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2026 Winter Wondersolve 

Online Sunday, February 1st from 1:00 - 4:30 PM Eastern

Scroll down to register and purchase past puzzles + t-shirts

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Check out this video for   an overview of the

Winter Wondersolve!

Directors: Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb

Puzzle Editor: Brad Wilber

And thank you to our amazing partners. Click their logos below to check them out!

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SUNDAY
JUNE 14, 2026
WONDERSOLVE REGISTRATION + PUZZLE PACKS
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Note: If you are unable to pay the full $20 or $30 to compete in the Winter Wondersolve, there is a $5 discount rate in the drop-down menus below that you are welcome to pay instead.  

Note: If you do not wish to participate in the Winter Wondersolve but would still like to solve the puzzles from the event, you can still purchase them here! You will receive the puzzles after the event ends on Monday, February 2nd. 

Note: WW stands for Winter Wondersolve, our February event which includes four puzzles (three themed and one themeless). 

WINTER WONDERSOLVER COUNT
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Boswords T-Shirts​

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Mint

Only sizes

XS and S

available

Navy

Only size

Small

available

New Colors!

Green & Lilac

All sizes available!

T-Shirt -- $30

(Price includes shipping)

GIVING BACK

A percentage of the proceeds from the Boswords 2026 Winter Wondersolve will be donated to each of the three charities below. Of course, we welcome you to donate to these organizations on your own. Please click the links below to view their sites and contribute.  

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MEET THE 2026 WINTER WONDERSOLVE TEAM
Amie Walker and Amanda Rafkin

Amanda is the lead editor of the USA Today crossword and a freelance crossword constructor. Amie is a freelance crossword editor and constructor. They enjoy going to concerts and the theater, playing board games, and dreaming about one day competing together on Wheel of Fortune. As a couple, they have nearly 50 shared bylines and are excited to add Boswords to the list!

Adam Aaronson

Adam Aaronson (he/him) is a software engineer, jazz trombonist, and Wikipedia editor living in Brooklyn. He’s made crosswords for the New York Times and the New Yorker, and writes a few music-themed puzzles a week for Billboard. He had a Boswords Spring Themeless League puzzle back in 2022, but he’s excited to be making his single-day-Boswords-event debut!

Pao Roy

Pao Roy (they/she) lives in New Orleans as a paradoxically nonbinary Gemini. They are passionate about collective liberation and the intersection of highbrow and lowbrow. Their current favorite things: Mardi Gras crafting, talking about feelings, the card game Star Wars Unlimited, Rosalía's new album, and the fourth dimension.

Wendy Brandes

Wendy L. Brandes (she/her) is delighted to be constructing another Boswords puzzle. When she is not working on puzzles or endlessly walking her dog (sigh), she enjoys playing board games (Wingspan and Grand Austria Hotel), rooting for the Yankees and crying over the New York Giants. Wendy is always happy to collaborate with new constructors — if you’re interested, give her a shout.

Brad Wilber

Brad Wilber (he/him) is a librarian and a writer originally from central New York. His crossword constructing resume includes many themeless puzzles, both solo and in collaboration. He was the last editor (2014-2020) of the now-discontinued Chronicle of Higher Education crossword. More recently, besides his work at Boswords, he has become part of the testing team at the New York Times.

John Lieb

John Lieb (he/him) teaches Math and coaches football and baseball at The Roxbury Latin School where he enjoys dressing up for Pi Day. Thank you for solving with us!!

Andrew Kingsley

Andrew Kingsley (he/him) is halfway through his 7th year of teaching at the Riverdale Country School. He also teaches at the UPenn Graduate School of Education. Besides making crosswords, he also likes making chess sets—anything with a grid shape, basically.

SUMMER TOURNAMENT
DIRECTIONS, PARKING

          Event Address:

 The Roxbury Latin School

  101 St. Theresa Avenue

West Roxbury, MA, 02132

Note: Parking is FREE. Enter the front gate of the school and we will direct you to the parking lot and the tournament hall. 

Public Transportation

Roxbury Latin is located on the MBTA busline. From Forest Hills Station take either the Charles River bus or the Stimson via Belgrade. Get off on Centre Street at St. Theresa Avenue. The School is at the top of the hill on the right.

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An Uber/Lyft ride from Forest Hills (last stop of Orange Line) to Roxbury Latin costs approximately $15.

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