Tonight begins AVCX Classic Crosswords hype week! This is just a sample of what it might look like if (when!) our expansion kickstarter is funded. The first puzzle is a Chris (Chris Piuma 🏳️‍🌈 🎙️ 🤷‍) midi, edited by Enrique (Enrique). Tomorrow: a tough midi by Brooke (alexandra ladee (a.k.a. brooke husic)), edited by Chris.

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We will be filling one of the slots in our 2022 Spring Themeless League with a puzzle selected from an Open Submission process. For details, eligibility, and timeline, go to boswords.org where you will find a link to more information on the main page

hello friends! if you have a 7x7 puzzle with no blocks that you would like me to link to on December 30, please email it to me before monday, december 27 it must be a URL!! do not send me a file. sevenxwordsproject at gmail dot com

With a new lockdown here in the Netherlands, it was time to treat myself.

For a moment there, I thought a new high quality (10) and a new OREO angle just dropped. Alas...

thank you so much everyone, for helping me output a whole YEAR of puzzles! i thought i'd put together a little Year In Review for 7xwords! docs.google.com/presentation/d…

HOW TO MAKE XWORD free advice generalisms.com/constructing free software crosserville.com free wordlist spreadthewordlist.com free cool searchy things wordlisted/onelook/crossword nexus and solve a ton of crosswords crosswordlinks.substack.com

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In case you missed it, the Washington Post is publishing a special series of crosswords for Women's History Month, edited by Patti Varol. I've enjoyed the opportunity to test-solve them and think you'll like them too. New puzzle each Wednesday in March. washingtonpost.com/crossword-puzz…

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I'm back with another giveaway!! To enter to win one of these three hand-knit #NYTXW hats, just retweet this post. You can get an extra entry by commenting with something you like about the crossword/the Mini :) Winners will be chosen 4/17! New York Times Wordplay

Happy Good Friday to this sextina acab-fina clue and this sextina acab-fina clue alone (oh maybe kateschmate was involved here too)

I was excited about doing some research on the Honeypot Puzzle Fragments, but that'll have to wait till tomorrow, thanks to Monochrome (🐈). Sorry* you had to use so many of your nice stamps to get it to me, Parker Higgins Ross Trudeau (*not sorry -- they're awesome)

new cluing angle?