more puzzles

I have puzzles in other venues sometimes, too!

Outlets I regularly contribute to: Crossword Club, Modern Crossword, Redstone Crosswords
Also: my Patreon! I post themelesses twice a week!

05/19/2024: Upcoming USA Today Crossword
05/04/2024: Upcoming Apple News+ Crossword
04/21/2024: Universal Themeless with Adrian Johnson
04/13/2024: “Let’s watch (themeless)“, Walrus
04/06/2024: “Freestyle” (Challenging), Apple News+
Spring 2024: Write Magazine Crossword
Spring 2024: “The Puzzle of Incredibly Wide and Deep Knowledge“, Believer Magazine
03/16/2024: “Freestyle” (Challenging), Apple News+
02/27/2024: “Running Starts“, USA Today
02/18/2024: Sunday Themeless, The Atlantic
02/17/2024: “Freestyle” (Challenging), Apple News+
02/01/2024: “Don’t Just Stand There (themeless)“, Xtra
01/01/2024: “All Together Now (themeless)“, Xtra
Winter 2023: “The Anyway Crossword“, Anyway Magazine
12/29/2023: “The Crossword’s Joker (themeless)“, AVCX+
12/14/2023: “Ending Explained” with Thea Kendal, USA Today
12/11/2023: “Xtra’s Rainbow Rewind 2023 Xword“, Xtra
12/01/2023: “This Light of the Truth (themed)“, Xtra
11/28/2023: “Freestyle” (Easy), Apple News+
11/26/2023: Sunday Themeless, The Atlantic
11/10/2023: “A Question to Pose“, Apple News+
11/05/2023: “Themeless 47“, Modern Crossword
11/01/2023: “Stay Spicy (themeless)“, Xtra
10/23/2023: “Making Pancakes“, USA Today
10/21/2023: “Freestyle” (Challenging), Apple News+
10/15/2023: “Themeless 44“, Modern Crossword
10/10/2023: “Freestyle” (Easy), Apple News+
10/01/2023: “Either Way, We Fight for You (themed)“, Xtra
09/27/2023: “Tastes Purrfect“, Apple News+
09/23/2023: “Amen Break“, USA Today
09/06/2023: “Good Enough (freestyle)“, USA Today
09/01/2023: “Remarkable Finds (themed)“, Xtra
08/01/2023: “Counting the Kinsey Scale (themed)“, Xtra
07/27/2023: “The Puzzle of Incredibly Wide and Deep Knowledge“, Believer Magazine
07/26/2023: “Buried Treasure“, USA Today
07/23/2023: Sunday Themeless, The Atlantic
07/01/2023: “Sharing the Love (themeless)“, Xtra
06/01/2023: “Rights and Liberation (themeless)“, Xtra
05/19/2023: “How Topical! (themeless)“, AVCX+
05/17/2023: “Extension Pack“, Lemonade Disco
05/01/2023: “Queer with a Capital Q (themeless)“, Xtra
04/01/2023: “I’m Good Either Way (themed)“, Xtra
03/18/2023: New York Times Crossword (subscription)
03/10/2023: “Storybook Endings“, USA Today
03/01/2023: “What Do You Say? (themeless)“, Xtra
02/26/2023: “Themeless 11“, Modern Crossword
02/01/2023: “Love and Longing (themeless)“, Xtra
01/01/2023: “Try Anything (themeless)“, Xtra
Winter 2022: “The Anyway Crossword“, Anyway Magazine
12/16/2022: “Low Standards“, USA Today
12/14/2022: “Lead with your Heart (themed)“, Xtra
12/14/2022: “Welcome to Xword (themeless)“, Xtra
12/09/2022: “The Puzzle of Incredibly Wide and Deep Knowledge“, Believer Magazine
11/28/2022: “You Should See Me in a Crown (themeless)“, AVCX+
11/16/2022: “Updates“, USA Today
11/05/2022: “Is That OK With U?“, USA Today
10/26/2022: “O_O“, USA Today
09/08/2022: “Coffee Blends“, USA Today
08/29/2022: “Met In The Middle“, USA Today
08/16/2022: “Home In” with Rafael Musa, USA Today
07/05/2022: “Who’s In“, USA Today
06/24/2022: “large puzzle the size of a small puzzle (themeless)” with Jenna LaFleur, AVCX+
06/14/2022: “Uno Reverse“, USA Today
05/14/2022: New York Times Crossword (subscription)
05/13/2022: “lmao r u ok? (themeless)“, AVCX+
02/07/2022: “Trans Rights“, USA Today
04/22/2022: “Themeless #30“, Inkubator Crossword
04/17/2022: Week 6 Puzzle, Boswords Spring Themeless League
04/17/2022: “oh hello! (freestyle)” with Christopher Adams, arctan(x)words
04/13/2022: “A-Listers“, USA Today
04/08/2022: “The L-Word” with Brooke Husic, USA Today
03/03/2022: “All of It“, USA Today
02/07/2022: “Trans Rights“, USA Today
02/05/2022: Universal Freestyle, Universal Crossword

warning: potential deadnaming ahead. you never saw it

07/02/2021 : New York Times Crossword with Brooke Husic (subscription)
06/02/2021 : “Guest Freestyle #2“, Club 72
05/22/2021 : “Stream Themeless” with Brooke Husic et al., Chris Piuma, Wordgarbler
08/14/2020 : “WAP“, arctan(x)words
05/03/2020 : The Atlantic Crossword
01/19/2020 : Universal Crossword
07/17/2019 : New York Times Crossword (subscription)
08/16/2018 : “Wot In Alternation“, arctan(x)words

about me

I’m Ada Nicolle (she/her)!
I’m a trans crossword constructor based in Toronto, Canada. My crosswords have been published in Xtra, USA Today, and Believer Magazine, among other outlets.

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