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These Puzzles Fund Abortion
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We are the crossword puzzle pack that raises money for abortion funds, learn more at www.abortionpuzzles.com
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THANK YOU! 🤩

TPFA5 raised $35,135 (which was matched for a total of $70,270) in the 2025 @abortionfunds.bsky.social Fund-a-Thon!

We are so happy to add that number to our running total: in the past five years, we have raised $395,000 for abortion funds!

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Screenshot of TPFA5 fundraising page showing $35,135 dollars raised toward a goal of $35K.
June 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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LAST DAY!

Thanks to some generous folks, we hit our goal this morning. This means we are giving $7K EACH to our 5 funds!

HOWEVER—don’t let the fact we reached our goal dissuade you from donating. Abortion funds need our help now more than ever!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa (open for ~10 more hours!)
Screenshot of TPFA fundraising website with THESE PUZZLES FUND ABORTION logo, and tracker showing $35,110 raised so far
May 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We are less than $700 away from our goal, with one day left!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has helped us get here!!

Fundraising ends tomorrow, Saturday, May 31. Don’t wait until the last minute!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
Screenshot of these puzzle fund abortion fundraising page, showing $34,326 raised towards the goal of 35,000, with one day left
May 30, 2025 at 5:32 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!
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May 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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✨Fund Spotlight✨

We are about $1300 shy of our goal of $35K, with just a few days left. We split the proceeds of TPFA evenly among our five funds, which means if we reach our goal, we will have raised $7K for the Mariposa Fund!

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to support the work of the Mariposa Fund & others!
Graphic with TPFA logo and “Fund Spotlight” and the following text “The Mariposa Fund was founded in 2016 by a group of abortion care providers in Albuquerque, NM. We recognized the extraordinary barriers that exist for undocumented people trying to obtain reproductive health services, including abortion. Specifically, undocumented people face obstacles such as fear of criminalization, lack of access to health insurance, economic insecurity, linguistic barriers, and oppression rooted in white supremacy and xenophobia. We recognize these barriers as systemic and work to provide financial support for undocumented people. Our hope is to offset the financial burden for our community’s most marginalized members to ensure they have access to abortion care.”
May 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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✨Clue of the Week✨

We are in our last week of fundraising, so it’s our final clue of the week!

How well do you know your IUD hormones? 🤔

fund.nnaf.org/tpfa

#iud #abortion #crosswords #reprojustice #puzzles #fthon25 #tpfa
Graphic with TPFA logo that says “clue of the week” up top. There are nine empty boxes, and then a box that says “IUD hormone that might lead to a period-free life”
May 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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✨Editor Spotlight✨

@mossdef.bsky.social (he/him) is a music educator and crossword‬‭ maker living in the Boston‬ area. He knows bodily integrity is a basic human right & that access to abortions is a‬ key part of it.‬

Steve is our incredible variety/cryptic editor!

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May 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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✨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
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May 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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✨Guest Editor Spotlight✨

Ben Tausig (he/him, @burrata.bsky.social) is a professor of music & crossword editor at the AVCX, living in Queens. He likes to play basketball w/ his buddies, & to cook with his wife & kids.

We are thrilled that Ben contributed his expertise to TPFA5!

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May 21, 2025 at 5:01 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
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33,163 = dollars raised so far for TPFA5
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655 = number of donations
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1 = …there’s only one place you can get crosswords for supporting abortion access:
fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
Screenshot of TPFA fundraising page showing TPFA5 logo. The fundraising line is at 33,163 towards the 50K goal.
May 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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✨Clue of the week✨

How well do you know your flags? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This week’s clue comes from a themeless crossword by @rafaxword.bsky.social called “Let Me Be Perfectly Queer …”

It’s chock-full of fun wordplay and wonderful gay things!😍🌈

Head to fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to donate and get your puzzles! 🥰🧩
Graphic with TPFA logo and the words “Clue of the week” up top. There are five empty squares, and below that text reads “Number of colors in the bisexual pride flag”
May 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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✨Editor Spotlight✨

@hpicciotto.bsky.social (he/him) is a math educator & a member of the National Puzzlers’ League. He has edited & constructed 100’s of cryptic crosswords over 4 decades, mostly in collaboration with Joshua Kosman.*

Grateful to have these two as guest editors!

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May 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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✨Guest Editor Spotlight✨

@joshuakosman.bsky.social (he/him) is a retired classical music critic & the co-constructor, along with Henri Picciotto, of Out of Left Field cryptics.

We love that Joshua & Henri donated their talent to edit the “Right to Choose” puzzle!

2 weeks left!

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May 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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✨Editor Spotlight✨

Matt Gritzmacher (he/him) founded & operates dailycrosswordlinks.com, & edits and fact checks puzzles at a variety of outlets and charity packs, including every edition of TPFA to date.

In addition to fact-checking, this year Matt edited our 2 midi puzzles!

Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
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May 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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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
Graphic with TPFA logo and the words “clue of the week.” There are four empty boxes, and then a larger box below that reads “Birth control form, since the 1960s”
May 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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✨Designer Spotlight✨

Alex Briñas (she/they) is a designer based in NYC (who has also constructed a couple puzzles here and there). Alex hopes to live in a world where reproductive rights are not entangled with politics and where bodies can be free.

Alex donated their time/talent to make our logo!
the These Puzzles Fund Abortion logo. A light orange circle says has “these puzzles fund abortion” in red around a small crossword grid with “5” spelled out in purple squares
May 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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✨Constructor Spotlight✨

Jasmeet Arora (she/her) lives in boston, ma and is proud to be constructing for TPFA ❤️

And we are so proud to have Jasmeet on our team this year!

Solve Jasmeet’s puzzle for FREE: abortionpuzzles.com

Get the whole puzzle pack: fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
Photo of Jasmeet with a very cute dog on her lap
May 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Our third sample puzzle is now available to solve!

You can solve “Inside Information” by Jasmeet Arora and @xws.bsky.social for free at abortionpuzzles.com!

If you enjoy this puzzle, wait until you see what’s in store with the full TPFA pack! Available with a donation at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa!
Picture of crossword puzzle titled “Inside Information.” One clue is highlighted and says “IUD hormone that might lead to a period-free life” (9 letters)
May 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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✨Fund Spotlight✨

All proceeds from TPFA are split evenly among five abortion funds. We are so proud to support the awesome work being done by @iwrising.bsky.social !

Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa
Graphic with TPFA logo and the words Fund Spotlight above. There is a logo for the Indigenous Women Rising’s Rain Fund, and the following text: The Rain Fund is an essential part of Indigenous Women Rising, catering to the high demand for abortion funding throughout NDN country. This fund is ignited with the purpose and intent of representing abortion and bodily sovereignty as a vital aspect of life and community. Our fund is rooted in cultural values, and the extension of solidarity to all people of color facing systemic injustices.We encourage all our partners and supporters to join us in uplifting and amplifying Indigenous stewardship of bodies and lands.
May 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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✨Clue of the Week✨

How well do you know your abortion meds?

There are two that start with MI- and have four letters… thankfully when you are solving a crossword, you can always check out the clues in the other direction to help you!

Sounds like fun? Donate at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa and get puzzlin’!
Graphic with TPFA logo and “clue of the week” up top. There are four empty boxes, and beneath that is the clue “Even shorter name for Ru-486”
May 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Mother’s Day is a week away!

Why get Mom flowers that will get thrown away in a few days, when you could get her a pack of repro-justice-themed crosswords (the proceeds of which go directly to abortion funds to get people the care they need!)

Fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to donate and get TPFA!
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May 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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✨Constructor Spotlight✨

Juliana Tringali Golden (she/her) is a crossword constructor, editor, and mom living in Oakland, CA. Her crossword puzzles have been published in many venues. She constructs weekly crossword puzzles for Vox.com. You can find more of her work at staygoldenpuzzles.com …

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May 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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✨Constructor Spotlight✨

@sidsivakumar.bsky.social (use Sid’s name) makes & edits puzzles, & lives in STL, MO.

We are thrilled to have Sid’s brilliant variety puzzle in TPFA5! If you’ve never solved a variety puzzle, we think you’ll find it challenging and fun.

Available at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa !
Image of a “patchwork”-style puzzle grid (grid of 13x13 squares). There are 13 rows labeled 1-13, and clusters of squares are outline in bold.
April 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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✨Clue of the Week✨

Hmm, what three-letter word would work in this phrase?

If you’re stuck, you need to check out TPFA5! Your donation gets you an awesome pack of 23 puzzles, plus solutions!

#crosswordclue #nytxw #crosswords #tpfa #reprojustice #socialjustice #abortion #abortionrights #uterus
Graphic with TPFA logo and “clue of the week”. There are three empty boxes and below that it says “Get Your Laws BLANK My Uterus”
April 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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✨Constructor Spotlight✨

@obergs.bsky.social (he/him) is a proudly queer H.S. student in MA. His puzzles have appeared all over, but his favorites, which address mental health & societal ills, can be found at his blog.* He believes that restricting access to healthcare is fundamentally evil.**
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April 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM