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droqen and 24 others @droqen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

how is this a functioning crossword puzzle and also an entire standup comedy set at the same time

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

just another Saturday in August

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Orta Therox @orta.io · 31/07/2026

I want to see more @puzzmo.com accounts when I'm on Bluesky! Help me juke my stats, if you've hooked it up and got the label, but don't have a paid account; DM me your profile link over the next week and I'll gift you a year's sub (The link is in the dropdown when you click on your nav avatar)

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Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Shook off some podcasting dust to join this ep since I wasn’t gonna miss a chance to gush about Brooke’s amazing work which has, frankly, made me give a shit about crosswords on a daily basis. Lots of wisdom in this chat about rethinking the status quo + building something fundamentally inclusive.

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The Secret Lives of Games @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Ep. 157: Going Off-Grid with Brooke Husic (Puzzmo Crosswords) We chat with @xws.bsky.social about showrunning @puzzmo.com’s daily crossword, her prolific career as a constructor, the impact of cultural biases on puzzles, the perils of editing, and so! much! more!! secretlives.games/157-going-of...

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The Secret Lives of Games: 157: Going Off-Grid with Brooke Husic (Puzzmo Crosswords)

We chat with Brooke Husic (Puzzmo, New Yorker, A24) about creating, stewarding, and showrunning a daily crossword for the web-based puzzle phenomenon, Puzzmo. Our discussion covers Puzzmo's first 1,00...

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

the good news is that today’s @puzzmo.com crossword (the 1,001st in its history!!) was a collab between me and editor extraordinaire @xws.bsky.social, themed around the bad news, which is that unfortunately someone’s gonna die tonight

preview image for a midi crossword puzzle called “time to get up!” by brooke husic and me, rob dubbin

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

for puzzmo day 1000, @orta.io and i made this website for you! data.puzzmo.com

data.puzzmo.com shows the grids, titles, and bylines for the daily midi, daily mini, and most recent big crossword. there's a tab to look at all of puzzmo's puzzles, a search bar for looking up any of our 202 constructors, and a word vault containing the clues for about 70 thousand puzzmo answers and 8 million answers from the wider crossword universe.

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Orta Therox @orta.io · 10/07/2026

It's an Orta + @xws.bsky.social Crossword day on @puzzmo.com This Crossword is themed around a genre of games that kinda play themselves. I'm a fan of them! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

A pitch image for my crossword, showing the title and giving a clue reference

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

new spread the wordlist update! from me and @enriqueha.bsky.social! some newly-high-ranked faves: STRAVA, BA DUM TSS, JAZZ CLUB, QUEERTOK, DON'T LAUGH, SPICY TUNA, WHAT SAY YOU, SORRY LADIES, HELMET NACHOS, HEATED RIVALRY, CLIMATE JUSTICE, NOT MY FINEST WORK 💜 spreadthewordlist.com 💜

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heron @maaaaybeheron.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

i'm still making daily minis for @puzzmo.com! i think today's is an interesting one www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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Doug Peterson @xworddoug.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hey, puzzle friends! Please give my sparkly new @puzzmo.com crossword a try.💎🌊 www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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henrylindavid.bsky.social @henrylindavid.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

My month of constructing @puzzmo.com mini crosswords is almost done, but it’s not too late to get in on the action with this little fella (which was a real joy to create): www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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henrylindavid.bsky.social @henrylindavid.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We’re at the halfway point for my @puzzmo.com mini crossword residency in April! Today’s puzzle has everything: Grid-spanning entries, circled letters, and a shout-out to my grandpa in the post-solve notes. Check it out! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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Orta Therox @orta.io · 15/04/2026

Folks! We're hiring at @puzzmo.com again. Since launch, I think the majority of my time has been spent on B2B systems inside Puzzmo - and it's time to start handing over some of those responsibilities to someone We're currently the puzzles infra for a gazillion publishers and more are coming

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

spread the wordlist is a free resource for crossword constructors. @enriqueha.bsky.social has written a data-driven algorithm to compile answers we think are good from published crosswords. our goal is to remove the financial and/or time cost of curating your own wordlist 💜 spreadthewordlist.com

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

another spread the wordlist update just dropped from me and @enriqueha.bsky.social! some new highly-scored faves: MAKI, KAWAII, RUDE BOY, LIVE JAZZ, LOX BAGEL, COME SAY HI, SO MUCH YES, TRIVIA TEAM, PARTY SCHOOL, POKEMON TRAINER, DECISION FATIGUE, OR SO IT WOULD SEEM 💜 spreadthewordlist.com 💜

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Ben Zimmer @handle.invalid · 06/04/2026

For this year's Crossword Con on Fri. Apr. 10, I'll be giving a talk on "Adventures in Gridspotting" at 11:15 am ET. Come join us in person (or watch the livestream)! www.crosswordcon.com

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henrylindavid.bsky.social @henrylindavid.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This is NOT a prank: I’m ecstatic to be the April mini-constructor-in-residence at @puzzmo.com, following the impressive footsteps of @robdubbin.bsky.social & @acommonrose.bsky.social! My first puzzle is now live at the link, desperately waiting to be solved by you! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

My 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!

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 10/03/2026

Join the Puzzmo team for our third annual Crossword Con one month from today — in Manhattan or online! www.crosswordcon.com

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Crossword Con

Crossword Con is a half-day conference about crossword puzzles

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 05/03/2026

@e-a-rly.bsky.social with an all-timer today 🤯 play here: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

Erik's clue for 2-Down is "Going from M to F every week, for example?" and the answer is 11 letters

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Rose S, PhD @acommonrose.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I 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-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

a huge part of why i agreed to make a puzzmo mini crossword every day for a month is that crossword puzzles seem to be one of the actual battlefields for getting my peer group to stop giving money to the NYT

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Brian Callahan @oliogrids.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Delighted to share a byline with @xws.bsky.social at @puzzmo.com! It's called "You should know better!" The puzzle's emoji is ⚖️, but it could just as easily be 🦙 - IYKYK

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Fellow puzzle lovers: In honor of the Super Bowl I made a little football-themed crossword with my friend @robdubbin.bsky.social for @puzzmo.com. You can play for free today: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

they say don’t meet your heroes, but what about getting interviewed by your editors? well, i’m happy to say in this case it went great. here’s me interviewed by @xws.bsky.social for the puzzmo newsletter about my february mini crossword residency! link.mailer.puzzmo.com/view/65959cc...

BH: What inspires you to make a crossword?

RD: LOL, I'd say right now my primary inspiration is having to make 28 of them in 28 days.

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

day 3 dawns on my puzzmo mini-crossword residency…. turns out that when there are only 10 total clues in a puzzle, you can kiiiind of coax them all into sort of relating to each other. it’s WORKING TOGETHER www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

preview image for “Working Together,” a 5x5 mini crossword puzzle on puzzmo.com

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heron @maaaaybeheron.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

i made today's (2/3/26) puzzmo crossword! i really like this one, and i hope you enjoy it too :) www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

crossword - "a change in perspective" by leo tsai, edited by madeline kaplan

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

thrilled to announce i’m doing a mini-crossword residency at @puzzmo.com all month! 28 tiny crosswords, one each day of february. i’ll thread them here, first up is CROSSOVER EVENT www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

happy new year from me and @enriqueha.bsky.social over at spread the word(list), now updated through all of 2025! 🍾 fave new highly-ranked answers: PROP BET, I'D BE DOWN, THERAPESE, FEEDER TEAM, GENDERPLAY, VIBECODING, AURA FARMING, BEARD-SECOND, MIDWEST NICE, PUZZLE PEOPLE ✨ spreadthewordlist.com

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 19/12/2025

we 💛 our amazingly talented crossword constructors: here's 50 of our crossword editor @xws.bsky.social's favorite puzzmo midis from 2026, all of which are now free to play 💝 blog.puzzmo.com/posts/2025/1...

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50 amazing Puzzmo crosswords from 2025

I started thinking critically about midi crosswords as a genre when Chris, Enrique, and I co-founded the midi branch of AVCX, where we decided to define midis not by their rows and columns, but by the...

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Onefin @onefin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

❗🧩 new puzzle 🧩❗ today is my @puzzmo.com debut! it's my first time having a crossword published anywhere and it means a lot to me :D it's free to play today, and playable anytime after with a subscription: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 03/12/2025

who said minis have to be square 😤 www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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Orta Therox @orta.io · 24/11/2025

It's a @xws.bsky.social and Orta Cross|word day on @puzzmo.com www.puzzmo.com/play/crosswo...

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Deus Hex Machina @asterionhex.monster · 11/11/2025

I have been an avid crossword-puzzler for as long as I can remember, including cryptics and currently learning about metas, and I still learned stuff from the mini series. Very worth a play, you can easily get the seven-day free trial and run through all the minis in a few hours

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

if you’ve ever been curious about getting into solving crossword puzzles, puzzmo has just wrapped an incredible series of 30 daily 5x5 minis, each one tuned to share something new about how crosswords work. it’s like a breezy duolingo++ course for the form, by the always top-of-game @xws.bsky.social

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

i loved this project so much. i wanted to make the resource i wished i'd had when i started solving crosswords. if you solved any or all of the minis: thank you for being a part of it!!! and... minis (sans lessons) on @puzzmo.com will be continuing 💛

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 30/10/2025

The last mini of the series! 💛

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Zach Gage @stfj.net · 26/10/2025

these just continue to be absolute bangers

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 22/10/2025

early reviews are saying this one is a banger

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Natan Last @natanlast.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

an absolute dream to have a poem in the new yorker today, on why being a yankees fan is good, actually, present cursed season aside ... www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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“I Consider Myself”

“When Soto went crosstown I couldn’t / believe it, the traitor, the bat in front of / that sculpture Judge.”

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

oops, all highlighted answers today 😈

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

@enriqueha.bsky.social and i are back with more spread the word(list)! some new favorites, now with q3 and all of @puzzmo.com: SSRI, LUMON, VAN LIFE, CARE WORK, ETSY WITCH, ZEBRA PRINT, MAJOR BUMMER, PROTEST SONG, CALL ME ISHMAEL, EMAIL BANKRUPTCY, SONG OF THE SUMMER 🔥 🦄 www.spreadthewordlist.com 🦄

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 08/10/2025

🌏 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #8: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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Dig Dug @jamcow.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

@puzzmo.com is running a mini crossword series that teaches you tricks to interpret clues and I love it. Brooke is doing such a great job building on each lesson and honestly, it's both fascinating and kinda making me want to learn how to build(?) crosswords myself.

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brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

today's was a tough one to make 😅

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Zach Gage @stfj.net · 03/10/2025

we’re three days in on the mini and it’s all bangers. checkout today’s (and all the previous ones) in this thread:

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 02/10/2025

incredible stuff from @e-a-rly.bsky.social today 💖 www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

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