hello! last crossword puzzle of the year here. hope you had a better 2025 than i did! here were my fav crosswords of 2025:
- aidan deshong's minesweeper puzzle, nyt :: october 02
- crosstina/agard collab, blog :: july 25
- agard themeless, new yorker :: july 08
- agard themeless, new yorker :: february 04
- KAPOW! THWAP! SPLAT! by troy dear, avcx+ :: november 14
- midi by quiara, slate :: october 07
- freestyle 21 by nediger, blog :: november 03
- inferno variations by owen, blog :: jan 12
- ope, just gonna sneak right past ya, blog :: february 03
- what's the deal with doug?, blog :: february 24
- sarah sinclair themeless, nyt :: february 14
and many others that i'm probably forgetting! this puzzle was (spoiler!) inspired by agard's new yorker themeless on march 31st. i thought i would make my own version. some of the fill on this is kinda :-/ buttt i'm happy with how it turned out overall.
thank you so much to erik agard & adam a. for testing!
also here are my favorite albums of the year (all by black musicians, some of whom have been featured on this blog!):
- nourished by time :: passionate ones (AOTY)
- sudan archives :: the bpm
- erika de casier :: lifetime
- pinkpantheress :: fancy that
- rochelle jordan :: through the wall
- swami sound & gum.mp3 :: state of emergency
- dj swisha :: first hand smoke
- klein :: sleep with a cane
- nondi_ :: trax from across the river
- lauren duffus :: can's gone warm
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