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Mini Crossword Is a Crybaby

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Nov 30, 2022
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  • cleo
    November 30, 2022 at 4:31 am

    3:21 minutes! I’m getting better at these. Thanks for the morning dopamine fix.

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  • El
    November 30, 2022 at 5:09 am

    Late night puzzling in Japan… 1:21!

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  • Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    November 30, 2022 at 5:31 am

    2 min and why do I keep trying to solve puzzles BEFOFE my coffee

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  • hihello
    November 30, 2022 at 5:43 am

    okayyy i am founding the No Times Club, party of one, membership me, because i do not have a go-getter nature and i’m realizing that trying to Do It Fast, even when successful, is detracting from my enjoyment of the crosswording experience.

    so! that aside, today’s puzzle was interesting because i hit a wall pretty quickly trying to do the across ones in order, but i switched to working backwards from the last down clue and it was smooth sailing.

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    • Alice
      November 30, 2022 at 5:47 am

      Me too! I am also in the no times club! I could wait too find out what sort of “studies” we were doing from getting the downs.

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    • revedeshautbois
      November 30, 2022 at 6:25 am

      Agreed on not wanting to prioritize times. None of my initial guesses worked out for the across clues–always the wrong number of letters. But then I did the vertical ones and everything clicked into place.

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    • TinyBoatBigShark
      November 30, 2022 at 7:25 am

      i also hit a wall really early with this one but with a little help (lol) I got there in the end!

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      • hihello
        November 30, 2022 at 11:52 am

        i have no idea if it’s a reference, probably so, i am an expert in missing those, but i find your username delightful!

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    • Casey
      November 30, 2022 at 10:45 am

      I don’t like focusing on time either! I find it a but stressful to look at the clock so I ignore it. I like taking my time!

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    • hihello
      November 30, 2022 at 11:54 am

      alright i see you, fellow no timers, and i salute you.

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  • Chloe
    November 30, 2022 at 8:25 am

    48 seconds!

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    • Chloe
      November 30, 2022 at 8:26 am

      I’m in a doctors office waiting room and the folks next to me are collaborating on a non-queer crossword. One of the clues involved Steve Miller Band. I feel bad for them.

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  • alchemille
    November 30, 2022 at 9:17 am

    50 seconds! Fun :)

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  • KatieRainyDay
    November 30, 2022 at 9:34 am

    1min 5seconds! My best yet

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  • frankenstein
    November 30, 2022 at 11:33 am

    my best crossword yet with no clues! this crossword was made for my nonbinary, neurodivergent, programming, tegan and sara loving, regular drinking, agreeable ass <3

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  • Angiles
    November 30, 2022 at 1:23 pm

    1:21! Fouled up for a sec thinking 4-across was “EONS”

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  • Danielle
    December 1, 2022 at 7:40 am

    29 seconds!

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  • Emily
    December 1, 2022 at 9:18 am

    1 minute 35! yay

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