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Hello! Thank you for your message. I am currently on sabbatical (December 20, 2025 - June 30, 2026), and I will not be regularly checking my email during this time. While I'm away, please enjoy this special sabbatical edition of my "out of office" crossword puzzle. See you in July! pdf puz

Hello! This puzzle was originally written as an out of office message while I was backpacking in the woods without internet access from July 2 - July 18, 2021. If you are seeing this puzzle after that time, it must mean I am out of office to 42-Across again! Please enjoy the below crossword puzzle, and thanks as always to clr and brooke for the test solves, and to clr for help with 74A. -rf p.s. If you want to know more about where I am, you can check out this fundraising page for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. And if you enjoyed the puzzle, please consider contributing to the cause! pdf puz

Thank you for your message. I will be out of office August 2-11, and I will respond to your email when I return. In the meantime, please enjoy this new "out of office" crossword . Thanks for your patience! -Rachel pdf puz ps. my friend Sam and I are raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention if you enjoyed the puzzle and want to chip in! Created by Rachel Fabi using crossword puzzle maker by Amuse Labs

Thank you for your email. I will be out of office from December 22 – January 3, and I will not be checking my email during that time. In the meantime, please enjoy this seasonal "out of office" crossword. I appreciate your patience, and I will be in touch in the new year.  Happy holidays! -rf

Thank you for your message. I am out of office June 29-July 5, and I will not have access to email during this time. In the meantime, please enjoy this "Out of Office Crossword Puzzle," which is a *contest* puzzle. If you find the four secret answers to the puzzle, you can submit them here  or using the sheet below for a chance to win a set of stickers from These Puzzles Fund Abortion . Thank you for your patience! -Rachel puz pdf Contest puzzle instruction:  There are four secret answers to this puzzle. If you identify them, you can submit them below for a chance to win a prize!  Loading…

Thank you for your message. I am out of office May 19-29 to celebrate my brother Zack Fabi's wedding to the most wonderful sister-to-be I could ever have imagined, Caitlin Betz! I will not have access to email during this time, as I will be occupied playing with their beautiful adopted dog MJ. Thank you for your patience! -Rachel

it's friday the thirteenth, so there's something a little freaky going on in today's puzzle. enjoy! -clr puz pdf       

Well, well, well, if it isn't a whole second puzzle that we made out of leftover theme options from our Tuesday, September 20, 2022 New York Times puzzle. We were going to make this one the PG-13 version, and then instead we made it about nostalgia music. Enjoy! -Rachel + Rebecca pdf puz

Hello! This puzzle was originally written as an out of office message while I was on a bike trip in July 2022. If you are seeing this puzzle after that time, it must mean I am out of office again! 

We are delighted to be celebrating our one year blogiversary together, and to mark the occasion, each of us has created a puzzle.  We did want to point out that we have a Tip Jar on the main page. You are not obligated to, but if you have enjoyed our puzzles and would like to leave a tip, we would appreciate it. If you do not want to give money, we also accept effusive outpourings of adoration and praise in the comments section. Thank you for solving, and cheers to many more years of blog! -rachel & clr r8 puz r8 pdf c15 puz     c15 pdf  

it's friday the thirteenth. this black cat just crossed my path...                   ... and now something's wrong with this puzzle. hope you have better luck than I do. -clr puz pdf       

themed puzzle for you today. and speaking of themes, there are some pretty awesome ones in TPFA2 ; thank you to everyone who has donated so far. a reminder that you can spread the word and also get a chance to win a cool sticker by following Rachel's instruction here .   -clr puz pdf      

do you like themes? this puzzle has one. how about grids of irregular size? this is for you. mirror symmetry? AND circles? AND a totally unintentional koala-shaped black square layout? I got you.  -clr puz   pdf              

We reached 260 donors! As of right now, we have raised $24,622 from 262 donors, which means we've unlocked the next incentive puzzle. Thank you to Eric Peterson for coming out of crossword-constructing-semi-retirement to contribute this aptly-themed puzzle as an incentive. It's been a blast to work with Eric on this one, and I'm really pleased with how this puzzle turned out. The next incentive puzzle will drop at 300 donors or $27,500, whichever comes first. It'll be a * gorgeous * themeless puzzle from Chris Piuma, so be sure to tell your friends where they can get These Puzzles Fund Abortion and our bonus puzzles! Notes from Eric:  I was inspired to participate in this fundraiser after the Supreme Court recently declined to stop the Texas abortion ban from going into effect. I wanted to do more than make a donation, so I asked Rachel Fabi if I could contribute a puzzle as a fundraiser incentive, and she enthusiastically agreed. As a male who has never been affect...

Hi folks, congratulations to all of us on making it to $22,500 raised to support Texas abortion funds! This incentive puzzle was generously contributed by the unbelievably prolific and immensely talented  Ross Trudeau , who has published 43 puzzles in the New York Times Crossword and also runs his own blog, Rossword Puzzles , where he regularly posts his own puzzles. I'm so grateful to Ross for offering this puzzle, which contains an appropriate message for the people of Texas who are fighting for reproductive justice.  Our next incentive puzzle will drop at $25,000 raised or 260 donors, whichever comes first!  pdf puz

 WOW I really never expected us to r each 178 donors in support of Texas-based abortion funds, but here we are! I'm so inspired by the generosity of the crosswo rd community, both the solvers and the constructors, who came together to make this fundraiser a success. This puzzle is a themed one from me ( Rachel Fabi ) and my puzzling buddy Kate Chin Park , who also contributed to an earlier incentive puzzle with Brian Thomas . We hope you enjoy this slightly-tricky puzzle!  The next incentive puzzle is from prolific constructor Ross Trudeau , and will drop at $23,500 or 228 donors, whichever comes first! pdf puz

it's friday the thirteenth... I'm feeling a little spooky and decided to do something kinda different. if you've never solved a puzzle like this, be not afraid, this puzzle was designed with you in mind. give it a try and click here for hints if you are stuck. if you've solved a puzzle like this before... I dunno, let me know if you get a P.R.! -clr puz pdf                

We are super excited to bring you our first guest puzzle (g1) on just gridding! It's from friend of the blog (and friend of the bloggers) Rebecca Goldstein, who is bringing you a spicy and sassy 17x that we both adore. Enjoy! Note from Rebecca:  This puzzle was born at one of my happy places - the local, queer-owned barber shop, a rad, bro-free space where I get a fresh cut and great conversation  with the owner and OG butch lesbian, Julie, on a monthly basis. The theme occurred to me while driving home from my last cut, and I thought my favorite new puzzle blog might just be the right space for it. Thankfully, Rachel and clr agreed - big thanks to them for giving this guest grid a loving home! pdf puz   P.S. If you are interested in running a guest puzzle here on just gridding, you can reach out to us at justgridding at gmail dot com. 

hi, here's a 21x21 for you. thank you to Pete Rimkus who test solved while this idea was in its early stages, and to Rachel for testing the final puzzle. fyi i will be posting solo puzzles on the 13th day of each month. collabs, bonus puzzles, and "Just Griddings" to come whenever we feel like it.  -clr p.s. a quick update from Rachel: Hello! As you may or may not know, clr and I were both involved in creating "These Puzzles Fund Abortion," a pack of easy/medium crossword puzzles from some of your favorite constructors, to benefit the Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF). That pack is still available to anyone who donates to *any* abortion fund. We will continue to host information about the pack on the " These Puzzles Fund Abortion " page of this blog. If you haven't donated/solved yet, please consider contributing to a fund near you today, and then email your receipt to bafpuzzles (at) gmail.com! pdf puz

This is our first "team" puzzle (which is what we are calling collaborations), made in four hours by Rachel, clr, and guest constructor Brooke Husic literally this morning. It's a little eclectic! It's also filled with fun things and backyard kiddie pool vibes. Triple thanks to Matthew Stock for the test solve ❤️! pdf puz