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Ada Nicolle

Ada Nicolle (she/her) is a Toronto-based puzzle writer and editor, whose crosswords have appeared in the New York Times, USA TODAY, AVCX+ and on her Patreon site Luckystreak Xwords+.

Don’t just stand there (themeless)
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Don’t just stand there (themeless)

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All together now (themeless)

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This light of the truth (themeless)
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Stay spicy (themeless)
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Stay spicy (themeless)

November 1, 2023
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Everyone is talking ’bout the new Xword, ‘Remarkable Finds’ (themed)
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May 1, 2023
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Get raunchy with our latest Xword: ‘I’m Good Either Way’ (themed)

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Abandon the binary with our latest Xword: ‘What Do You Say?’ (themeless)
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Abandon the binary with our latest Xword: ‘What Do You Say?’ (themeless)

March 1, 2023
Solve to your heart’s content: the new Xword is ‘Love and Longing’ (themeless)
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Solve to your heart’s content: the new Xword is ‘Love and Longing’ (themeless)

February 1, 2023
Start the new year with some poly puzzle play: the newest Xword is ‘Try Anything’ (themeless)
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Start the new year with some poly puzzle play: the newest Xword is ‘Try Anything’ (themeless)

January 1, 2023
The queer wordplay worth living by: ‘Lead with your Heart’ (themed)
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The queer wordplay worth living by: ‘Lead with your Heart’ (themed)

December 14, 2022
Our queer puzzle fun debuts: go nuts, it’s ‘Welcome to Xword’ (themeless)
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Our queer puzzle fun debuts: go nuts, it’s ‘Welcome to Xword’ (themeless)

December 14, 2022
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