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Darby Ratliff

Articles written: 55

About Darby Ratliff

Darby is a queer crossword constructor and graduate student living in St. Louis.

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5 across / 5 letters / Texas Roller ___ (sport league owned and operated by its skaters)

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Mini Crossword Is Rolling the Dice

2 months ago No Comments

53 down / 5 letters / Brie Larson or Halsey, astrologically

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AF+ Full-Sized Crossword is Moving In

2 months ago 1 Comment

1 down / 5 letters / Miley Cyrus's appearance in "Drive-Away Dolls," for example

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Definitely Not an Imposter

2 months ago No Comments

1 across / 4 letters / Controversial Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with singing felines

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Mini Crossword Will Make You a Sandwich

2 months ago No Comments

5 down / 4 letters / 5 ___ the room (look for other queer folks, perhaps)

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Mini Crossword Is Feeling Cheeky

2 months ago No Comments

5 across / 5 letters / "Billie Eilish Doesn't Have To ___ the Color of Charli XCX's Underwear"

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AF+ Mini Crossword Has Classified Underwear Intel

2 months ago No Comments

8 across / 6 letters / Gymnast and journalist Hernandez who made an "and they were roommates" joke while commentating during the Olympics

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Making a List and Checking It Twice

3 months ago No Comments

5 down / 6 letters / Did a kickflip like Leo Baker

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Mini Crossword Is Touching and Tasting

3 months ago No Comments

26 down / 4 letters / "A League of Their Own" actor Jacobson

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AF+ Crossword Will Tie You Up

3 months ago No Comments

3 Down / 6 letters / “The Kill” singer Maggie

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Mini Crossword is Waiting With Bated Breath

3 months ago 1 Comment

3 down / 5 letters / "Love Lies Bleeding" excerpt, perhaps

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AF+ Mini Crossword Is Curating a Wedding Playlist

4 months ago No Comments

1 across / 3 letters / One who might travel hours to see a Chappell Roan concert

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AF+ Crossword Is Obviously a Villain

4 months ago No Comments

5 across / 5 letters / Historical film in which Tessa Thompson played Diane Nash

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Mini Crossword Is on a True Crime Kick

4 months ago 3 Comments

1 across / 4 letters / "Ted Lasso" actor Balfour

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Mini Crossword Is Still Mad About Jack

4 months ago No Comments

5 across / 6 letters / "Two Dykes and a Mic" comedian and co-host Scanlon

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Mini Crossword Is Not Above Wearing Matching T-Shirts

5 months ago No Comments

11 across / 3 letters / "___ Last Stop" (Casey McQuiston novel)

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AF+ Crossword Is Having Girl Dinner

6 months ago 1 Comment

4 across / 6 letters / "The Renunciations" poet Kelly

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Mini Crossword Admits It Didn’t Totally Get “Dune”

6 months ago No Comments

8 across / 5 letters / "___8" (iconic queer Netflix show)

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Mini Crossword Can Admit When It’s Wrong

6 months ago No Comments

2 down / 5 letters / Food item a grill butch might prepare

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Mini Crossword Is Gay, Does Crime

7 months ago No Comments

3 down / 5 letters / Leans, like how the softball community leans lesbian

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Mini Crossword Also Leans Lesbian

7 months ago 2 Comments

6 down / 4 letters / "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor Michelle

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Mini Crossword Thinks All Beloved Characters Are Queer, Won’t Be Convinced Otherwise

7 months ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Is Ready for Grill Szn

7 months ago No Comments

38 across / 3 letters / Gamma ___ Lambda (sorority for LGBTQ college students)

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AF+ Crossword Is Feeling Thirsty

7 months ago 1 Comment

9 across / 4 letters / Like some exams or sex

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Mini Crossword Is Blown Away

7 months ago 3 Comments

7 across / 5 letters / Word before "beaver" or "to please"

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Mini Crossword Will Take It Easy on You

8 months ago 2 Comments

7 across / 5 letters / hint: Bluestockings Cooperative or City Lights

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Mini Crossword Holds a Grudge

8 months ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Knocks ‘Em Back

8 months ago 1 Comment

1 across / 5 letters / clue: ___ Taco (ice cream novelty discontinued in 2022)

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Mini Crossword Wants Everyone to Watch Women’s Hockey

9 months ago 5 Comments

32 across / 4 letters / clue: "The Incredibles" fashion icon Mode

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AF+ Crossword Prefers Tagalongs

9 months ago 1 Comment

7 across / 6 letters / clue: Peek through, like a lesbian's beanie collection

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Mini Crossword Might Have a Hat Problem

9 months ago 5 Comments

5 down / 4 letters / clue: "Can a gay girl get an ___?" (Renée Rapp lyric from "Not My Fault")

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Mini Crossword Is in a Tizzy

9 months ago 1 Comment

2 down / 5 letters / clue: Instrument central to the 2018 queer horror film "The Perfection"

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Mini Crossword Is Rereading “Middlemarch”

9 months ago 4 Comments

9 down / 3 letters / clue: "___ of Me" (PJ Harvey song)

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AF+ Crossword Sparks Joy

9 months ago 3 Comments

1 across / 5 letters / Grammy winner Victoria who wrote "Touch Me" about Kehlani

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Mini Crossword Loves a Good Portmanteau

9 months ago 3 Comments

1 across / 5 letters / clue: Events for Sha'Carri Richardson and CeCé Telfer

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Mini Crossword is Much Inclined

9 months ago No Comments

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AF+ Crossword Ordered Extra Fries

10 months ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Loves a Good Mystery

10 months ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Does Revenge

10 months ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Is Perhaps a Little Too Curious

10 months ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Is Totally a Spy

10 months ago 1 Comment

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Mini Crossword Gets a Pass

11 months ago 1 Comment

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AF+ Crossword Will Be Graded on a Curve

11 months ago 3 Comments

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Mini Crossword Is Having a Sandwich

11 months ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Is a Utility Gay

11 months ago 1 Comment

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Mini Crossword is Going Downhill Fast

12 months ago 3 Comments

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Mini Crossword Could Go for a Pizza Pie

1 year ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword is Listening to “the rest”

1 year ago No Comments

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A+ Crossword Aims to Please

1 year ago No Comments

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Mini Crossword Crosses the Pond

1 year ago 1 Comment

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Mini Crossword Is Dynamite

1 year ago 2 Comments

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