Derek Bowman
@derekxword.bsky.social
Crossword enthusiast, pixie 🧚
Classics mixed with some new ones. A wonderful tossed salad 🥗 of choices to consume. Celine and Lara!
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Classics mixed with some new ones. A wonderful tossed salad 🥗 of choices to consume. Celine and Lara!
If you’re Wyclef, it would be Shakira, Shakira
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If you’re Wyclef, it would be Shakira, Shakira
Hint: I have a tattoo of one of them on my right arm. 🥰
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Hint: I have a tattoo of one of them on my right arm. 🥰
Thanks for the suggestion, Jeff!
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Thanks for the suggestion, Jeff!
You’re alright, Emily. We’re all could use a little kindness … especially from ourselves! Keep on keeping on!
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
You’re alright, Emily. We’re all could use a little kindness … especially from ourselves! Keep on keeping on!
Joyce Carol Oates is amazing. Foxfire is one of my very favourite novels and I love her essays on pugilism.
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Joyce Carol Oates is amazing. Foxfire is one of my very favourite novels and I love her essays on pugilism.
Does this help? I’m guessing not, but an interesting aside? … words that are acceptable in Scrabble:
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Does this help? I’m guessing not, but an interesting aside? … words that are acceptable in Scrabble:
You’re amazing, Pete. Keep at it!
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
You’re amazing, Pete. Keep at it!
That would work too. Thx, Allegra!
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
That would work too. Thx, Allegra!
I’ve thought about this one a little bit. In a crassword, the clue choices are endless. In a more standard crossword, clue choices like “Barium ___” or “Treatment like a colonic” would be just fine with me. I would also think, hey, ENEMA is now acceptable. As a constructor, it would be great.
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ve thought about this one a little bit. In a crassword, the clue choices are endless. In a more standard crossword, clue choices like “Barium ___” or “Treatment like a colonic” would be just fine with me. I would also think, hey, ENEMA is now acceptable. As a constructor, it would be great.
It looks like there will be a runoff election in early December. 🗳️
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It looks like there will be a runoff election in early December. 🗳️
I was so worried today about it, Jason. It made me sick to my stomach. I’m so glad it was all for naught.
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I was so worried today about it, Jason. It made me sick to my stomach. I’m so glad it was all for naught.
I know a lot about gay TV history, and I didn’t know this one. Thanks, Jeff!
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I know a lot about gay TV history, and I didn’t know this one. Thanks, Jeff!
I don’t know Butler or Guthrie. It must have been my last connection, and then I moved on and solved Pips or something. :)
November 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I don’t know Butler or Guthrie. It must have been my last connection, and then I moved on and solved Pips or something. :)
My friend sang the Canadian anthem tonight, so it was a win for me. 💕
November 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
My friend sang the Canadian anthem tonight, so it was a win for me. 💕
I loved when ARSE started becoming acceptable. Freedom!
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I loved when ARSE started becoming acceptable. Freedom!
I’m not making a case for or against nonillionth here, but I’m just sharing this because I find it funny:
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I’m not making a case for or against nonillionth here, but I’m just sharing this because I find it funny: