@thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social
A crossword construction podcast hosted by Daniel Grinberg
Thanks for listening! It's continued to resonate with me too
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Nicely done
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Episode 4 of Crosstalk with @melvillmatic.bsky.social is out now!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0BjW...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 4 with the illustrious @melvillmatic.bsky.social is out now! We cover topics such as designing themelesses, getting a "villain edit," his jumbling of cultural lexicons, the politics of fill, personalizing word lists, the entry he was most excited to include, fave puzzles, and much more!
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My new Universal crossword, "Inside Information," is out now! syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/cros...
08.05.2025 18:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hope you enjoy mine
06.05.2025 01:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The word 'clue' was originally a variant spelling of 'clew,' meaning “ball of thread or yarn.”
Our modern sense of clue, “guide to the solution of a mystery,” grows out of a motif in myth and folklore, the ball of thread that helps in finding one’s way out of a maze.
This puzzle is fantastic!
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Sid Sivakumar describing how crosswords are like art
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attn: xword constructors!
spread the word(list) now has all of q1, 2025! new highly-ranked answers @enriqueha.bsky.social and i like: TAMAL, BEDCHEM, OKAYBYE, ACEPRIDE, INDIEDEV, VEGANMENU, JERSEYSWAP, LOGICPUZZLE, IVESEENWORSE, ENERGYVAMPIRE, SPOTIFYWRAPPED, CHOICESWEREMADE
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21.04.2025 16:54 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
It was a pleasure, Sid! Thank you
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Episode 3 of Crosstalk with @sidsivakumar.bsky.social is out now!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1sq5...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Sorry for the delay, but Episode 3 with @sidsivakumar.bsky.social is definitely worth the wait! We cover topics like crosswords as art, how science and engineering relate to constructing, South Asian culture, crafting the final ACPT puzzle and Super Mega, and the surprising places Sid writes clues.
16.04.2025 17:59 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Always an ultimate compliment to get from a constructor you enjoy and admire 🥰
21.03.2025 01:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
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My first Thursday in the Times. Hope you enjoy!
20.03.2025 13:56 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0I was trying to figure out how to make this theme work with two of the same entries but yours is so much better! Great revealer!
05.03.2025 03:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ooh that's nice to hear, thanks! I aim for the first or the second week of each month. Currently editing Episode 3!
28.02.2025 15:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Well done. It was a good one!
28.02.2025 14:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You're right, and I still have a Tumblr 🫣
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The February 23, 2005 New York Times crossword
If you enjoyed my NYT collaboration with @rafaxword.bsky.social yesterday, check out our discussion of all things crossword in the debut episode of Crosstalk!
open.spotify.com/episode/1T1y...
It says I can't message you 🥺
20.02.2025 18:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Oh I just got the one you were going for! But yes, the one I originally had in mind changes a letter
20.02.2025 18:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Should Drop one letter from a synonym be Change one letter from a synonym? 🤔
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Support These Puzzles Fund Abortion (@tpfa.bsky.social) at www.abortionpuzzles.com and pre-order their new puzzle pack (fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the...) now!
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