Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui
@ettuetui.bsky.social
Crossword maker. XwordInfo stockholder. Parent of 2.
"Making puzzles is my passion" - Jigsaw from "Saw"
RIP Craig Etui and stuff 😴
"Making puzzles is my passion" - Jigsaw from "Saw"
RIP Craig Etui and stuff 😴
Pinned
we did it joe
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Hey all, back on the blog with puzzle #5! I know I said I'd post every two weeks, but I got kidnapped by pirates and had to chew through ropes, jump into the ocean, wash up on an island, and spend 20 years building a ship to navigate home. So moving forward I think the blog's gonna change to monthly
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Hey all, back on the blog with puzzle #5! I know I said I'd post every two weeks, but I got kidnapped by pirates and had to chew through ropes, jump into the ocean, wash up on an island, and spend 20 years building a ship to navigate home. So moving forward I think the blog's gonna change to monthly
“I was moved while solving your puzzle“ really??🥹 wow, thats so nice, i- “Yeah I was moved , by the El Train. Your puzzle was shit from a butt”
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“I was moved while solving your puzzle“ really??🥹 wow, thats so nice, i- “Yeah I was moved , by the El Train. Your puzzle was shit from a butt”
august 2027: Twelve video essays have come out about Tina labadie in a single week. All of them regurgtitate info from the same Reddit thread;, the longest one also explains what reddit is, & roleplays Tina as Kasumi Goto from mass effect 2
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
august 2027: Twelve video essays have come out about Tina labadie in a single week. All of them regurgtitate info from the same Reddit thread;, the longest one also explains what reddit is, & roleplays Tina as Kasumi Goto from mass effect 2
whenever I see a Brand Name in a puzzle i tag the brand on Instagram and say “sue their ass !!!!” and then after gaining their trust and Loyalty i allow them to Sponsor me
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
whenever I see a Brand Name in a puzzle i tag the brand on Instagram and say “sue their ass !!!!” and then after gaining their trust and Loyalty i allow them to Sponsor me
GUY WHO JUST SOLVED A CROSSWORD TRYING NOT TO UPSET THE CONSTRUCTOR WHO IS EAGERLY AWAITING POSITIVE RECEPTION: there were a lot of words in specific positions, I , I think, there were a lot of those
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
GUY WHO JUST SOLVED A CROSSWORD TRYING NOT TO UPSET THE CONSTRUCTOR WHO IS EAGERLY AWAITING POSITIVE RECEPTION: there were a lot of words in specific positions, I , I think, there were a lot of those
working on a Tutorial
February 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
working on a Tutorial
yeah yeah I was skeptical when all those crossword VR games were first announced... Well safe to say Im now ADDICTED!! last week I 100%ed Dupe Checker: Headset Edition , & now im grinding thru Grid Number Verification Clerk Simulator
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
yeah yeah I was skeptical when all those crossword VR games were first announced... Well safe to say Im now ADDICTED!! last week I 100%ed Dupe Checker: Headset Edition , & now im grinding thru Grid Number Verification Clerk Simulator
Not following any of the instructions in spec sheet because Simon didnt Say to do it
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Not following any of the instructions in spec sheet because Simon didnt Say to do it
tired of r/crosswordcirclejerk trying to reheat my beans. or whatever. reheat my beans. beans. nachos. reheat my nachos. well beans go on nachos sometimes so
February 3, 2026 at 5:47 AM
tired of r/crosswordcirclejerk trying to reheat my beans. or whatever. reheat my beans. beans. nachos. reheat my nachos. well beans go on nachos sometimes so
NYT FREELANCER HELP DESK: currently trying to submit multiple puzzles at once but whenever i try to upload more than 7 files it goes "mf you are annoying as hell 💀"
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 AM
NYT FREELANCER HELP DESK: currently trying to submit multiple puzzles at once but whenever i try to upload more than 7 files it goes "mf you are annoying as hell 💀"
Wow… One crossing ruins the whole puzzle for you? huh. [context: the crossing is a sole rebus that’s different in the across/down directions and the crossword is acpt puzzle 5)
February 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Wow… One crossing ruins the whole puzzle for you? huh. [context: the crossing is a sole rebus that’s different in the across/down directions and the crossword is acpt puzzle 5)
CONSTRUCTOR TIP: Making crosswords on your mobile tablet has never been easier ! Fist, grab your nearest tablet. Next, go to a browser and type in Crosshare dot come. hang on where the fuck is the browser on this thing
January 29, 2026 at 7:46 PM
CONSTRUCTOR TIP: Making crosswords on your mobile tablet has never been easier ! Fist, grab your nearest tablet. Next, go to a browser and type in Crosshare dot come. hang on where the fuck is the browser on this thing
[in crosscord #construction-workshop] "so Where did you guys hire your Word List Editors "
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
[in crosscord #construction-workshop] "so Where did you guys hire your Word List Editors "
CROSSWORD CONSTRUCTOR NEWS PROFILE THATS DESPERATELY AVOIDING USE OF THE WORD ‘CONSTRUCT’: Klemper, 28, fabricates puzzles from her bedroom, conjuring them from words in her daily life. It takes her up to ten hours to braid and laminate a grid, and another five to taxidermy the clues.
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
CROSSWORD CONSTRUCTOR NEWS PROFILE THATS DESPERATELY AVOIDING USE OF THE WORD ‘CONSTRUCT’: Klemper, 28, fabricates puzzles from her bedroom, conjuring them from words in her daily life. It takes her up to ten hours to braid and laminate a grid, and another five to taxidermy the clues.
Do u think Ian Livengood ever sneaks his crush's phone number into the Pips
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Do u think Ian Livengood ever sneaks his crush's phone number into the Pips
OpenAI Releases New LLM Trained Exclusively On Crosscord Chat Logs; Users Watch In Horror Knowing That Model Based On Crossword Fiend Comment Section May Be Next
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
OpenAI Releases New LLM Trained Exclusively On Crosscord Chat Logs; Users Watch In Horror Knowing That Model Based On Crossword Fiend Comment Section May Be Next
Ha ha very good . No that was for the Rosewood Seniors Invitational. this one was Ben-gay tube and gum massage
January 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Ha ha very good . No that was for the Rosewood Seniors Invitational. this one was Ben-gay tube and gum massage
"look if you didn't want peopel to compete, maybe don't put a prize on hte line ?" i say as the organizers of the Sunset Oaks Nursing Home Crossword Tournament yell at me for showing up and beating everyone by a margin of 30 minutes
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"look if you didn't want peopel to compete, maybe don't put a prize on hte line ?" i say as the organizers of the Sunset Oaks Nursing Home Crossword Tournament yell at me for showing up and beating everyone by a margin of 30 minutes
me: “has anyone seen my utah block? i can’t seem to find it anywhere”
my loathsome cow:
my loathsome cow:
January 23, 2026 at 11:36 PM
me: “has anyone seen my utah block? i can’t seem to find it anywhere”
my loathsome cow:
my loathsome cow:
two things cna be true. I can like that my puzzles get printed in the good old fashioned newspaper, and i can dislike that my puzzles always get crammed into Weather section(inside map legend)
January 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
two things cna be true. I can like that my puzzles get printed in the good old fashioned newspaper, and i can dislike that my puzzles always get crammed into Weather section(inside map legend)
Ian Fletcher, most brilliant cryptic writer alive today, unfortunately will languish in obscurity with 0 publications due to fact that he refuses to change his setting pseudonym from Da Hogfucka
January 22, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Ian Fletcher, most brilliant cryptic writer alive today, unfortunately will languish in obscurity with 0 publications due to fact that he refuses to change his setting pseudonym from Da Hogfucka
Across lite Notepad: this puzzle was meant to be solved via quill and ink in a moving Horse carriage. Instead, like a small infant, you settle for this digital counterfeit, replete with Jesterly Pencil to acknowledge your completion after having used 'check squares'. Pitiful
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Across lite Notepad: this puzzle was meant to be solved via quill and ink in a moving Horse carriage. Instead, like a small infant, you settle for this digital counterfeit, replete with Jesterly Pencil to acknowledge your completion after having used 'check squares'. Pitiful
oK so yuou have to listen to 187462 episodes of Fill Me In first but once you do i promise it's very funy that theycall me Ettuardo Etui, Defender of Mesas, Widget Extraordinaire and Owner of Two hypothetical Emus
January 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
oK so yuou have to listen to 187462 episodes of Fill Me In first but once you do i promise it's very funy that theycall me Ettuardo Etui, Defender of Mesas, Widget Extraordinaire and Owner of Two hypothetical Emus
Crossplay boldly answers the question: What if Scrabble was just a little Different for some reason
January 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Crossplay boldly answers the question: What if Scrabble was just a little Different for some reason
[guy encountering dual revealers in themed crossword]: Holy Cr*p! What a plot twist! 🤯 now I will text my wife and son , while operating Industrial crane
January 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM
[guy encountering dual revealers in themed crossword]: Holy Cr*p! What a plot twist! 🤯 now I will text my wife and son , while operating Industrial crane