It’s always to a newspaper’s benefit to take advice from @johnmcintyre, but of the advice, this one above all:
“Don’t fuck with the crossword.”
@debamlen.bsky.socialEven then …
Deb Amlen
@debamlen.bsky.social
Humor writer, former New York Times Games columnist (Ret.) I may have helped you with the crossword.
@debamlen.bsky.social@debamlen.bsky.social🤭🤣
@debamlen.bsky.socialI had to take an extended break from them for a while, but I’ll just go ahead and say it: Solving crosswords just for fun is pretty rad.
@debamlen.bsky.socialBREAKING: There are *payphones* in the dugouts at MLB games. Are they caught in a time warp or something?
@debamlen.bsky.social@debamlen.bsky.socialIs it possible that there is dissent in the cult, sorry, club?
@debamlen.bsky.socialagreed
@debamlen.bsky.socialOK, I’m calling it: I am just not a pumpkin spice person.
@mindloftdaily.bsky.socialReposted by @debamlen.bsky.socialToday's Stet is live — five sentences, one wrong word each. Spot the slip and fix the copy. @debamlen.bsky.social Play today's puzzle here: mindloftdaily.com/stet
@debamlen.bsky.socialReporting after a day at the Easton Garlic Festival, where we consumed garlic butter cookies, garlic cannoli, deep fried garlic w/garlic aioli, masala fries with garlic sauce, garlic bread with garlic ricotta dip, black garlic something, and many other things that, shockingly, involved garlic.
@benzimmer.bsky.socialReposted by @debamlen.bsky.socialI spoke to @vulture.com about the nerdy pastime of "gridspotting," tracking down the provenance of crosswords in movies and TV shows.
@debamlen.bsky.socialLove that stuff … I don’t blame you!
@debamlen.bsky.socialOmg shots of what??
@debamlen.bsky.socialTamarind Carolina Reaper hot sauce. I had to taste this all the way through the process and now my pores hurt. I think I’m going to call this FAFO Sauce. Tamarind concentrate, water, apple cider vinegar, roasted onions/Reaper peppers, honey, pineapple, salt and regret.
@kaitlinkallee.bsky.socialReposted by @debamlen.bsky.social
@debamlen.bsky.socialSorry, that should say “being vaxxed can save the lives of those who are immunocompromised”
@gregproops.bsky.socialReposted by @debamlen.bsky.socialSee how it sounds?
@debamlen.bsky.socialmRNA flu shot ✔️ Covid booster ✔️ Flu is coming early this year (Yay, us!) so please get vaccinated as soon as you can. Being sick sucks, wastes your PTO on something avoidable, and can save the lives of those who are immunocompromised
@debamlen.bsky.socialI will tell you what: a string quartet and about 100 Queen fans can shake a church when “We Will Rock You” is played.
@debamlen.bsky.socialIMPORTANT UPDATE: It’s a string quartet.