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The best indie crosswords since 2008. Avxwords.com. Owned by no one but us; supported by no one but our solvers. Fair pay for creators always.

The American crossword puzzle tournament ballroom
Crossword clue reading “”Feliz ___ nuevo!” (Spanish "happy new anus!")”
Google search for “dessert that sounds like a Greek letter” — the result suggests “Galaktoboureko”
HTML Newsletter: Dear friends, Justin Werfel's "Four Pieced Suits" is 3/5 difficulty. This is Werfel's debut with AVCX Classic, and we're delighted both to work with him and to publish this fine offering. Meanwhile, we're happy to bump a hot new puzzle pack, A TRANS PERSON MADE YOUR PUZZLE, which went live yesterday. Donate at least $10 USD to an American trans charity and receive 10 puzzles by trans constructors, edited by Sara Cantor and Ada Nicolle. Just in time for pride season. And you know, you can just solve it because the work is top-notch without thinking about politics at all, that's an option for sure, but given the escalating fascist attacks on trans people in the US right now, a word on that. AVCX acknowledges that queer people, including trans people, have been and remain *enormously* important in crosswords and other puzzles. They're collectively a pillar of both the community and the art form, so beyond being a cool charity thing we feel this puzzle pack is also a great chance to honor the outsize contributions of LGBTQ+ and trans people specifically. And while some pride sponsors have revealed themselves as supportive of queer stuff only as long as the political winds are blowing conveniently, AVCX is excited to sing the praises of this project, and the people behind it, always. Yrs, Ben and the expanded AVCX crew
Screenshot of an email from the trivia outlet Yu Oughta Know, whose banner logo is salmon with red letters and a picture of a person holding some question marks. The text describes a guest post by Aimee Lucido.
A stack of completed AVCX crossword puzzles in a coffee shop. A bulletin board and a cup of pencils are in the background.
Email reading “I’m not canceling due to any dissatisfaction with your puzzles or anything you’ve been doing, which is actually awesome. I just don’t have enough time to solve the puzzles right now.”
Subscriber email canceling subscription because of a “pornographic” theme
Guy fieris face on Guinan from Star Trek, and also the reverse