Ross Trudeau
@rosstrudeau.bsky.social
crosswords, word play, birds, soccer
a ross and down
a ross and down
sunday stacks for 🍎 News
September 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
sunday stacks for 🍎 News
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After literal YEARS of trying, I finally managed to write a bioethics-themed crossword! Available now in @science.org:
www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
(thanks to @norahsharpe.bsky.social and @bewilderingly.bsky.social for excellent editing!)
www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
(thanks to @norahsharpe.bsky.social and @bewilderingly.bsky.social for excellent editing!)
Cold Cuts Crossword
Solve our latest interactive crossword. We'll publish science-themed crosswords and math puzzles on alternating months.
www.sciencenews.org
August 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
After literal YEARS of trying, I finally managed to write a bioethics-themed crossword! Available now in @science.org:
www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
(thanks to @norahsharpe.bsky.social and @bewilderingly.bsky.social for excellent editing!)
www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
(thanks to @norahsharpe.bsky.social and @bewilderingly.bsky.social for excellent editing!)
37-Across: Kind of symmetry reflected in today’s grid, its answers (except this one), and the 4 unchecked letters in 2-Down
August 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
37-Across: Kind of symmetry reflected in today’s grid, its answers (except this one), and the 4 unchecked letters in 2-Down
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Just shipped a new release for xword-dl, the command line tool to scrape online crossword solvers into local puz files. Headline is fixed support for AmuseLabs embeds, but we've also added the LA Times Mini as a supported outlet github.com/thisisparker...
Release 2025.8.4 · thisisparker/xword-dl
This release fixes AmuseLabs downloaders, many of which were broken after the same small change on their end. Kudos to @lcpdecastro for the relevant patch!
Also:
updates the LA Times downloader an...
github.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just shipped a new release for xword-dl, the command line tool to scrape online crossword solvers into local puz files. Headline is fixed support for AmuseLabs embeds, but we've also added the LA Times Mini as a supported outlet github.com/thisisparker...
Proud of this collab with my bestie @jessietrudeau.bsky.social!
it’s the sort of theme for which once upon a time i would have eagerly anticipated an unvarnished opinion from @rexparker.bsky.social
it’s the sort of theme for which once upon a time i would have eagerly anticipated an unvarnished opinion from @rexparker.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Proud of this collab with my bestie @jessietrudeau.bsky.social!
it’s the sort of theme for which once upon a time i would have eagerly anticipated an unvarnished opinion from @rexparker.bsky.social
it’s the sort of theme for which once upon a time i would have eagerly anticipated an unvarnished opinion from @rexparker.bsky.social
Apple News go brrrrrrr 🏎️
June 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Apple News go brrrrrrr 🏎️
whoever gets to this guy first is going to be pretty damn happy about it
I am nearing the end of my Recurse Center batch and starting to look for work! If you know of something short- or long-term that might be a good fit, please be in touch. More details in the next post
June 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
whoever gets to this guy first is going to be pretty damn happy about it
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my friend @malaika-h.bsky.social is an incredibly talented and prolific crossword constructor—AND she keeps great records of her publications. I made her a very cool website that shows everything she's made malaikahanda.com
malaika handa
My name is Malaika Handa and I make lots of crossword puzzles.
malaikahanda.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
my friend @malaika-h.bsky.social is an incredibly talented and prolific crossword constructor—AND she keeps great records of her publications. I made her a very cool website that shows everything she's made malaikahanda.com
dad: want to make some Venn diagram memes with me?
me:
me:
May 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
dad: want to make some Venn diagram memes with me?
me:
me:
37A: New pope of 2025, informally
May 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
37A: New pope of 2025, informally
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10 years ago today I published a blog post about the pomological watercolor collection, which you may know from @pomological.xor.blue. it changed my life in some surprising ways! take a little trip with me down memory lane parkerhiggins.net/2025/04/10-y...
10 years of pomological watercolors
A decade ago today I published a blog post calling for the US government to release its paintings of fruits. The Pomological Watercolor Collection, as I had recently come to know, is a beautiful and r...
parkerhiggins.net
April 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
10 years ago today I published a blog post about the pomological watercolor collection, which you may know from @pomological.xor.blue. it changed my life in some surprising ways! take a little trip with me down memory lane parkerhiggins.net/2025/04/10-y...
some see a gamer solidarity flag
i espy esport esprit de corps décor
i espy esport esprit de corps décor
April 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
some see a gamer solidarity flag
i espy esport esprit de corps décor
i espy esport esprit de corps décor
happy low-level acts of cruelty day to all who celebrate 🎉
The Apple News+ crossword team pulled off an utterly brilliant April Fools prank. Just…. Bravo.
April 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
happy low-level acts of cruelty day to all who celebrate 🎉
torpedo bats mean it’s possible that:
a submariner gets taken deep on a sinker by a pirate captain with a torpedo bat for a splash hit
a submariner gets taken deep on a sinker by a pirate captain with a torpedo bat for a splash hit
March 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
torpedo bats mean it’s possible that:
a submariner gets taken deep on a sinker by a pirate captain with a torpedo bat for a splash hit
a submariner gets taken deep on a sinker by a pirate captain with a torpedo bat for a splash hit
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nothing better than side-by-side puzzles with @rosstrudeau.bsky.social
come for his 15x15, cap it off with my mini ✏️
apple.news/puzzles
come for his 15x15, cap it off with my mini ✏️
apple.news/puzzles
March 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
nothing better than side-by-side puzzles with @rosstrudeau.bsky.social
come for his 15x15, cap it off with my mini ✏️
apple.news/puzzles
come for his 15x15, cap it off with my mini ✏️
apple.news/puzzles
more like “duo lingo” amiright guys
March 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
more like “duo lingo” amiright guys
carousel 7, aka the 7th circle of HEL
March 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
carousel 7, aka the 7th circle of HEL
these are tri cera tops
March 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
these are tri cera tops
today’s Quartiles is mysterious and important
March 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
today’s Quartiles is mysterious and important
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weirdly short NYT article about tariffs today
March 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
weirdly short NYT article about tariffs today
Mr Mojo risen
Unbelievable: Documentary claims rock legend Jim Morrison may be alive and living in Syracuse
Unbelievable: Documentary claims rock legend Jim Morrison may be alive and living in Syracuse
A new three-part series on the late Doors frontman is streaming on Apple TV+.
www.syracuse.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Mr Mojo risen
an honor and a pleasure to (finally!) share a billing with the incomparable @marytobler.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
an honor and a pleasure to (finally!) share a billing with the incomparable @marytobler.bsky.social