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Crossword tournament on June 22, 2025, in Berkeley, CA, and online. Registration opens February 3!

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📢 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
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! ✍️
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Westwords | June 22 | Bay Area & Online
Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 22, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Learn more about us below, and explore our site via the menu at the top of the ...
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June 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
📢 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
February 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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!
January 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
just gonna drop this here
January 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
ATTENTION, SOLVERS WITH ORDINARY-HUMAN SOLVING ABILITIES: you can still win an award! 😮 Announcing the Westwords social media prize!! 🏆🥳
June 21, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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...
Bus Bridge and Red Line Cancellation Alert: Free buses replace trains between Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations on six weekends this year (first work weekend 6/22-6/23) | Bay Area Rapid T...
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June 20, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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 | June 23 | Bay Area & Online
Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Click here or select "Tournament" in the top menu to view details and register!...
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June 14, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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
Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online
Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Click on "Tournament" in the top menu to view details and register! NEW: the da...
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June 9, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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...
June 1, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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...
Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online - Schedule and Format
Schedule and Format
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June 1, 2024 at 10:36 PM
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!!
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Puzzle 128 (one month)
That time of year again, when soon I will spend a few days sitting by the water, beer in hand, cheekful of sunflower seeds, puzzle clipboard...
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May 24, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Miss the stream but still want to experience the constructor reveal? Check this out 😉➡️
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🗣️ 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
April 16, 2024 at 1:41 AM
🗣️ 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
April 15, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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!!!
February 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Psst ... look what's coming soon to an internet near you!!!
February 11, 2024 at 12:58 AM
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 🙏
📣 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
January 30, 2024 at 3:41 AM
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Guess who’s going to Westwords! Can’t wait to meet some of my Boswords friends in person!
🎶 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.
January 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM
📣 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
January 27, 2024 at 4:42 PM
🎶 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.
January 27, 2024 at 2:49 AM
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.
December 31, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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!
December 28, 2023 at 2:02 AM
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(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
December 23, 2023 at 12:25 AM
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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
December 23, 2023 at 12:19 AM
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!!
December 22, 2023 at 7:16 PM