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ClassiCanadian Crosswords

Barb's crosswords have been featured in a variety of leading publications including Zoomer, Reader's Digest, Northword Magazine, Kaslo Guide, and the Central Kootenay Farm & Food Directory.

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“Sometimes I sit back and marvel at the cleverness behind the puzzle.”

-Daryl Cober, Toronto, On

“The Canadian content is particularly appealing.”

-Donna Marlatte, Vancouver, BC

“My sister has given me a birthday present of this subscription. You have no idea how happy I was to receive it.”

-Perry Kraft, Cranbrook, BC

“Thank you very much! My wife and I love these every week and look forward to their delivery.”

-James Mones, Edmonton, AB

“Just wanted to say how much I enjoy solving your puzzles each week, keep up the great work!”

-Janet E. John, Cranbrook, BC

About Me

I’ve always been a ravenous “verbivore,” gobbling books on word origins, tinkering with poetry writing, playing Scrabble, and of course, solving crossword puzzles. Fifteen year ago I tried my hand at constructing crosswords and I’ve been honing my craft ever since.

My early crosswords were published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and GAMES Magazine. I eventually sought Canadian markets with my work appearing in Saturday Night Magazine, Quill & Quire and Reader’s Digest,Canada. With the late Dave Macleod I co-authored four Canadian crossword books: Think Canadian! Crosswords, and O Canada Crosswords, vols. 8, 9 and 10. My ClassiCrosswords now appear in numerous publications and fresh puzzles are distributed once a week to subscribers.

Thank you for visiting my website. Happy crossword solving!

Barb Olson
Nelson, BC

Contact Barb

Or email: barb@www.classicanadianxwords.ca