Ettuardo "Ettu" Etui
@ettuetui.bsky.social
Crossword maker. XwordInfo stockholder. Parent of 2.
"Making puzzles is my passion" - Jigsaw from "Saw"
RIP Craig Etui and stuff 😴
"Making puzzles is my passion" - Jigsaw from "Saw"
RIP Craig Etui and stuff 😴
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Very Honoured that my post was featured in this scholarly journal . Now i have been Legitimised
Re releasing my pandemic- era puzzle pack on Gumroad!! featuring such highlights as MASKNE , and ZOOM HOA MEDIATION
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Re releasing my pandemic- era puzzle pack on Gumroad!! featuring such highlights as MASKNE , and ZOOM HOA MEDIATION
i just figured out what "crunchy fill" means and now people have started using "gooey" ?? #StopTheMadness
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
i just figured out what "crunchy fill" means and now people have started using "gooey" ?? #StopTheMadness
[giving a keynote ] and our new AI assistant is the real deal. oh assistant!! please make me a 15x15 puzzle about desserts. [the screen fills with photorealistic pictures of me as a dragon] Ha ha, well . classic bug ha ha
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
[giving a keynote ] and our new AI assistant is the real deal. oh assistant!! please make me a 15x15 puzzle about desserts. [the screen fills with photorealistic pictures of me as a dragon] Ha ha, well . classic bug ha ha
UK cryptic setter brain says “surface must be natural“ but then also generates [Labour fondles radish in Westminster (8)] and tosses it into the clip board of the Bewildered American
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
UK cryptic setter brain says “surface must be natural“ but then also generates [Labour fondles radish in Westminster (8)] and tosses it into the clip board of the Bewildered American
i call this one, "The life of a Constructor":
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November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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writing a Themed Themeless for Barber Crossword. cluing OREO as some Shit like "Cookie you might enjoy after a trim”
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
writing a Themed Themeless for Barber Crossword. cluing OREO as some Shit like "Cookie you might enjoy after a trim”
step 1: elegant theme
step 2: clean fill
step 3: ninety minutes trying to determine if [Yellow sea?] correctly clues URINE. This is the real secre t, to success.
step 2: clean fill
step 3: ninety minutes trying to determine if [Yellow sea?] correctly clues URINE. This is the real secre t, to success.
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
step 1: elegant theme
step 2: clean fill
step 3: ninety minutes trying to determine if [Yellow sea?] correctly clues URINE. This is the real secre t, to success.
step 2: clean fill
step 3: ninety minutes trying to determine if [Yellow sea?] correctly clues URINE. This is the real secre t, to success.
i am proud to say i never use ai, and everything i post is made by me: a weird floating yellow head thing with 2 disconnected hands
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
i am proud to say i never use ai, and everything i post is made by me: a weird floating yellow head thing with 2 disconnected hands
sorry babe , I gotta watch this Two-decade industry veteran on crosscord defend a ?mark clue to Robloxweenie2013
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
sorry babe , I gotta watch this Two-decade industry veteran on crosscord defend a ?mark clue to Robloxweenie2013
MGWCC IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE WHERE THEY DIDN’T INVENT MONTHS: Last week's puzzle was solved by 0 people and drove 5 solvers to madness — Week 48 strikes again! Onto this week's puzzle, which is 1000x1000 and mapped tot he surface of a Klein bottle
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
MGWCC IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE WHERE THEY DIDN’T INVENT MONTHS: Last week's puzzle was solved by 0 people and drove 5 solvers to madness — Week 48 strikes again! Onto this week's puzzle, which is 1000x1000 and mapped tot he surface of a Klein bottle
NO!!!! NO,NO, NO , NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
NO!!!! NO,NO, NO , NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
me: i make weird little boxes that people stare at on the toilet
also me: Actually i am a cultural historian of the american psyche and I have a phd in Yoko Ono Facts
also me: Actually i am a cultural historian of the american psyche and I have a phd in Yoko Ono Facts
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
me: i make weird little boxes that people stare at on the toilet
also me: Actually i am a cultural historian of the american psyche and I have a phd in Yoko Ono Facts
also me: Actually i am a cultural historian of the american psyche and I have a phd in Yoko Ono Facts
i’m a speed solver cause i Hate crosswords and i just want to get them Over With
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
i’m a speed solver cause i Hate crosswords and i just want to get them Over With
Yes i enjoy Tournament Culture . Yes i will pay $ 250 and sit in a folding chair for the chance to hear my legal name mispronounced over a hotel ball room microphone
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Yes i enjoy Tournament Culture . Yes i will pay $ 250 and sit in a folding chair for the chance to hear my legal name mispronounced over a hotel ball room microphone
median crosswrod Fiend comment: "NEVER in my 79 years of life and travels to 30+ countries have I ever heard of BANH MI!!! also what i do when i go to a country is close my eyes until i get to the hotel and play on my ipAd"
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
median crosswrod Fiend comment: "NEVER in my 79 years of life and travels to 30+ countries have I ever heard of BANH MI!!! also what i do when i go to a country is close my eyes until i get to the hotel and play on my ipAd"
Indie cross word economy is just 40 of us venmoing each other $5 for test solves and once in a while The Canadian Needs Paypal
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Indie cross word economy is just 40 of us venmoing each other $5 for test solves and once in a while The Canadian Needs Paypal
Gen z solvers want 1) hyperclean fill, 2) zero references to 80s Sitcoms , 3) a theme that is also political commentary and 4) the whole thing to feel like a bisexual meme folder. I salute the standards but meeting them is Another matter Entirely
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Gen z solvers want 1) hyperclean fill, 2) zero references to 80s Sitcoms , 3) a theme that is also political commentary and 4) the whole thing to feel like a bisexual meme folder. I salute the standards but meeting them is Another matter Entirely
anyone here on the "Martyr" tier? Hesitant cos name but I really want Unlimited Scrapes
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
anyone here on the "Martyr" tier? Hesitant cos name but I really want Unlimited Scrapes
Coding up a bot to text the family Groupchat whenever Simon anthony(CtC) says “ six seven” so that the tweens finally understand my brand of “Self Aware Cringe”
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Coding up a bot to text the family Groupchat whenever Simon anthony(CtC) says “ six seven” so that the tweens finally understand my brand of “Self Aware Cringe”
NYT sunday themeless titles be like- “Theme? Who Needs It. I’m Going Through Something”
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NYT sunday themeless titles be like- “Theme? Who Needs It. I’m Going Through Something”
Whoever is rujnning the account “ETTU_ETUI_REAL” please Stop posting photos of all my puzzle solutions!! My solver retention is already at rock bottom !!!
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Whoever is rujnning the account “ETTU_ETUI_REAL” please Stop posting photos of all my puzzle solutions!! My solver retention is already at rock bottom !!!
AITA For Leaving A Hinge Date [F29] Because We Talked About Fill Me In And Realized She's A Ryan And I'm A Brian
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AITA For Leaving A Hinge Date [F29] Because We Talked About Fill Me In And Realized She's A Ryan And I'm A Brian
A Tweet has Resurfaced from A While Ago where i wrote something very Cruel about Vending Machine Operators.., that tweet does not reflect who i am, and was Posted in a Moment of Darkness. (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Tweet has Resurfaced from A While Ago where i wrote something very Cruel about Vending Machine Operators.., that tweet does not reflect who i am, and was Posted in a Moment of Darkness. (1/2)
going to my LOLLAPUZZOOLA IDEAS whiteboard and solemnly erasing "puzzle where u have to yell FIRE"
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
going to my LOLLAPUZZOOLA IDEAS whiteboard and solemnly erasing "puzzle where u have to yell FIRE"
CROSSWORD RECESSION INDICATORS
‣ 14x15 puzzles every day
‣ NYT mini paywall gets paywalled (u have to pay to see the original paywall screen)
‣ outlets change pay from $750 to "a smile just for you"
‣ 14x15 puzzles every day
‣ NYT mini paywall gets paywalled (u have to pay to see the original paywall screen)
‣ outlets change pay from $750 to "a smile just for you"
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
CROSSWORD RECESSION INDICATORS
‣ 14x15 puzzles every day
‣ NYT mini paywall gets paywalled (u have to pay to see the original paywall screen)
‣ outlets change pay from $750 to "a smile just for you"
‣ 14x15 puzzles every day
‣ NYT mini paywall gets paywalled (u have to pay to see the original paywall screen)
‣ outlets change pay from $750 to "a smile just for you"