About txwords

Cryptic crosswords made approachable. And less British.

Minute Cryptic brought me into the world of cryptic crosswords, a fascinating kind of word puzzle that I always thought was reserved for genius puzzlers. As it turns out, the cryptic isn't that tough to crack. Well, at least the ones that are light on the British slang and insane word substitutions ("stack of books" = "OT"? Are you kidding?)

My desire to solve more cryptic crosswords butted up against the fact that nearly all of the cryptics in the wild belong to British papers, the kind with armies of dedicated solvers used to lingo an American mind can never hope to comprehend. This led me to construct my own puzzles, ones that desire approachability for the novice and accessibility for the NYT regular.

If you like txwords, consider showing your support by buying me a coffee. This site is a solo operation, just one dude writing the code and designing the puzzles.

Questions? Comments? Stuck on a clue? Send an email to contact@txwords.com

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