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Mini Crossword Will Never Cross a Picket Line

Rachel
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Dec 7, 2022
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  • alchemille
    December 7, 2022 at 6:01 am

    1 min 10 seconds

    Also, much love to UC and Starbucks workers fighting for fair contracts, among many others

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  • adunlap
    December 7, 2022 at 6:52 am

    Solidarity Forever!

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  • Linnea
    December 7, 2022 at 8:03 am

    Love this!!! 💓

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  • vensey
    December 7, 2022 at 8:59 am

    a minute and 9! i got the references quicker on this one than a lot of the other ones 😅

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  • Professor Queermo
    December 7, 2022 at 11:17 am

    9 across stumped me and then made me laugh when I got it!

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  • Angiles
    December 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm

    Loved this one! A bit more challenging at 2:13 but 9-Across was genius

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  • Riese
    December 7, 2022 at 12:51 pm

    1 minute and 9 seconds! slightly harder than usual

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  • KatieRainyDay
    December 8, 2022 at 12:57 pm

    2minutes flat!

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  • Ann
    December 8, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    28 seconds! Also, “porque no los dos” is bisexual culture, thank you Rachel for the #representation

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