Jess Freeman


    Jess is an Editor. She obtained a first-class degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford University, where she was given the nickname ‘Crossword Girl’. She’s been at Puzzles HQ longer than sudokus, both as a magazine editor and as a compiler of codebreakers and crosswords.

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    Jess is from a family of treasure hunters and wordplay addicts, and feels very lucky to work for an audience of fellow puzzle enthusiasts. She enjoys video games and has learned enough coding to make a few of her own.

    As the parent of a young daughter, she’s most often puzzling over why there’s avocado up her sleeve or where her youth went, but she finds time for weekly Dungeons & Dragons nights and the odd cryptic crossword.

    Favourite puzzle: Cryptic crossword or Alphacipher
    Favourite game: Return of the Obra Dinn or Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective