Rose S, PhD
@acommonrose.bsky.social
I'm mostly just here to post about crosswords. She/they.
Just saving this for the next time the NYT publishes a bad crossword and/or rejects one of my puzzles
September 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Just saving this for the next time the NYT publishes a bad crossword and/or rejects one of my puzzles
I have morphed from Lolla competitor into frog. (Come say hi if you’re here!)
August 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I have morphed from Lolla competitor into frog. (Come say hi if you’re here!)
Should I stop solving the NYT crossword? Yes, but they should also stop doing this shit
May 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Should I stop solving the NYT crossword? Yes, but they should also stop doing this shit
On the way to the last concert of my 20s, having a feeling cute might delete later moment
April 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
On the way to the last concert of my 20s, having a feeling cute might delete later moment
The rise and fall of a Midwest princess
March 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The rise and fall of a Midwest princess
I basically have no social media other than this site, and my goal for this site is just to post about my fun little hobbies, so I'm gonna maybe start posting stuff I knit. Anyways, I made a sweater.
February 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I basically have no social media other than this site, and my goal for this site is just to post about my fun little hobbies, so I'm gonna maybe start posting stuff I knit. Anyways, I made a sweater.
It’s so beautiful
December 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
It’s so beautiful
I said this on Twitch, but Boswords, you are not immune to this. Love Boswords usually, but this was a bummer.
October 22, 2024 at 1:49 AM
I said this on Twitch, but Boswords, you are not immune to this. Love Boswords usually, but this was a bummer.
Already breaking my promise to post about better puzzles, but uhhhh NYT up to it's usual problems
October 9, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Already breaking my promise to post about better puzzles, but uhhhh NYT up to it's usual problems
Hey, NYT, have you considered that you could clue certain actors with just... literally anything else they were ever in.
September 16, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Hey, NYT, have you considered that you could clue certain actors with just... literally anything else they were ever in.
Fun side effects of this are I have framed the coolest socks I ever made and also my first crossword.
August 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Fun side effects of this are I have framed the coolest socks I ever made and also my first crossword.
In my misty mountains era
June 17, 2024 at 6:58 AM
In my misty mountains era
Still in my hobbit era
June 7, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Still in my hobbit era
Wait, I take it back, turns out you can write an entire dissertation about a spelling bee word
May 28, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Wait, I take it back, turns out you can write an entire dissertation about a spelling bee word
This goes double for tournament puzzles and triple if you also have an unnecessary crypto reference
April 7, 2024 at 1:40 PM
This goes double for tournament puzzles and triple if you also have an unnecessary crypto reference
Today’s USAT puzzle comes from me and @danschwartz.bsky.social (and Olivia Rodrigo)
February 23, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Today’s USAT puzzle comes from me and @danschwartz.bsky.social (and Olivia Rodrigo)
@norahsharpe.bsky.social and I made this week's AVCX Classic puzzle. Check it out!
November 8, 2023 at 3:31 AM
@norahsharpe.bsky.social and I made this week's AVCX Classic puzzle. Check it out!
Catching up on Wednesday's NYT puzzle. I think bsky doesn't actually show the image when you retweet yourself, so you all are gonna see this one a lot, I guess.
October 19, 2023 at 8:15 PM
Catching up on Wednesday's NYT puzzle. I think bsky doesn't actually show the image when you retweet yourself, so you all are gonna see this one a lot, I guess.
Doing this week's Saturday NYT puzzle where there was a very unnecessary reference, so here I am, bringing this meme to this site.
October 8, 2023 at 11:27 PM
Doing this week's Saturday NYT puzzle where there was a very unnecessary reference, so here I am, bringing this meme to this site.