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A+ Crossword Is Furiously Writing Fanfic

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Dec 3, 2022
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  • Sally
    December 3, 2022 at 2:20 am

    9:18! Didn’t really have any issues, but I am completely baffled about what 10 and 20 across actually have to do with the clues?!!!

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    • Nat
      December 3, 2022 at 4:20 am

      The answer to 27 across doubles as a thing you can do to the answers to 10/20 across, which gets you back to the clues…

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      • Sally
        December 3, 2022 at 7:02 am

        Ahhhh, I get it now!

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      • Deli Twotone
        December 3, 2022 at 11:09 am

        My Brain Hurts™

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  • cleo
    December 3, 2022 at 5:33 am

    This one was hard but I did it! And I did it while drinking jasmine tea and watching the sky get lighter as the sun rose. What a lovely way to start the weekend.

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  • hihello
    December 3, 2022 at 6:17 am

    WHAT DOES 20 ACROSS MEAN

    it wasn’t even the last word i got but i cannot make it make sense with the clue because of the overlap of types of toboggan my poor brain

    love to see ser anzoategui in a puzzle <3

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    • Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
      December 4, 2022 at 8:41 am

      You have to do the thing in 27 across to it 😉

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  • :)
    December 3, 2022 at 6:56 am

    Love the starred clues! Took me a while to figure it out, but so rewarding

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  • Chloe
    December 3, 2022 at 8:11 am

    Literally still don’t understand the starred clues even with someone explaining it above. Oh well. 13:37!

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    • aj
      December 3, 2022 at 8:36 am

      ohhhhhhhh it took me so long even with the explanation above!
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      it helped to use a word like “eliminate” as a synonym in my head– you have to eliminate the extra letters (aka do what the answer to 27 says) in order for the answers to 10 and 20 to make sense

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      • hihello
        December 3, 2022 at 9:24 am

        oh my god

        thank you- never would’ve gotten there myself even with that explanation either. cute, now that i get it!

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      • Casey
        December 3, 2022 at 9:32 am

        Thank you I finally get it now!!

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  • Mel
    December 3, 2022 at 9:04 am

    Loved the starred clues once I figured them out! Also a fan of 1 down :)

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  • Serena
    December 3, 2022 at 9:28 am

    10:04. My favorite Autostraddle crossword so far! Saw the starred clues and got very excited. I love a themed puzzle :)

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  • vensey
    December 3, 2022 at 9:44 am

    10 minutes 54, loved the trick clue once I got it!

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  • Professor Queermo
    December 3, 2022 at 9:49 am

    I looooved the starred clues! So fun

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  • M
    December 3, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    7:00
    This one was harder, and I liked it!

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  • H
    December 4, 2022 at 1:52 am

    (Yellowjackets spoilers)
    I truly love autostraddle because where else is my reward for finishing a crossword puzzle learning that liv hewson is a series regular and that van survives? Gifts on gifts on gifts

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    • H
      December 4, 2022 at 1:55 am

      (Also, the crossword nerd in me was delighted when I figured out 27 across, what a great puzzle!!)

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  • Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    December 4, 2022 at 8:43 am

    5:24 and collabed it with Kristen!

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  • KatieRainyDay
    December 4, 2022 at 9:05 am

    11.24 minutes in theory, but i put it down to dig my allotment for several hours so that = uncounted ruminating time. Felt like I really achieved something completing this one!

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  • Reb
    December 4, 2022 at 9:16 am

    8:47, I think my best time so far? Got stuck on #30 – time for me to brush up on pronouns.

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  • Kati
    December 7, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    Did anyone else have one across as a very Midwest term? Ha!

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