About

Jess Rucks (she/her) is a crossword constructor living in Colorado; she is a Minnesotan at heart. Her puzzles have been published in The New York Times, Apple News+, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Universal, AVCX, AVCX+, Lil AVCX, Boswords, Puzzmo, and The Inkubator. She describes her puzzles as sparkly, solvable, and sincere.

She runs the monthly Constructor Spotlight feature at Daily Crossword Links. Jess is also a part of the editing team at Lil AVCX.

In the past, Jess has been a philosophy major, D-1 volleyball player, landscaper, barista, server, bartender, Air Force linguist, and stay-at-home mom. She is now a licensed school counselor and a licensed professional counselor candidate who provides clinical play-based therapy to elementary students.