These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4 (TPFA4) is the fourth installment in a series of crossword puzzle packs created around the belief that everyone should have access to safe and affordable abortion care. TPFA4 features 3 midi crosswords (2 standard, 1 cryptic), 15 American style crosswords, 2 cryptics, a variety puzzle, an acrostic, and a variety puzzle suite constructed and edited by the amazing creators listed below. For the first time, TPFA4 also featured four guest editors.
TPFA4 raised $60,557 (which was matched for a total of $121,114) in the 2024 National Abortion Access Fund-a-Thon. To receive the puzzles, please email proof of donation to any abortion fund to bafpuzzles@gmail.com.
Solve this pack’s free promotional puzzles:
“Intersectionality,” a midi by Adrienne Raphel
“Little TPFA4 cryptic,” a cryptic by Kate Hawkins
“Forward March,” a midi by Elise Corbin
The National Network of Abortion Funds consists of 70+ independently operated funds across the country. Abortion funds work to ensure that people have access to the resources necessary to make the decisions that are best for them and their family by removing financial barriers that may otherwise prevent them from accessing abortion care. These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4 supports the following five funds:
Constructors
Adrienne Raphel
Chandi Deitmer & Paolo Pasco
Chris Piuma & Brooke Husic
Darby Ratliff & Erica Hsiung Wojcik
Elise Corbin
Enrique Henestroza Anguiano & Ali Gascoigne
Kate Chin Park & Kate Hawkins
Katie Hale
Kelly Nguyen Dickson
Kelsey Dixon & Sophia Maymudes
Matthew Stock
May Huang
Natan Last
Rachel Fabi & Brooke Husic & C.L. Rimkus
Rebecca Goldstein & Adam Wagner
Sara Cantor
Sara Goodchild
Sarah Sinclair
Shannon Rapp & Will Eisenberg
Sid Sivakumar
Taylor Johnson & Rafael Musa
Will Nediger
Editors
Brooke Husic
C.L. Rimkus
Steve Mossberg (cryptic and variety)
Ben Tausig (guest editor)
Hoang-Kim Vu (guest editor)
Michael Sharp (guest editor)
Nate Cardin (guest editor, cryptic)
Test solvers
Alex Boisvert
Chandi Deitmer
Darby Ratliff
Jaime Stearns
Kate Chin Park
Kate Hawkins
Kelly Dickson
Ken Stern
Madeline Kaplan
May Huang
Michael Sharp
Nate Cardin
Neville Fogarty
Rebecca Goldstein
Shannon Rapp
Sid Sivakumar
Sophia Maymudes
Wendy Brandes
Will Eisenberg
Will Nediger