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These Puzzles Fund Abortion
@tpfa.bsky.social
We are the crossword puzzle pack that raises money for abortion funds, learn more at www.abortionpuzzles.com
THANK YOU! 🤩

TPFA5 raised $35,135 (which was matched for a total of $70,270) in the 2025 @abortionfunds.bsky.social Fund-a-Thon!

We are so happy to add that number to our running total: in the past five years, we have raised $395,000 for abortion funds!

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June 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎶 these are a few of my favorite things 🎵
donate to abortion funds, get good crossword puzzles. win win, how can you not??
LAST DAY!

Thanks to some generous folks, we hit our goal this morning. This means we are giving $7K EACH to our 5 funds!

HOWEVER—don’t let the fact we reached our goal dissuade you from donating. Abortion funds need our help now more than ever!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa (open for ~10 more hours!)
May 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
LAST DAY!

Thanks to some generous folks, we hit our goal this morning. This means we are giving $7K EACH to our 5 funds!

HOWEVER—don’t let the fact we reached our goal dissuade you from donating. Abortion funds need our help now more than ever!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa (open for ~10 more hours!)
May 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We are less than $700 away from our goal, with one day left!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has helped us get here!!

Fundraising ends tomorrow, Saturday, May 31. Don’t wait until the last minute!

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May 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
why funding abortion is so important: this map keeps getting more orange 👎👎👎

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#Missouri’s total abortion ban is back in effect after the state Supreme Court ordered a review of rulings that had briefly allowed care to resume.

Our interactive map is up to date, with MO back to “Most Restrictive.”

Explore our map here: gu.tt/42oOFjz
May 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
✨Editor Spotlight✨

@fabioethics.bsky.social (she/her) is a crossword constructor & a professor of bioethics. She created TPFA as a form of praxis, transforming her scholarly interest in reproductive justice into practice through fundraising for abortion access.

Three days left!
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May 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
✨Fund Spotlight✨

We are about $1300 shy of our goal of $35K, with just a few days left. We split the proceeds of TPFA evenly among our five funds, which means if we reach our goal, we will have raised $7K for the Mariposa Fund!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to support the work of the Mariposa Fund & others!
May 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
✨Clue of the Week✨

We are in our last week of fundraising, so it’s our final clue of the week!

How well do you know your IUD hormones? 🤔

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#iud #abortion #crosswords #reprojustice #puzzles #fthon25 #tpfa
May 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
✨Editor Spotlight✨

@mossdef.bsky.social (he/him) is a music educator and crossword‬‭ maker living in the Boston‬ area. He knows bodily integrity is a basic human right & that access to abortions is a‬ key part of it.‬

Steve is our incredible variety/cryptic editor!

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May 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
✨Editor Spotlight✨

@clr-xw.bsky.social (they/them or she/her)‬‭ lives in MA and enjoys puzzles.

In addition to editing about half of the puzzles in TPFA5, Claire also made a midi puzzle* and co-made a themeless puzzle.**

* solve for free: abortionpuzzles.com
** donate here: fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
May 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🥹🤑🤯🥰🥳

This is incredible — we love being a part of this!

And THANK YOU to everyone who has donated so far and got us here!

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🎉Y'all raised $3 million for abortion!🎉

Despite recent attacks on abortion access, we've shown resilience by building joyful care networks. With a week left, let's keep it up! Check out our "Funds To Support" list to donate to local campaigns still looking to meet their goal: nnaf.org/s
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
✨Guest Editor Spotlight✨

Ben Tausig (he/him, @burrata.bsky.social) is a professor of music & crossword editor at the AVCX, living in Queens. He likes to play basketball w/ his buddies, & to cook with his wife & kids.

We are thrilled that Ben contributed his expertise to TPFA5!

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May 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Here at TPFA, we love words, but let’s take a look at some numbers!

10 = number of days left in Fund-A-Thon


33,163 = dollars raised so far for TPFA5
🤑

655 = number of donations
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1 = …there’s only one place you can get crosswords for supporting abortion access:
fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
May 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
✨Clue of the week✨

How well do you know your flags? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This week’s clue comes from a themeless crossword by @rafaxword.bsky.social called “Let Me Be Perfectly Queer …”

It’s chock-full of fun wordplay and wonderful gay things!😍🌈

Head to fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to donate and get your puzzles! 🥰🧩
May 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
✨Editor Spotlight✨

@hpicciotto.bsky.social (he/him) is a math educator & a member of the National Puzzlers’ League. He has edited & constructed 100’s of cryptic crosswords over 4 decades, mostly in collaboration with Joshua Kosman.*

Grateful to have these two as guest editors!

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May 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
✨Guest Editor Spotlight✨

@joshuakosman.bsky.social (he/him) is a retired classical music critic & the co-constructor, along with Henri Picciotto, of Out of Left Field cryptics.

We love that Joshua & Henri donated their talent to edit the “Right to Choose” puzzle!

2 weeks left!

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May 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
✨Editor Spotlight✨

Matt Gritzmacher (he/him) founded & operates dailycrosswordlinks.com, & edits and fact checks puzzles at a variety of outlets and charity packs, including every edition of TPFA to date.

In addition to fact-checking, this year Matt edited our 2 midi puzzles!

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May 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
✨Clue of the Week✨

This week’s clue is from a themeless collaboration by TPFA editors @clr-xw.bsky.social and @fabioethics.bsky.social!

There are a couple 4-letter birth control options, but not many that have been around since the 1960s!

Test your knowledge when you donate at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
May 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
✨Designer Spotlight✨

Alex Briñas (she/they) is a designer based in NYC (who has also constructed a couple puzzles here and there). Alex hopes to live in a world where reproductive rights are not entangled with politics and where bodies can be free.

Alex donated their time/talent to make our logo!
May 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
THREAD from our wonderful editor/organizer/founder!

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Want to hear a cool story about reproductive justice, mutual aid, and crossword puzzles?

Let me tell you about These Puzzles Fund Abortion (www.abortionpuzzles.com / @tpfa.bsky.social), a crossword puzzle fundraiser that has raised over $350,000 in five years for abortion funds.
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these puzzles fund abortion
www.abortionpuzzles.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
✨Constructor Spotlight✨

Jasmeet Arora (she/her) lives in boston, ma and is proud to be constructing for TPFA ❤️

And we are so proud to have Jasmeet on our team this year!

Solve Jasmeet’s puzzle for FREE: abortionpuzzles.com

Get the whole puzzle pack: fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
May 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Our third sample puzzle is now available to solve!

You can solve “Inside Information” by Jasmeet Arora and @xws.bsky.social for free at abortionpuzzles.com!

If you enjoy this puzzle, wait until you see what’s in store with the full TPFA pack! Available with a donation at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa!
May 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
✨Fund Spotlight✨

All proceeds from TPFA are split evenly among five abortion funds. We are so proud to support the awesome work being done by @iwrising.bsky.social !

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May 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
✨Clue of the Week✨

How well do you know your abortion meds?

There are two that start with MI- and have four letters… thankfully when you are solving a crossword, you can always check out the clues in the other direction to help you!

Sounds like fun? Donate at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa and get puzzlin’!
May 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Mother’s Day is a week away!

Why get Mom flowers that will get thrown away in a few days, when you could get her a pack of repro-justice-themed crosswords (the proceeds of which go directly to abortion funds to get people the care they need!)

Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to donate and get TPFA!
May 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM