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Ah, crosswordese. The double-edged sword of cruciverbalism.
Crosswordese is the catch-all term for those words that appear frequently in puzzles, and for the most part, only in puzzles. That’s not to say they can’t also be in common use, or part of everyday pop culture. But they definitely show up more often...

Who doesn’t love stumbling upon a puzzle where you didn’t expect one?
I’m sure many of us do. I certainly do!
So when musician and YouTuber im sad alex dropped a new song that included a word search in the video, you know I had to jump on that!

Hello fellow puzzlers! Happy Valentine’s Day! Or Happy Day After Friday the 13th! Or Happy whatever else you might be celebrating today!
To commemorate the day, I’ve constructed a little romance-tinged puzzly treat for you to solve.
It’s a heart-shaped Framework puzzle with a themed word list loaded with all sorts of shmoopy- and otherwise holiday-appropriate vocabulary!...

Valentine’s Day is only a few days away, but there’s still plenty of time to whip up a puzzly treat for the special someone in your life!
And naturally we’ve got a few suggestions…
Jigsaw puzzles are the perfect metaphor for relationships, as they require separate pieces working together to complete the picture....