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Brooke is a queer crossword constructor and scientist based in Brooklyn. You can find her favorite other crossword work on her free blog, at the New Yorker, and at the USA Today. When she's not making crosswords, she enjoys long distance running, yoga, and assembling Spotify playlists. Connect with her on twitter at @xandraladee!
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39 seconds. This is the very first time I have done a crossword without typoing or clicking all the wrong boxes and I am so proud of myself!!!!!!
teach me your ways
Really enjoying these
1 min 2 seconds!
Could someone explain 4-A? I only got it from the downs…
It comes from an idiom for feeling good/showing off, based on how horses prance around when theyve just been fed. said idiom became a catchphrase of gia gunn (a trans woman performer/reality tv star)
Thanks!
38 seconds! I wish I could document how fast I do these lol is that my fastest time?
37 seconds! Maybe my best time?
35 seconds, personal best, yay!
This was fun!!
Fun one! I’ve been wanting to read the Bernadine Evaristo book mentioned. Maybe now that my winter break has started (as of 2:20 today!!)
31 seconds :))
My times are always long because I inevitably get distracted, but my vote for the blurb is tiny poems!