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Robyn Weintraub
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Crossword puzzle constructor for @nytimes.com, @newyorker.com and @people.com; Mom; big fan of truth/science/democracy
Reviving this @xkcd.com gem to say congratulations to best picture winner #ANORA! You've made crossword puzzle constructors everywhere very happy!
March 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today's @newyorker.com crossword was made by @natanlast.bsky.social and me, constructed for the 2024 New Yorker Festival master class “The Art of the Crossword.” The video of us and Puzzles & Games editor @lizzymaynes.bsky.social is now live! www.newyorker.com/culture/vide...
The Art of the Crossword
The crossword constructors Natan Last and Robyn Weintraub join The New Yorker’s Puzzles & Games editor, Liz Maynes-Aminzade, to share their insights into crafting the perfect puzzle.
www.newyorker.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Westport Library crossword tournament. Will Shortz is playing word games with the crowd while we wait to find out which solvers will be in the finals. #crossword
February 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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It breaks my heart to tell you that we lost our home to the Altadena fires. It’s completely gone. Thankfully, we’re safe with our dog across town, hosted by some dear friends. I never thought this would be me, but a friend made us this GFM, which I post here with incredible humility:
Donate to Help Nate and Ben Rebuild After Wildfires, organized by Tanisha Bellur
Please support my dear friends, Nate and Ben, who have lost their beloved hom… Tanisha Bellur needs your support for Help Nate and Ben Rebuild After Wildfires
gofund.me
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.

Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?

If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Lots of people posting new personal best solving times on my NYT crossword today. If you've been hesitant to try solving a Friday because you think they're too hard, today is a good day to give it a try!
December 6, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Puzzle Mania, our special print puzzle section, appeared in your Sunday paper — and you can also find it in the Times store: nyti.ms/3Vk79xs

This is how our puzzle makers create the giant crossword that is the centerpiece of our 12-page special section: nyti.ms/3Zzqm0X
December 2, 2024 at 6:34 PM
🎵🎶 ... it's the most wonderful time of the year ...🎵🎶
November 18, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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A crossword sky starter pack!

I’m very sure this is incomplete, so please just say the word if I forgot you and you’ll be added straightaway.

go.bsky.app/4XAq8FH
November 12, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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reminder puzzle friends: the strike is over and you can resume solving your morning wordle/connections/sudoku/etc. and using the Cooking app if so desired.
A WARNING TO THE TIMES: Tuesday, we will be returning to work, after a successful Election Week ULP Strike. We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to @nytimes.com. And now we’ll move our fight inside.

#GuildBuilds #SolidarityStreak #BreakMyStreak #UnionStrong #UnionMadeNYC #Strike
November 12, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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As far as I know, the Tech Guild strike is over, although they still don’t have a contract.

So, Wordle? Spelling Bee? Connections? The Crossword?

Have at it.
November 11, 2024 at 11:22 PM
This summer I constructed a NYT crossword puzzle in real time for the podcast "BBC in the Studio". It was an amazing experience and I'm so grateful to have a recording of my process (even if it wasn't pretty at times). The resulting puzzle is now live!

www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/c...
Raspberry Relative
Happy Robyn Weintraub Friday! Please celebrate responsibly.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2023 at 3:21 AM
I'm honored to have today's Washington Post Sunday puzzle while @evanbirnholz.bsky.social enjoys his paternity leave.

www.washingtonpost.com/crossword-pu...
December 3, 2023 at 3:35 PM
Very excited to add USA Today to my list of puzzle credits! Thank you Amanda Rafkin! @amandarafkin.bsky.social
November 8, 2023 at 3:33 PM