This year at Westwords: a new division means new prizes! The winning pairs of both difficulty levels at our in-person tournament will receive these custom necklaces. Are you more of a BE PA WEST 20 or a ST IR WORDS 26? Registration is still open at westwordsbestwords.com!

Westwords is just over two weeks away! Register today to claim your spot and join us on June 14th in Berkeley. westwordsbestwords.com

Registration for Westwords 2026 is now OPEN! Take a time out and be among the first to secure your spot. Visit our website for more details: westwordsbestwords.com

📢📢📢 It's happ3ning! 📢📢📢 Westwords III Sunday, June 14 Berkeley, CA Individual and pairs solvers welcome If you haven't competed previously, you can sign up for email updates at our website. See you in June! westwordsbestwords.com

It's almost here! 🤠 Westwords is on Sunday June 22 and we've got a day of joy-giving, brain-tickling puzzles ready to be enjoyed by solvers both in-person and online. If you haven't registered yet, there's still time! ✍️ westwordsbestwords.com

📢 Registration for Westwords 2025 is now OPEN! Visit our website to check out the details and secure your spot. We can't wait to solve with you! ✏️ www.westwordsbestwords.com

We just sent an email to our mailing list officially announcing Westwords 2025! If you haven't gotten it yet, it's because of a sending limit on our email account - rest assured it'll be in your inbox by tomorrow!

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ATTENTION, SOLVERS WITH ORDINARY-HUMAN SOLVING ABILITIES: you can still win an award! 😮 Announcing the Westwords social media prize!! 🏆🥳

Due to BART work affecting stops in Oakland, getting between SF and Berkeley this weekend will be more complicated than we thought! 🤬 We're reviewing transit options and will send an email to in-person solvers letting them know how they may be impacted 🥴 www.bart.gov/news/article...

Registrants, check your inboxes! We emailed out all the essential info today, along with a little bonus 😉 Haven't registered yet? There's still time! The tourney is a week from Sunday. Click to sign up! 🤠 www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-home

Westwords is two weeks away! We have a few more spaces available for in-person competition in Berkeley and we'll also be hosting an online competition. Register now: www.westwordsbestwords.com

Also, if you're traveling into the Bay Area ✈️ for Westwords, check out our map of places to eat, drink, and be merry near the venue. Happy planning! 📆 www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-ho...

Happy weekend, registrants and procrastinating to-be-registrants! We've added a Schedule and Format page to our website, to help you plan your day 🤓 and build your excitement! 🥳 www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-ho...

OMG - Friend of the Tournament™ Brian Thomas made a puzzle that is - well, without spoiling anything, we'll say it's got us all 🥹🥹🥹 check it out!! puzzlesthatneedahome.blogspot.com/2024/05/puzz...

Miss the stream but still want to experience the constructor reveal? Check this out 😉➡️ www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-ho...

🗣️ Constructor reveal incoming!!! Tune into the Boswords Twitch stream tonight at 6 Pacific to find out who will be making the 7 puzzles for Westwords. We're so excited for you all to see this lineup 🤩 www.twitch.tv/boswords

A bit of exciting news: Westwords now has MERCH! 👕👜🎊✨💫 Is your wardrobe missing a tee or hoodie with the crossworld’s cutest (ioho) logo? Does your pencil and/or mug collection need a reno? Would a sticker make your life complete? WE GOT U!!!

Psst ... look what's coming soon to an internet near you!!!

We've been thrilled to see the signups roll in!! 🥹 A few folks have asked if out-of-towners (or out-of-west-coasters) are welcome, and the answer is absolutely yes! If you're considering traveling in to compete, we'd be delighted to have you 🙏

Guess who’s going to Westwords! Can’t wait to meet some of my Boswords friends in person!

📣 Registration for the Westwords crossword tournament is now OPEN! We can't wait to solve with you all!! In-person enrollment is capped at 150, so visit our website soon to learn more and register 🎉🙏 www.westwordsbestwords.com

🎶 Do you remember 🎶 🎶 The 27th of January 🎶

Fellow solvers! We are very excited to announce that registration for Westwords will open on Saturday, January 27! 🎉📆🤠 The tournament will take place on June 23, a Sunday, from 11 am to 5 pm Pacific time, with time beforehand for arrival, and a break for lunch.

A bit of end-of-year news: we'll be announcing our registration opening date soon!! We'll post some information here, but the best way to get the full details is to be on our email list. If you took our interest poll and asked to be kept informed of updates, you're on there!

(more) - paolo pasco's 11/2 "i'm touched" wapo - brooke husic and adam wagner's "triple play" new yorker - basically every ada nicolle puzzle but esp her 10/1 "either way, we fight for you" xtra

fave puzzles: - erik agard's 1/16 "'tis the season" usa today - will nediger's 7/7 "stage lighting" new yorker - peter koetters' 9/2 "you're it" modern - emily carroll's 9/15 "seeing things" new yorker

Pals! We wish to experience joy with a 2023 crossword roundup. What were your favorite: - puzzles you solved? - clues you encountered? - clues you wrote? Let us know in the replies!!

We'll have more to share very soon 👀 In the meantime, tell us: what crossword-related gifts are you buying or eyeing this holiday season?? 🎁

Our social media might have been quiet, but the Westwords team has been busy the past couple of months! We're suuuuuuper excited about what we're going to be able to bring to you all next June ✏️🖊️🫶

*yawns, stretches* nothing more restorative than a two-month break from social media 😊

If you haven't taken our interest poll yet, please do! Whether you think you'll make it (in-person or online) or not, your feedback will be a big help!🙏 forms.gle/Tc2cs1n93gQV...

What she said!!! 🥳

Hello, crossworld! It is so exciting to be able to say this: mark your calendars for the first-ever Westwords Tournament, to be held June 23, 2024, in Berkeley, CA, and online!!! 🎊🗓🌴😎📝👯🥰

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