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he/him 🏳️‍🌈 crossword constructor 2025 acpt d division champion tinyurl.com/bergsteinpubs dissonantgrids.blogspot.com

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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Crosswords are like my ex… Revealing All with them is considered “Cheating” 🙄
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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
i wrote this clue!! i like fun games and putting them in my puzzles :) :)
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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
CROSSWORD CAREER EVOLUTION year 1: i would be happy with any acceptance! year 3: I must revolutionize the form . It is my sworn duty year 6: who the FUCK designed this invoice system
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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
im basically the best at art
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Defector @defector.com · 30/03/2026
The Crossword, March 30: Feeling Good (Themeless) defector.com/the-crosswor...
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The Crossword, March 30: Feeling Good (Themeless) | Defector
It’s time to wrap up the month with a challenging themeless. Keep an eye out for tricky clues and fun wordplay. This week’s puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa and Owen Bergstein, and edited by…
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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
CONSTRUCTOR TIP: submit your puzzle and then do Not read your email for 6 to 8 months , so that every time your phone buzzes you can briefly beleieve it’s an acceptance before seeing its actually a Dave & busters Coupon
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
made yesterday's defector (with @rafaxword.bsky.social) and today's universal!!! go solve some bergstein puzzles! defector.com/the-crosswor... syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/cros...
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The Crossword, March 30: Feeling Good (Themeless) | Defector
It’s time to wrap up the month with a challenging themeless. Keep an eye out for tricky clues and fun wordplay. This week’s puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa and Owen Bergstein, and edited by Hoan...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
and i'm so happy to be making my atlantic debut with @clr-xw.bsky.social! twins!
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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
😍WOW, what a roster! These Puzzles Fund Abortion 6 will be released in March. This all-star lineup has been hard at work making an incredible pack of crossword, cryptic, and variety puzzles, and we can’t wait for you to solve them 🤩 #tpfa6
Black text on beige background that says “these puzzles fund abortion six: coming soon” with a list of constructor and editor names
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
sinners might have broken the OSCAR nomination record, but this year, i've broken my own ORCAS nomination record with 1 nomination. pokemon go to the polls & vote for me, and buy the puzzle pack! support queer kids! crosswordfiend.com/14th-orca-aw...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
listened to 103 albums this year!! here they are, ranked from desire i want to turn into you (1000/10 stunning perfect) to STARFUCKER (1/10 please kill me)
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
so honored to be featured on this incredible list. @puzzmo.com is doing incredible work, and if you're not solving their puzzles daily idek what you're doing
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
365 days. 41 puzzles. 1 strange, twisted vision. The Dissonant Grids experiment has come to an end. Read about it, and solve my GRAND FINALE puzzle, here: dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/12/heal...
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healing. (the dissonant grids finale)
Hi folks! It's been a while since I last posted. More on that down below. But right now, I need to make a big announcement.  With this puzzl...
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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Every crossword constructor above a certain age is in a choir . somehow this is true
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
from the front page of the nyt in 1896. perhaps the best thing ive ever seen?
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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 10/11/2025
dream team @maaaaybeheron.bsky.social + @obergs.bsky.social collab alert 🤩 www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
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Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
my favorite author and my favorite album is the mashup i needed
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
no new dissonant grid today. turns out senior year is a lot more work then i thought. i'll be back when my college apps are turned in! go solve the old posts, though! they're evergreen if i do say so myself dissonantgrids.blogspot.com
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Dissonant Grids
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
comparing apples and oranges but the metric is "utility at keeping the doctor away"
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
this is a joke this has gotta be a joke right (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_...)
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
new dissonant grid up-- it's a brilliant guest puzzle! dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-ha...
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I have my ups and downs (guest grid)
hello solvers! as promised in my last post , i have made nothing new for september. instead, i am happy to share with you a fantastic guest ...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
beth rubin and i made today's la times crossword, and it's a *banger* (pun intended) 🙂 www.latimes.com/games/daily-...
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Daily Crossword
Play the nation’s oldest newspaper crossword for free every day and challenge friends to beat your time.
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sextina acab-fina @giltcomplex.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
mad that the new york times mini got paywalled? want to support your good pal (and friendly neighborhood puzzle editor) @giltcomplex.bsky.social ? Solve the atlantic crossword instead— it gets bigger and harder through the week, but I promise it's fun! www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...
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Crossword - The Atlantic
This mini puzzle gets a little more challenging every day: Mondays are the easiest, with the biggest, most difficult puzzle on Sunday.
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
www.bu.edu/articles/202... so so so honored to be featured in bu today!!!
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This BU Academy Senior Is Paving the Way for Young People in the Puzzle World
Owen Bergstein recently won his skill division at the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
wrote my first wikipedia article! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensibl...
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Sensible Footwear - Wikipedia
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
lol @elisecorbin.bsky.social and i wrote a cryptic!! go buy it!! avxwords.com/puzzles/1890/ i never thought i could write one of these thanks to the amazing @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social for editing!!!
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Puzzle – AVCX
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
gonna run for mayor of this place on the promise that i'd start a pageant for its female teachers. i'm calling it miss education of laurens hill
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
who called it "but im a cheerleader" and not "averting one's gays"
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
missing the early days of ChatGPT when it gave me this masterpiece of a message
ChatGPT saying "That's a hilarious image! But I must clarify that chickens don't actually have 'rizz' or explosive abilities. This scenario seems to be a creative exaggeration for the story. Now, moving forward, what could have been another comical skill the chicken possessed to contribute to the heist?"
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
for august's blog post, i wrote about emotions, puzzles, and recapped my puzzle-a-day experience. check it out: dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
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the symphony series: recap
dear solvers, as most of you probably know, last month i wrote a puzzle every day  (with the exception of two guest puzzles). this was a dee...
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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Et Tu Etui Bar Game. ettuetui.blogspot.com/p/et-tu-bar-...
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et tu bar game
inspired by xword info bar game , for which i am anticipating a wii u release. add your clue to this page .
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
i have now officially written a puzzle every day this month (save two where i ran guest puzzles)! this is the proudest ive ever been of any crossword project, if you haven't checked it out yet give it a look 🙂 dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...
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"the symphony series" (dissonant grids marathon #1)
hello!! this blog was always meant to mirror music. [editor's note: if you are a music nerd, be warned that i am about to make a lot of mist...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
icymi: i've been posting a puzzle a day to my blog this july! the penultimate is up rn, and though it's bittersweet to be almost done, it's nice that the end is in sight. give them a solve if you're feeling kind, or in the mood to experience a symphony. dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...
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"the symphony series" (dissonant grids marathon #1)
hello!! this blog was always meant to mirror music. [editor's note: if you are a music nerd, be warned that i am about to make a lot of mist...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
two puzzles out today! I have today’s puzzmo with @madeemoiselle.bsky.social 🌵 and I have a puzzle in the Squid Games Book of Games, which is available now wherever books are sold!! hope you enjoy both! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
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Today's PuzzmoPuzzmo — The (new) place for thoughtful puzzles.
Re-imagined mainstays like the daily Crossword Puzzle, modern classics like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower, and even a few brand new puzzles.
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bewilderingly @bewilderingly.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Halle and @luckyxwords.com: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/07/indi...
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Indie puzzle highlights
July 17: Stay in the Loop (halle, Puzzmo) July 17: Puzzle Pieces (Ada Nicolle, Dissonant Grids) S P O I L E R S Stay in the Loop (halle) I...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
ada nicolle (@luckyxwords.com) made an absolutely unbelievable piece of art for the symphony series! ive been a fan of hers since she clued HOT DOG BUN as [It's a mouthful, frankly], and cannot be prouder to be hosting her art. check it out: dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...
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Fill Me In @fillmeinpodcast.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
This week, Ryan and Brian celebrate 500 episodes with fond memories, celebratory tributes, fictional performances, little known facts, sticks, canes, deckers, Dodgers, and an overwhelming sense of gratitude to everyone who has been part of the FMI universe. #crossword #podcast bemoresmarter.com/fmi
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
read more at dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr... -- this is from today's movement!
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
a return to some normalcy today puzzleme.amuselabs.com/pmm/crosswor...
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Play this Crossword - the symphony series: movement eight
the symphony series: movement eight
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
one week into my symphony! new: the smallest puzzle yet*, a guest puzzle "intermission" by @maaaaybeheron.bsky.social, and a callback to the original dissonant grids puzzle. check 'em out: dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...
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"the symphony series" (dissonant grids marathon #1)
hello!! this blog was always meant to mirror music. [editor's note: if you are a music nerd, be warned that i am about to make a lot of mist...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
movement four is up!
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
puzzle 3's up now. it's newsy, since that's dominating my brainspace today. hang in there wonderful people <33 dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...
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"the symphony series" (dissonant grids marathon #1)
hello!! this blog was always meant to mirror music. [editor's note: if you are a music nerd, be warned that i am about to make a lot of mist...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
second "movement" up now!! it's super weird lmfao dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr... puzzleme.amuselabs.com/pmm/crosswor...
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"the symphony series" (dissonant grids marathon #1)
hello!! this blog was always meant to mirror music. [editor's note: if you are a music nerd, be warned that i am about to make a lot of mist...
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
need to escape the news? the first movement of my 31-day puzzle symphony is now online puzzleme.amuselabs.com/pmm/crosswor... dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...
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Play this Crossword - the symphony series: movement one
the symphony series: movement one
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owen @obergs.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
i'm writing a puzzle every day in july! it's gonna be weird and fucked and fun! follow along! dissonantgrids.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...
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introducing "the symphony series" (dissonant grids marathon #1)
hello!! this blog was always meant to mirror music. [editor's note: if you are a music nerd, be warned that i am about to make a lot of mist...
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Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui @ettuetui.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
#CrypticClueOfTheDay [Body part is L next to EG (3)] like if you got it 👍
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ada nicolle @adanicklmao.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
A TRANS PERSON MADE YOUR PUZZLE is LIVE !!!! donate at least $10 USD to an American trans charity and receive 10 puzzles by trans constructors edited by me and @cantorlope.bsky.social beautiful cover art by @pseudonymjones.bsky.social happy pride :) tinyurl.com/transxwords
a cover by artist Pseudonym Jones depicting a transfem and a transmasc solving a puzzle, which reads "a trans person made your puzzle." the subtitle reads "trans puzzles in support of U.S. charities, edited by Ada Nicolle and Sara Cantor, cover art by Pseudonym Jones"
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