), Alex Boisvert and I made an "AI-generated" crossword where all the clues were written by a small language model that I intentionally trained to be kind of bad at writing clues. At the time, I remembered observing that AI could write perfectly serviceable clues. 120
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Teaching a 4:30 class this semester and it is very rude that my computer’s blue light filter keeps turning on when I’m presenting slides 010
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Okay, what do I need to do to get Jet Lag the Game to release Amy's newest puzzle box for the public? I wanna do the crossword in there. 042
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Just saving this for the next time the NYT publishes a bad crossword and/or rejects one of my puzzles 050
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Bought a nice men's suit for a wedding I'm going to, and I have now realized that the men are clearly better than I am at ironing dress shirts. 030
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 29/08/2025acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2025/08/trou... The 15th and final summer puzzle is a tribute to the game Blood on the Clocktower--an idea I've had rattling around my head for a bit.acrosswordrose.blogspot.comTrouble Brewing (Summer Puzzle 15)And here we have it, the 15th and final summer puzzle. Before I talk about this week's puzzle, I want to say from the bottom of my heart, ... 130
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 25/08/2025acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2025/08/them... Penultimate summer puzzle is up!acrosswordrose.blogspot.comThemeless: So Random (Summer Puzzle 14)For this week's penultimate summer puzzle, I was inspired by a Will Nediger blog puzzle where he randomly placed 5 black squares and 5 let... 030
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Blood on the Clocktower is a very good game, and Trouble Brewing is a very good starter script except for the fact that the evil characters' names and good characters' names are all different lengths, making it very hard for me to make my hidden role themed crossword puzzle. 130
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 12/08/2025I walked to the library to return an overdue book even though it was very hot outside, so I think I’m basically a hero 040
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 09/08/2025I have morphed from Lolla competitor into frog. (Come say hi if you’re here!) 0110
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 03/08/2025acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...acrosswordrose.blogspot.comCombo Meal (Summer Puzzle 11)This week, I bring you a fairly straightforward themed puzzle, with a few themers I've been thinking about for a bit. Since there's only 3 ... 010
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I was informed at Boswords that NYT is at it again, so I will keep tapping the sign 050
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Summer puzzle 10 is up. Also, I'll be at Boswords tomorrow, come say hi! acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-co...acrosswordrose.blogspot.comA Couple of Items (Summer Puzzle 10)Yes, I'm still here and proud to present the 10th summer puzzle! I'll be keeping this going through August (and hopefully get back to a tru... 020
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Perpetually not the worst thing NYT has done this week but I have a habit to maintain 030
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Btw, I know I've missed summer puzzles for the last two weekends--I got sick and then had busy/stressful travel plans, but new puzzle coming as soon as I manage to clue it! 110
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 22/06/2025acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2025/06/imag... Got real silly in this week's summer puzzleacrosswordrose.blogspot.comImagine the Pastabilities (Summer Puzzle 7, with Dob Olino)New collab this week, and it's with Dob Olino of Crossweird fame! Dob's a great friend, and we've been meaning to do a second collab for aw... 010
Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 16/06/2025acrosswordrose.blogspot.com/2025/06/abso... I forgot to post my latest summer puzzle here yesterday, but hey, it's up now!acrosswordrose.blogspot.comAbsolute Destiny Apocalypse (Summer Puzzle 6)A fun thing about posting a puzzle every week this summer is that this blog becomes a little bit of a record of my (not very eventful, tbh)... 010
