bewilderingly
@bewilderingly.bsky.social
Crossword constructor, he/him. Indie puzzles at http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/, and others at the New Yorker, Vox, Maclean's Magazine, Crossword Club, and more
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Kelsey Dixon and Byron Walden: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/06/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
May 11: She's a Rainbow (Kelsey Dixon, Defector) June 14: Final: Mountain (Byron Walden, Westwords) S P O I L E R S She's a Rainbow (Kelse...
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the odd letters of "boom or bust" spell out a synonym for "bust"
you always hear "seamstress," and almost never "seamster." but on the flip side, you always hear "sea monster," and almost never "sea monstress"
the difference between dogs and cats is nicely encapsulated by the difference between "herding dogs" and "herding cats"
today’s puzzle is by @bewilderingly.bsky.social. it is full of delight and packs a lot into this (8x5) box! solve at the link in bio 🌺
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. @adanicklmao.bsky.social, August Miller, Quiara Vasquez, JonMichael Rasmus, Sean Weitner, and @juffowup.bsky.social: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/04/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
February 17: for a friend (themeless) (Ada Nicolle, luckystreak xwords) March 28: Just Pretend (Themeless) (August Miller, lost for xwords...
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big themeless that I also put up on the puzzle table at ACPT: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/04/puzz...
Puzzle #261: Freestyle 23
Got another Sunday-sized themeless for you - symmetrical this time, for a change ( pdf , puz , pdf solution , fullscreen link ). Thanks to B...
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the upcoming Faces of Death film stars Barbie Ferreira as a character named Margot, three years after Margot Robbie starred as a character named Barbie
Show with lots of cool technology and sex? Poob has it for you (4)
everything shower? you mean the aleph from borges' the aleph?
your nickname is what your name would be if you were named Nick. mine's Nick
the theory of misovirism (literally "man-hating") was developed by the Cameroonian writer Werewere Liking (literally "man man liking")
the word "fluffernutter" is a combination of two people who work together on a porn set
here's a puzzle I wrote in 2023 and then forgot about: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/03/puzz...
Puzzle #260: Losing My Religion
I wrote this puzzle ( pdf , puz , pdf solution , fullscreen link ) back in 2023 and kept forgetting that it existed until Quiara Vasquez rem...
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a huge part of why i agreed to make a puzzmo mini crossword every day for a month is that crossword puzzles seem to be one of the actual battlefields for getting my peer group to stop giving money to the NYT
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5mo agoA good day to say Fuck The New York Times.
it would not be a violation of boundaries to solve this puzzle and tell me nice things about it: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/02/puzz...
Puzzle #259: You Need to Work on Your Boundaries
Themed puzzle this time around - enjoy ( pdf , puz , pdf solution , full screen link )!
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new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Ben Tolkin, @xws.bsky.social, @juffowup.bsky.social, @rebecculous.bsky.social, and Kelsey Dixon: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/02/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
December 22: The Uber Ultra (Ben Tolkin, Nautilus Puzzles) January 28: welcome to the fold (Brooke Husic, Puzzmo) February 1: Masterpiece ...
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Episode 7 of Crosstalk with @bewilderingly.bsky.social is out now! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6x9j... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Joanna Newsom in the party shuffle to prove to my guests I'm not using Spotify