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Joe Pasini

@joeadultman.bsky.social
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tabletop game designer, cryptic crossword constructor, and union steward Crosswords: joeadultman.blogspot.com Streams: twitch.tv/joeadultman

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Paizo @paizo.com · 12/08/2026
Do you have what it takes to win the favor of the gods? Use strategy and a little bit of luck to compete against your friends in the new dice-drafting game themed around 8 iconic gods from the Pathfinder pantheon! Pre-Order NOW: bit.ly/4wPu1Fr
The image is of the upcoming board game Pathfinder Dice Gods floating over a blurred background of the bone ship from Pathfinder Lost Omens High seas.
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Katina Davis @katinadavis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It's a lovely Friday night to break in my copy of Pathfinder Quest! Our weekly board game crew has been having a blast so far 😃 Who else up saving they Falcon's Hollow? #boardgames #fridaynightboardgames #PathfinderQuest 🎲
Four board game pawns on black standees, clustered into a single board game space. Next to them sit two d6 dice, one with a yellow star and one with a brown skull
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gnomoncryptics.bsky.social @gnomoncryptics.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
August issue is out! Five new variety cryptics from Probably Apocryphal, @joeadultman.bsky.social , Bob Weisz, Roger Wolff, @juffowup.bsky.social , and Kyle Dolan.
Five overlapping barred crossword grids.  Three are numbered and normal-ish looking.  Two are non-numbered, and one of the non-numbered ones has some shaded squares and an S and E pre-filled.  What on earth could be going on there?
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Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
picked up a few new patreon producers after the last video my deepest thanks to producers old and new, whose support makes the research for my videos possible I've already spent about two months worth of patreon money tracking down papers & artifacts for the next video patreon.com/amabelholland
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Get more from Amabel Holland on Patreon
Get more from Amabel Holland on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $5/month. "Widely considered one of today's most innovative game…
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Sam Nelson @samanthanelson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Such a treat to get to talk to @jasonbulmahn.bsky.social and @joeadultman.bsky.social about @paizo.com's upcoming rules-light horror game 13 Omens. Be prepared for a lot of character death. www.polygon.com/paizo-new-ho...
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A new horror game from D&D's biggest rival builds dread through dice rolls
Paizo's 13 Omens is meant to be the opposite of Pathfinder, providing an easy to pick-up experience perfect for one-shots.
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Paizo @paizo.com · 07/02/2026
Magical problems need whimsical solutions! Mash up magic words to create silly spell remedies for any peril in your high-fantasy game night with Spellfinder—Pre-Order Now: buff.ly/qVzNkS7
The image is of the box of the upcoming card game Spellfinder floating in front of a blurred background of a battle on a mountain.
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Jess Zafarris @jesszafarris.com · 06/01/2026
Looks like the Kindle edition of Useless Etymology is 90% off right now! Grab it for $1.99. www.amazon.com/Useless-Etym...
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Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds - Kindle edition by Zafarris, Jess. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds.
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momes @momes.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
✨ new puzzle! ✨ This one is from two bona fide adults - @joeadultman.bsky.social and myself! We hope you like it! www.patreon.com/crypticcrossweird
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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Hello and welcome new followers!! If you aren’t aware, Bluesky has a feature called “starter packs” that help jumpstart your account by following some of the best posters on a particular topic, curated by the creator of the pack! Here is one I created in the past, with a lot of great people in it!
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Aaron Riccio @illogicaljoker.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
If you can't wait for next week, @joeadultman.bsky.social and I teamed up to write a festive full-sized variety puzzle that @juffowup.bsky.social was kind enough to take the paywall down for, if you're so inclined to check it out! www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...
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Trimmings Not Included
Hi all, this is a holiday week here in the US, and we have a free bonus puzzle to celebrate. Trimmings Not Included is brought by Aaron Riccio and Joe Pasini. Aaron and Joe have each had their crypti...
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Proton @proton.me · 31/10/2025
Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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Lowdown Cryptic @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Scrabblegram displayed on a Scrabble board, using all 100 tiles (blanks are G and H):

a body exhumed
a casket ajar
zombies go free
howling afar

turning on evil
insidious plot
creepy date night
we quiver a lot
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Paizo @paizo.com · 07/10/2025
Pathfinder Quest is fun, quick to learn, and you can play too! @goodtimesociety.com buff.ly/GzXrqIn
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Jason Bulmahn @jasonbulmahn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
My Pathfinder Quest Co-Designer @joeadultman.bsky.social and I sat down and talked about the game with Ryan over at @knowdirection.bsky.social! Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK6b...
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Pathfinder Quest with Jason Bulmahn and Joe Pasini
YouTube video by Know Direction Podcast Network
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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Looks like old Eppy is going to need a new computer monitor. In unrelated news, have you heard about Wolfspell? www.worldswithoutmaster.com/bazaar/wolfs... 🐺✨ You know! I bet if I sold five of these puppies, I could easily get that new monitor. 🤔 That's an interesting coincidence.
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Wolfspell on a Trifold Album Jacket — Worlds Without Master
A prophecy told in your youth dictates that only fang and claw will rend your destiny, so you must be reborn as beast. The tabletop roleplaying game of adventurers who turn to wolf flesh to fulfill ...
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Katina Davis @katinadavis.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Did you know that I make artsy fartsy stuff and sell it on Etsy? It's true, and I just added some new prints and stickers to my shop this morning. Feel free to stop by and take a look, and help me spread the word. I appreciate your support! 💖 #SmallBiz #Etsy #ShopSmall #ArtShop #SupportHumanArtists
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Paizo @paizo.com · 15/09/2025
Pathfinder Quest lands on BackerKit TOMORROW! It’s your last chance to join our Launch Party and be first in line when we go live to receive a free Time Dragon metal coin with your pledge! buff.ly/McdIXUj
Across the top of the image, four iconics from Patfinder, Merisiel, Valeros, Kyra, and Ezren, take on a monster made of fire and stone. Across the middle of the image is the "Pathfinder Quest" logo next to an image of the Time Dragon metal coin. Across a banner with coloring that resembles aged paper is the text, " Join the Launch Party and get a FREE exclusive Campaign Coin when you pledge!" Across the bottom of the image is a yellow banner with the text, "Launching Sept. 16th on" and the "BackerKit" logo.
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Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Some of us will be on at 6 central to play cooperative word games to raise money! Come pledge per point we get (33 max), or just hang out!
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momes @momes.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
🍉 12 hour charity stream is starting! 🍉 come hang for word games and puzzles, group solve a mystery hunt by patrick berry, do some cryptic construction with bob weisz, collaborative games with @joeadultman.bsky.social and life advice from @giltcomplex.bsky.social ! www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
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Twitch is the world
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momes @momes.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
🍉 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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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Psst. Do you do that #ttrpg streaming thing? Would you be interest in streaming some Swords Without Master? Perhaps with the creator? Cause I know him. And I can hook that up. If you were interested, that is.
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Paizo @paizo.com · 02/08/2025
1 deck, 5 suits, 65 cards, and limitless game possibilities! Pull your gaming group into orbit with Starfinder Infinity Deck at Booth 203! buff.ly/CNnQeBt #starfinder #starfinder2e #ttrpg #gencon #gencon2025 #paizo
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Jason Bulmahn @jasonbulmahn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
What's better than having one game crowdfunding on Backerkit? Why two of course! The launch party for Pathfinder Quest is now LIVE! Join now to get a free coin with your pledge! The campaign launches in September! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...
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Pathfinder Quest Launch Party
Get excited about Pathfinder Quest on BackerKit - come join!
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Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
So excited for the crowdfunder for our co-op adventure board game to be ramping up! Please check it out and let me know what you think!
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Westwords Tournament @westwords-xwt.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
It's almost here! 🤠 Westwords is on Sunday June 22 and we've got a day of joy-giving, brain-tickling puzzles ready to be enjoyed by solvers both in-person and online. If you haven't registered yet, there's still time! ✍️ westwordsbestwords.com
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Westwords | June 22 | Bay Area & Online
Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 22, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Learn more about us below, and explore our site via the menu at the top of the ...
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momes @momes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
👀 what’s this? 👀 this week’s cryptic crossweird puzzle is by me! hope you enjoy 💜 patreon.com/crypticcross...
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Katina Davis @katinadavis.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The Gauntlet is TOMORROW and I'm at $475 of my $750 individual fundraising goal. If you want to help our team, there's still time to donate and spread the word! Our team page is here: tiltify.com/+paizo/gaunt... #boardgames #MoxGauntlet #charitytournament #GamingForGood
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💀 Rue Morgue 💀🗡️❤️‍🔥 🔜 Nightmare Weekend Raleigh 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ilananight.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
With just under 2 and a half hours left, I'd LOVE to see us break $90,000!!!! I think we can do it!
A screenshot showing our current amount - $88,000.
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Jason & The Podfinder Chronicles @whatdoyoudopods.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Holy shit is @paizo.com giving us a MONSTER DATING SIM BOARD GAME?!?!?! 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
This image shows the cover of the Pathfinder Monster Match board game. There are monsters on the cover. The font of Monster match is white with a pink outline.
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Jason Bulmahn @jasonbulmahn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Paizo is running an Earth Day sale! From now until the end of the day Wednesday, you can get Elemental Stones, a boardgame from @joeadultman.bsky.social and I for 40% off! paizo.com/products/btq...
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paizo.com - Pathfinder: Elemental Stones
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Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
So close to funding!
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Danielle Reynolds 🏳️‍🌈 🔜 UNPUB Festival & GAMA Expo @tokengaymer.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Attention LGBTQIA+ board game industry folks! I am creating a GeekList for LGBTQIA+ Publishers, Designers, Artists, and more. If you fall into one or more of these please consider filling out this form by 4/27/25 (for yourself, no outing anyone please). Thank you! 🥰 forms.gle/iaH5Z9giYyDi...
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LGBTQIA+ GeekList Questionnaire
Thank you for adding yourself to this BoardGameGeek LGBTQIA+ GeekList! I want to celebrate your work in the industry as a publisher, designer, developer, artist, writer and any other GeekTag BoardGame...
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💀 Rue Morgue 💀🗡️❤️‍🔥 🔜 Nightmare Weekend Raleigh 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ilananight.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
TTRPGs for Trans Rights: Ohio is live on @itch.io! For as low as $5, get over $1700 worth of games, zines, digital accessories, and more! All proceeds benefit @kycohio.bsky.social and @transohio.bsky.social, two organizations doing important work for LGBTQ+ folks in Ohio! itch.io/b/2946/ttrpg...
The promo image for the bundle, featuring the logos of the recipient organizations
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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I got to do some grocery shopping right now, but maybe tomorrow I'll dive into the whole Devil's Realtor story? Check out the Kickstarter. Nathan's the guy behind World Wide Wrestling. You know me from Dread and Swords Without Master. You might like our stuff! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
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Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025
System-adventurous, genre-spanning TTRPG scenarios, maps and more from the Unwritten Earths Symposium
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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Wouldn't it be weird if that number of followers got to 100 before tomorrow?
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Alex Speidel - Apply for PNW Mole! @alexspeidel.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Ready to test your powers of observation, deduction and reasoning? Pacific Northwest Mole is a brand-new weekend-long gaming experience in Seattle! Join us for three days of challenges in exciting locations as you discover the identity of a hidden saboteur. Learn more and apply at pnwmole.com.
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Pacific Northwest Mole
A Seattle-based live reality game modeled after the hit TV series “The Mole”, in which players must uncover the identity of a saboteur among them.
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Jason Keeley @herzwesten.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Plug time! Joe and I can't wait for you to try out this weird deck of cards! Play our games or make your own! paizo.com/products/btq...
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paizo.com - Starfinder Infinity Deck Cardgame
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Jess Shulman @jessshulman.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I’m very proud to be a part of These Puzzles Fund Abortion 5 — what’s happening to our friends south of the border is damn scary, and this is a great way that we can help. This year’s pack contains 23 original, brand-new puzzles centered on social and reproductive justice themes (mine’s a cryptic)
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Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Here we go! 41-hour birthday stream begins now… twitch.tv/joeadultman
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Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Pleased as punch to be a (small) part of this launch! Yay for American cryptics!
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momes @momes.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🚨🚨🚨 new cryptic outlet alert! 🚨🚨🚨 Proud to announce Cryptic Crossweird, a venue for midsized cryptics at $2.50/mo. For launch, we have a special 4-puzzle pack featuring: @fabioethics.bsky.social, @bewilderingly.bsky.social, @joeadultman.bsky.social and us! patreon.com/crypticcross... 💖
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Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Doing a 41-hour birthday stream this coming weekend! (I will of course be sleeping in the middle of it.) Lots of random fun stuff on the docket with special guests—all I need to do now is get used to getting up at 6am… 🥱
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Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Lovely advice for new cryptic crossword solvers!
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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
As I just explained on TV, the tiny crossword visible in tonight’s opening shot was created by our brilliant team member Dan Peake and CAN BE PLAYED! To save you copying it off the television, here are photos of both these simple and cryptic versions. Happy New Year! We love you. #OnlyConnect
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Paizo @paizo.com · 06/12/2024
We’re at PAX Unplugged this weekend! Stop by our booth in the Gaming Hall (Hall D – 56A) and play a demo of Pathfinder Quest! Curious about Pathfinder Quest but not at the show? Sign up to follow along: paizo.me/PathfinderQuest
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Paizo @paizo.com · 07/12/2024
We're having a blast at PAX Unplugged! Stop by our booth in the Gaming Hall (Hall D – 56A) and be the first to try out our upcoming Pathfinder Quest board game, get the tea on the Impossible Platyest, or dive into a Pathfinder Society game!
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Just a Pumpkin @pumpkintorch.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Hey #CrossStitch fans Donate to a literacy / reading / books org on this list and get bookmark patterns in return #SpellboundStitches #StitchersForLiteracy docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Spellbound Stitches Volume 3 Charity List
Thank you so much for supporting Spellbound Stitches Volume 3 This cross stitch pattern collection features 27 bookmark designs by 27 prominent designers. Your donation to any of the literacy-based ...
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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
GIVEAWAY! Want a copy of my new book about how boardgames make us human, THE GAME CHANGERS? I'm giving away a bundle of every book I've published with Canongate! Share this post & reply with any question about tabletop games. I'll randomly pick a winner at the end of the week.
Me staring is an exaggerated surprised way at a hardback of THE GAME CHANGERS.A stack of books. From top to bottom:
THE HONOURS, THE ICE HOUSE, COWARD, & THE GAME CHANGERS
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Westwords Tournament @westwords-xwt.bsky.social · 14/06/2024
Registrants, check your inboxes! We emailed out all the essential info today, along with a little bonus 😉 Haven't registered yet? There's still time! The tourney is a week from Sunday. Click to sign up! 🤠 www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-home
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Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online
Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Click here or select "Tournament" in the top menu to view details and register!...
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Westwords Tournament @westwords-xwt.bsky.social · 10/06/2024
Westwords is two weeks away! We have a few more spaces available for in-person competition in Berkeley and we'll also be hosting an online competition. Register now: www.westwordsbestwords.com
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Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online
Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Click on "Tournament" in the top menu to view details and register! NEW: the da...
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