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AF+ Crossword Has Joined a Fantasy League

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May 10, 2025
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Kate Hawkins is a city-loving Californian currently residing in New Hampshire with her wife and toddler, where she’s currently enjoying sports that require unwieldy pieces of equipment (kayaking! biking! cross country skiing!) and grilling lots of corn. She’s stoked to be writing puzzles for Autostraddle and hopes you enjoy solving these gay puzzles!

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Rachel is a queer crossword constructor and bioethicist from upstate New York. She has published crossword puzzles in a variety of mainstream and independent crossword venues, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Inkubator, and Queer Qrosswords. She also writes the New York Times Wordplay column about the daily NYT crossword.

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