![]() ![]() Xword: Xtra’s Queer Crossword launches today with two puzzles constructed exclusively for Xtra by Nicolle. And this week, Nicolle adds us to her regular roster. Initially, she just wanted some spending money so she could purchase a mic and audio equipment. Nicolle started selling puzzles in earnest in 2020, first via a newsletter, then on her Patreon site. I feel seen and represented.’ It’s nice because I just want to feel seen, myself.” ![]() My puzzles became as queer as I was, and I got really nice feedback on it, along the lines of ‘I really like these puzzles. ![]() And I wanted to see how people would react because it was something that I was thinking about at the time, you know, trying to come to grips with my gender identity. “I remember putting ‘gender euphoria’ in a puzzle once. “Puzzles are a fun way to express my personality and showcase stuff that I like, right? I really like putting stuff in a crossword puzzle that I know about, seeing other people recognize it,” Nicolle says. Nicolle came out just last year as lockdowns were lifting in Ontario. All this happened during COVID-19 lockdowns, as Nicolle was coming to terms with her gender. In the three years since, the young trans woman now based in Toronto has been able to carve out a career as a puzzle constructor and editor, with crosswords regularly appearing in USA TODAY, on the Redstone puzzle app and on her Patreon site she also co-edits the indie puzzle site AVCX+. At the ripe old age of 17, puzzle wunderkind Ada Nicolle sold her first crossword to the New York Times. ![]()
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