BEQ: Night Lights by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Swing Sets by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 19, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Puzzmo: Celestial Phenomena by Katherine Morayati. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #436 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #435 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #70 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Lead Article by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
Billboard: Christmas Rappin’ by Stella Zawistowski.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Igor Ryzhkov. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fordham Observer: Friday, December 19 (Mini) by Damian Grove.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 by Ben Zimmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 by Nijah Morris.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Neytiri Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Los Angeles Times: by Samantha Podos Nowak. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) M.S. for Movie Stars by Randolph Ross. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Hemant Mehta.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
Newsday: Leading Questions by Adam Simpson. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Stand-Up and 30 Rock Star by Robyn Weintraub.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
The Times Ponder: ($) Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Holding Periods by Val Melius. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Stuck in the Middle With You by Kareem Ayas.
The Wall Street Journal: Breaking News by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
The Gnomon: A small change to billing by Andy Yingst. Subscribe at link.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #299 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,882 by Kite.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener