#SleptIn

[thepipsqueakery]

Predictions are a bit behind schedule today. Someone forgot to set her alarm clock. Happy Groundhog Day, y'all! #groundhog #groundhogday #sleptin https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKfWl3OrUU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[andhumanslovedstories]

An intro to doing crosswords for complete beginners

as told by someone who didn’t do any before this year and now has gotten so deeply into them

with examples pulled almost entirely from crosswords published in American publications this week

A crossword is not a measure of general knowledge or intelligence or skill with words anymore than a Mario game is a measure of how good you are at plumbing. It certainly helps to have the same cultural reference points as the puzzle, but you can brute force your way through a lot of it if you just know how crosswords work

Easiest on Mondays and then get harder over the week

The answer is in the same verb tense as the clue (ex. “doesn’t float” is “SINKS” while “didn’t float” is “SANK”)

If there’s an acronym or abbreviation in the clue, the answer will have one as well (ex. “Toothpaste-approving org.” is “ADA” because that the short way of referring to the American Dental Association)

If the answer is in written like a text from a teen girl with her first flip phone, the answer will be a common texting abbreviation (TMI, OMG, LOL, LMAO, BRB, TTYL, etc) (ex. three letter word with clue “i can’t believe u told me that” is “TMI”)

If the clue is in quotes, it’s dialogue and the response should also be dialogue (ex. the clue “‘That’s it for me!’” is “IQUIT”)

An answer can be multiple words, (see above) so some correct answers can make you second guess yourself because it creates letter combos that seem impossible to be in one English (mostly) word or mess you up bc it’s ambiguous where one word ends and another begins (ex. you have the letters “OWFO” and the answer ends up being “PILLOWFORT” or “UDAT” being “BERMUDATRIANGLE”)

Treat clues with a question mark like they’re going to be puns that make you groan so think about other meanings of the words in the clue (ex. “Volumes you can hear?” is “AUDIOBOOKS” or “Not fancy at all?” is “HATE” or “Remained under cover?” is “SLEPTIN”)

Clues that add hedging language line “they could be called…” or one might use this as…” are telling you to think very laterally. These are the ones that make you a little mad when you get them (ex. “They might be said to be dancing or raging” is “FLAMES” or “They admit they might be punched” is “TICKETS”)

The word “maybe” usually indicates the answer will be an example of the clue, not a synonym (ex. “Pet, maybe” is “CAT”)

If a person is in the clue and a person is the answer, the answer will be from the same part of name as the clue (ex. Trevor Noah replaced John Stewart on the Daily Show. So the clue “Stewart’s successor on the Daily Show” is “NOAH” while “John’s successor on the Daily Show” would be “TREVOR”

No word in the clue will be featured in the answer (ex. “What Beyoncé Knowles goes by” could be “ONENAME” but could never be “BEYONCÉ”)

A answer can be a phonetic spelling of a letter (ex. “Epic finale?” is “CEE”)

Not every clue is going to be tricky and clever, don’t rule out an obvious choice just because it’s obvious (ex. “Do ___ disturb” is “NOT”)

Roman numerals pop up a lot but typically only in clues where a Roman numeral makes sense, so “finale of a play?” could be “ACTII” but “Number of Stooges” is not going to be “III”

There’s a ton of really common clues. If you do enough crossword puzzles you recognize them. (ex. Literally almost anything about oil is going to be OPEC, any variations on “things on a smartphone that someone can download and use” is going to be “APPS”, and anything about a european capital city is probably “OSLO”)

If a clue can be about a cookie, the answer is almost certainly “OREO”

[aropride2]

. i think 4pm is the latest ive ever sleptin Like in my life

[iminaworldofpureimagination]

fun fact about a house i lived in when i was 19

we had no house and met a preacher lady she let us we moved into this house on a HILL rent free/ just utility bills. This hous you would see in any basic horror movie it was on a hill. Away from people/ a pet graveyard/ and just isolated by woods.

.. i remember this lady at the church who was acutally the nice one of the church.. told me and my baby sib 13/i was 19 that some guy who lived in the house .was actually MURDERED and found in the closet. i dont know if that was true but it sure isn't something you should tell people just moving in she also claimed to exorcise ghosts.

and i rem my sib thought they saw ghosts (they dont like to talk about this now) and i rem.. hearing.. whispering voices in the attic the first night when we all sleptin the same room cause we didn't have all the furniture yet.. and it couldn't be neighbors cause... it was an isolated house .. I never saw nothing but i rem my sibs reaction being so.. horrofying that it leaves me questioning things..

or maybe the house had carbon dioxide problems.. but i cant help but think man.. we lived in a house out of horror movie ..and lived. .haha.. our preacher was so weirdly obessed with keeping that creepy ass house..

and to add tothe weirdness this church had like 6 people at best.. keep in mind 4 of us was me /fam... now i loved that but it was very strange. also rem this women getting upset over a gay green latern talking about how we need another 911 to open peoples minds about the GAYS.. it was insane.. my sib and both were outta there during that moment..

i was always left wondering why that church had barely any members.. they blamed it on a sweet old women said when she was off her meds people got driven out but i dunno .. i'll never know.. and its weird to think about how the preacher husband who i rem also saying he thought ofme as his grandaughter is just.. dead.. and that thought makes me sad. i dont miss their kid tho cause she was loud/ annoying haha.. oh man i could tell a crazy story about her but it aint mine to tell.. knowing religious people sure was a trip.. but thinking on it.. this 14 year old was convinced he world would end ..which is rather depressing ..like why people teach that to their kids?

this is a jumbled mess. .hah this was like in 2010 man time flies

my fav thing was singing in front of like.. my parents/the other people who showed up.. that was fun .if not a bit unerving for my anxious nerves.

[washwashgalaxy]

Day Of The Prophet Weeping By Richard Doiron

Day Of The Prophet WeepingAnd he with a propensity for picking up onsigns and wonders was suddenly foundawake from his hour of dreaming, whereashe now heard the rumblings from the earth,and he saw the sky turn black, and he grewaware of winds that blew with a horrific blowing,and he beheld a wall of waves come crashingupon the shore where the sleepers sleptin their uncaring and unwavering…

[matildazq]

Write the Year 2023—Week 37: Knurl

Not much time this week and not much in the well. Just a short Clogyrnach inspired (I guess) by the picture. Title: KnurlWC: 24 Living green tumbles down in wavesConcrete’s pallor circling knavesBreath: a secret keptVoice: a landscape sweptRust-red, sinners sleptIn six graves

[startingover2108]

Slept in a bit. Until 8am :$ missed my morning walk. Went to swim with my cousins and play with a beach ball. Saw a beautiful butterfly

[vanished98art]

Happy December 1st! 🥶💙🙃 #selfcaresunday #loveyourself #smile #love #sundayfunday #sleptin #dayoff #teatime #coffeetime #lunchtime #relax #recooperate #lounge #lazy #day #sunday #selfie https://www.instagram.com/p/B5iqQb1HgK2/?igshid=as6h1gvohvdc

[modernhomespalmsprings]

#goodmorning #PalmSprings wow how about these cool temps hallelujah! #humpday #sleptin #spanishrevival #elmirador https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjnj60vrSoF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[monster-comp]

🚌🏫📝✏️ TARDY NOTES . Aww, those were the days; ran across this today @thedevlinsky . . . #school #tardy #notes #late #sleptin #sleep #fuckit #kids #2012 (at Maplewood, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfQUeZXMd59/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[beainspiredphotography]

My hunny surprised us with these beautiful flowers 💐, candles 🕯, my fave carne guisada empanadas & Evelyns favorite breakfast 🍳. We are so grateful for you hun you treat us like queens every day ❤️ we love you 😍 to the moon 🌙 & back. Thank you mi Rey 👑 #goodmorning #nicesurprise #happiness #blessedbeyondmeasure #beautiful #flowers #breakfastalreadymade #sleptin #buenosdias #hermosasflores #bonitodia https://www.instagram.com/p/COVeRpvD2QY/?igshid=1l9jldotj4zhj

[thefox29]

I LIIIIIIIIVE!!!!! #GoodMorning #SleptIn (at Midgard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtdtZWD4IEg4BqAhPbEd4fgz7eZCr412MzD6k0/?igshid=2jly8py4xqsw

[pippa-writes]

🎶Oh, what a beautiful morning! Oh what a beautiful day!🎶 (And these lyrics are indeed true, because I’ve only just woken up in the past half hour!)

[buybeck]

Lørdag, ferie, vi sov længe, der er ro på, der er bagt boller, der er gjort rent og der hygges ☺️ vi NYDER det! ❤️🙌🏼 . Saturday, days off, we slept in, there’s peace and quiet, buns are baked, I’m done cleaning ☺️ we’re ENJOYING ourselves ❤️🙌🏼 . . . #lørdag #saturday #ferie #daysoff #hygge #nyderdet #enjoyingourselves #sovelænge #sleptin #ropå #calm #bage #bake #bager #baking #boller #buns #rengøring #cleaning #aalborg #morogsøn #momandson #alenemor #singlemom #weekend #mitliv #mylife #buybeck #morliv #momlife (her: Aalborg, Denmark) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHAw16gh4jB/?igshid=dfpkbc2bjq2i

[glamasaurus]

Breakfast! I made koulourakia yesterday. #greekamerican #greekfood #breakfast #cookies #cookinggreek #baking #imimpressive #coffee #morningmotivation #morning #sleptin

[bubblebellyfox]

Why mess around? I know exactly what I want for breakfast. #indulgence @schwans #vanillaicecreambar @cameronscoffee #toastedsouthernpecan @pillsbury #cinnamonrolls #leftoverfrenchfries #goldenbrowngoodness #goldenbrownallaround #brunch #sleptin #gonnabeagoodday #gonnabeagreatyear https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Bq3GspAzC/?igshid=qg75rgdjle6s