About Me

Gabrielle Friedman

I'm 22 years old and currently living in Chicago. I publish puzzles in and co-edit the crossword section for University of Chicago's student newspaper The Maroon. Thus far, I've had one puzzle published in The New York Times; more are in the works. I love being outdoors, traveling and playing board/card/tile games, especially word-based games.

I was inspired by the average age of crossword commentators I come across to post some of my own thoughts.

11/21/19 "Mind the Gap" by Aimee Lucido

Hard, but excellent, puzzle! I got the revealer (MIND THE GAP) very early on in my solve, after realizing that 41D needed a blank squar...