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As we move toward our fall subscription drive, we hope you’ll consider supporting us in part bc we are an independent media company.

No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.
September 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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✨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!
Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
May 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
please check out my small perfect hooligan who has one good braincell to her name

…and then check out fund.nnaf.org/tpfa !
✨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 5:10 PM
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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
🥰

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
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✨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
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Buy, solve, and support the hell out of “A Trans Person Made Your Puzzle,” a new crossword puzzle pack from @adanicklmao.bsky.social

sites.google.com/view/transxw...
a trans person made your puzzle
"A Trans Person Made Your Puzzle" is a collection of crossword puzzles written, edited, test-solved, and typeset by trans and nonbinary people, in support of US-based transgender charities. This colle...
sites.google.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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*sings in Bon Jovi*

WHOAA
We’re halfway there
WHOA-OH
Abortion is healthcare

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
March 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Owen is MY puzzle hero for coming up with the amazing clues at 16A and 40D.

I love this puzzle!
seeing this byline, with one of my puzzle heroes, is still weird to me.

@clr-xw.bsky.social and i made today's banger AppleNews+ for u all; if you like it, go buy TPFA5 and solve more from both of us! abortionpuzzles.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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✨Clue of the Week✨

Today’s clue comes from @clr-xw.bsky.social’s “Song of My Self,” available to solve for FREE on our site: www.abortionpuzzles.com

If you enjoy that puzzle, then you’ll love the rest of the pack! Available when you donate at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa!
March 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I made a little puzzle that you can solve without making a donation (but if you enjoy it, I highly recommend you donate to get all the other amazing puzzles!)
The first sample puzzle for TPFA5 is called “Song Of My Self,” and it is now on our website. Check it out! www.abortionpuzzles.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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We are happy to announce that our crossword pack is now available! Thank you to those who donated during our presale; you will receive the puzzles today. We are currently at 15% of our fundraising goal! Check us out at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa if you haven’t donated yet!
March 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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New feature at Daily Crossword Links! Under the leadership of @jessbevrucks.bsky.social we'll host a Constructor Spotlight once a month. First up is @clr-xw.bsky.social who talks chemistry and cats in addition to crosswords
dailycrosswordlinks.com/2025/02/27/c...
February 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Fund abortion! Solve crosswords! I’m so excited for everyone to see what we have in store this year 😍
Happy Valentine’s Day! We are so excited to announce that TPFA5 is available for presale!

fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the...

⬆️Donate here, and be first in line to get your puzzles when the pack drops in March!
February 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
let’s get ready to puuuzzzzzllle
Drumroll, please… 🥁🥁🥁🥁

Announcing our all-star constructor and editor lineup for These Puzzles Fund Abortion 5!
#tpfa5 #crosswords #abortion #reprojustice #fundabortion
February 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Puzzles for Palestine 2, a charity crossword pack partnering with the Palestine Aid Society of America, is now available! A donation to the fundraiser gets you 22 original puzzles by some of the best constructors in the business: www.puzzlesforpalestine.com
Puzzles for Palestine
It's been more than a year. The genocide in Palestine—foremost in Gaza, but also throughout the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria—rages on. Thus, we do too. Whether this is “welcome back” or “welcome in,” ...
www.puzzlesforpalestine.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Hello, BlueSky!

Please follow our page so you can hear all about TPFA5 when it launches this spring. We can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been working on!
January 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I made today’s USA Today crossword!
January 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM