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TheBFOOL
@thebfool.bsky.social
Archivist, writer, technician, teacher (in some order). Lurking.

Talk to me about crossword puzzles, Soviet cinema, indie Switch games, mystery novels.
or Paolo Pasco's minis for the Atlantic!

(warning though: those increase in difficulty and do surprisingly tough on Thursdays and Fridays!)

www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...
Crossword - The Atlantic
This mini puzzle gets a little more challenging every day: Mondays are the easiest, with the biggest, most difficult puzzle on Sunday.
www.theatlantic.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
or Elizabeth Gorski's minis for the LA Times!

www.latimes.com/games/mini-c...
Mini Crossword
Challenge yourself every day with a free mini version of the classic crossword puzzle.
www.latimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hand-solving PDFs ftw (17th out 89 individual solvers)! Thanks for the great day Boswords!!!
July 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sooooo it turns out this went pretty well
July 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I'm also v curious how this attempt at in-person speed-solving is gonna go! On one hand, I've been doing Boswords virtually for a few years now, so most of my time comparisons are with PuzzleMe; OTOH, I usually do a ton of solving by hand otherwise, so maybe that'll work out well for me??
July 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
lol I guess I should put my Bsky/Mastodon/Twitch handle on my nametag or something, but my name's Ethan and if you're attending please say hey if you're into:
- software preservation
- Russian film/movies in general and want to be Letterboxd buds
- hiking in Western Mass
- whatever!!
July 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM