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The Autostraddle logo (AS) has been situated inside a tiny crossword grid to the left, and colorful crossword-like puzzle is the right near a pen, all on the A+ lavender background
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A+ Crossword Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is

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Nov 26, 2022
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  • KatieRainyDay
    November 26, 2022 at 4:33 am

    12min 9seconds! (with one help from my partner)

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  • Kit
    November 26, 2022 at 5:54 am

    11 minutes and 13 seconds!

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  • :)
    November 26, 2022 at 6:33 am

    Love the theme

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  • hihello
    November 26, 2022 at 6:42 am

    8:32! i did have to phone a friend for one

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  • Jacqui
    November 26, 2022 at 6:51 am

    9:12! I finally have a time I feel good about posting. :)

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  • Arvan12
    November 26, 2022 at 7:01 am

    10:16 – and that was while eating breakfast and spending 2 minutes trying to figure out what I’d gotten wrong only to realize I’d accidentally hit O instead of I in one spot! 🤦🏻

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  • Bex
    November 26, 2022 at 7:45 am

    4:35! I’m about to 21-Down for a Shakespeare play I’m directing, so I appreciated both that clue and 13-Across.

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  • pearlpants
    November 26, 2022 at 7:52 am

    I love these so much! Been telling slots of friends about them.

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  • Megan
    November 26, 2022 at 7:59 am

    7:11! I love these—this is the first time I’ve ever regularly done crosswords, all because of Autostraddle! I’m feeling an obsession coming on… I’d love to see a round table with the puzzle creators about their process and how they got into making them. And maybe a beginner’s guide to crosswords about the different ‘rules,’ like how if the clue is plural, your answer should be too. I’ve picked up some from listening to friends talk about crosswords and those circles got me. And what is Autostraddle if not another friend? 😉

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    • Laneia
      November 26, 2022 at 10:58 am

      ok psychic !! brooke and rachel are putting together a couple of articles that i think will be exactly what you’re asking for 💛💛💛

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  • Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    November 26, 2022 at 8:10 am

    6 minutes with a combined effort of me and Kristen!

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  • Chloe
    November 26, 2022 at 8:58 am

    6:49!

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  • SAM
    November 26, 2022 at 9:14 am

    12:12!

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  • Serena
    November 26, 2022 at 9:43 am

    3:19. Got the theme right away and then the rest fell into place!

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  • Lu
    November 26, 2022 at 11:03 am

    3:41. Loved this one!

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  • Reb
    November 26, 2022 at 11:37 am

    6:14 – I’m LIVING for word puzzle era!!

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  • Jenny
    November 26, 2022 at 11:53 am

    14:06 and I didn’t have to use any hints! Definitely getting better, please keep these going.

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  • RhymesWithMecca
    November 26, 2022 at 1:05 pm

    2:48! Loved this theme

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  • Rylee
    November 26, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    10:03! Not bad for my first crossword in probably years. 🤣

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  • maggieavery
    November 26, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    2:40! This was a fast and fun one

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    • maggieavery
      November 26, 2022 at 5:10 pm

      *2:41, because apparently I can read crossword clues but not the displayed time…

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  • Caitlin
    November 26, 2022 at 6:00 pm

    2:16! once again the inclusion of clues that are explicitly Queer Culture^TM is a delight

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  • Deli Twotone
    November 26, 2022 at 10:00 pm

    This is a fantastic weekend feature

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  • Riese
    November 26, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    3:28!

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  • cleo
    November 27, 2022 at 11:50 am

    17:31 and I’m happy with that. So satisfying to actually be able to do a crossword puzzle.

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