Rec | DOING CROSSWORD PUZZLES AT WORK

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my coworkers and I have started doing crossword puzzles at work when it’s slow. It’s so fun and it feels a lot better than doom scrolling on our phones!!
we started with the local newspaper but we‘ve since upgraded to buying this book…

@freya

Jul 13, 2025

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