Laura Braunstein
@laurabrarian.bsky.social
Digital librarian. Crossword person. Cross wordperson.
I reskeet your puzzles
I reskeet your puzzles
Pinned
“Find the biggest bitch in town and start a band with her.”
— Kathleen Hanna
— Kathleen Hanna
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the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
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are you sick of generative AI slop?
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
are you sick of generative AI slop?
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
Not how you play the game, it's how you win it
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #123
#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
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#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
forms.gle/LwPaV6YDgejU...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #123: Beastie Boys vs. The B-52’s
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, November 19th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 6 (Semifinals) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either...
forms.gle
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Not how you play the game, it's how you win it
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
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Much happens between writing and editing of crosswords.
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The Hidden Politics of the Crossword Puzzle
Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.
www.thenation.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Much happens between writing and editing of crosswords.
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Queerty Crossword: Nov. 18, 2025 - buff.ly/oi7amzq
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Queerty Crossword: Nov. 18, 2025 - buff.ly/oi7amzq
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some of those that work fawces are the same that burn
crawses
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
some of those that work fawces are the same that burn
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5 best movie genres
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
5 best movie genres
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
5 best movie genres
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
5 best movie genres
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
“Bacon – like you might find in a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich”
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“Bacon – like you might find in a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich”
5 best movie genres
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
5 best movie genres
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
5 best movie genres
- let's do a heist
- let's do an insanely complicated heist
- I'm going to tell you all about this one weirdo I met
- good looking, clever people muddle around until they fall in love
- somebody is killing people but a group of extremely arcane clues can help stop this situation
- let's do a heist
- let's do an insanely complicated heist
- I'm going to tell you all about this one weirdo I met
- good looking, clever people muddle around until they fall in love
- somebody is killing people but a group of extremely arcane clues can help stop this situation
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
5 best movie genres
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
friend: what were you up to today
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
friend: what were you up to today
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
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A gritty Safdie Brothers style drama about a drug-crazed crossword puzzle editor, titled “Dark Mode”
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A gritty Safdie Brothers style drama about a drug-crazed crossword puzzle editor, titled “Dark Mode”
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Shout out to the car driving down the street just now BLASTING The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald windows down, singing at the top of their lungs.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Shout out to the car driving down the street just now BLASTING The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald windows down, singing at the top of their lungs.
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Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 11-Across, Six Letters: She calls Kramer a ‘stupid hipster doofus’
The Hunter Puzzle
Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 11-Across, Six Letters: She calls Kramer a ‘stupid hipster doofus’
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 11-Across, Six Letters: She calls Kramer a ‘stupid hipster doofus’
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Always love @francisheaney.bsky.social's difficulty ratings! I've got this week's AVCX cryptic -- free to subscribers, or buy for $1! Big thanks for the expert editing, @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social, such a pleasure to work with you. avxwords.com/buy-individu...
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Always love @francisheaney.bsky.social's difficulty ratings! I've got this week's AVCX cryptic -- free to subscribers, or buy for $1! Big thanks for the expert editing, @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social, such a pleasure to work with you. avxwords.com/buy-individu...
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We are not worthy to live in the timeline where @sarathegood.bsky.social keeps putting out one banger cryptic after another! Be sure to catch her latest for AVCX.
Always love @francisheaney.bsky.social's difficulty ratings! I've got this week's AVCX cryptic -- free to subscribers, or buy for $1! Big thanks for the expert editing, @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social, such a pleasure to work with you. avxwords.com/buy-individu...
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We are not worthy to live in the timeline where @sarathegood.bsky.social keeps putting out one banger cryptic after another! Be sure to catch her latest for AVCX.
update: the party is now called "Check Yourself Before You Shipwreck Yourself" (thanks to @thinlizzy17.bsky.social)
everyone in my friend group just got our @ranchogordo.bsky.social shipments, so we’re planning a dinner party called “Fellas, It’s Bean Good to Know Ya” where we’ll eat beans, drink Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, sing sea shanties, and quiz each other w shipwreck trivia
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
update: the party is now called "Check Yourself Before You Shipwreck Yourself" (thanks to @thinlizzy17.bsky.social)
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Did you know it can take more than a YEAR before a crossword accepted by the NYT runs? And editors frequently change the clues?
This week, @natanlast.bsky.social brings us inside the crossword world. His book "Across the Universe" is filled with fascinating tidbits.
APPLE PODCASTS: bit.ly/4o4WUZO
This week, @natanlast.bsky.social brings us inside the crossword world. His book "Across the Universe" is filled with fascinating tidbits.
APPLE PODCASTS: bit.ly/4o4WUZO
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Did you know it can take more than a YEAR before a crossword accepted by the NYT runs? And editors frequently change the clues?
This week, @natanlast.bsky.social brings us inside the crossword world. His book "Across the Universe" is filled with fascinating tidbits.
APPLE PODCASTS: bit.ly/4o4WUZO
This week, @natanlast.bsky.social brings us inside the crossword world. His book "Across the Universe" is filled with fascinating tidbits.
APPLE PODCASTS: bit.ly/4o4WUZO
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Good Thursday morning, folks! Today’s 7×7 comes to you with a few more proper nouns than usual, but nothing you can’t handle. Click below for direct access to “This Machine Surrounds Hate” and maybe pick up a bit of trivia or two today! 😉
tinyurl.com/3uk3ft9a
#crossword #puzzle
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#crossword #puzzle
Play this Crossword
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November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Good Thursday morning, folks! Today’s 7×7 comes to you with a few more proper nouns than usual, but nothing you can’t handle. Click below for direct access to “This Machine Surrounds Hate” and maybe pick up a bit of trivia or two today! 😉
tinyurl.com/3uk3ft9a
#crossword #puzzle
tinyurl.com/3uk3ft9a
#crossword #puzzle
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The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
there’s a lot of really horrible shit on the timeline right now but there is still plenty of bean and shipwreck content so if that’s what you need I am here for you #NaEdFiMo
everyone in my friend group just got our @ranchogordo.bsky.social shipments, so we’re planning a dinner party called “Fellas, It’s Bean Good to Know Ya” where we’ll eat beans, drink Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, sing sea shanties, and quiz each other w shipwreck trivia
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
there’s a lot of really horrible shit on the timeline right now but there is still plenty of bean and shipwreck content so if that’s what you need I am here for you #NaEdFiMo
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They should put Brian Eno’s last name in a crossword puzzle.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
They should put Brian Eno’s last name in a crossword puzzle.
ROSLIN/ADAMA 2028
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ROSLIN/ADAMA 2028
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Call me the Edmund Fitzgerald the way twenty-nine good men lost their lives going down on me.
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Call me the Edmund Fitzgerald the way twenty-nine good men lost their lives going down on me.
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"Hey, Wait!"
Bea Wolf, 2023
Zach Weinersmith 🇺🇸
Bea Wolf, 2023
Zach Weinersmith 🇺🇸
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Hey, Wait!"
Bea Wolf, 2023
Zach Weinersmith 🇺🇸
Bea Wolf, 2023
Zach Weinersmith 🇺🇸
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Who’s applying with me
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Who’s applying with me