Our annual fundraiser is officially underway! Puzzles from our talented team are now being sent to donors. If you’ve donated and don’t see your puzzles by tomorrow morning, just email us at crosswordlinks@gmail.com or leave a comment in the notes on your PayPal or Venmo transaction.
There’s still time to join in! The fundraiser runs through the end of the year, so celebrate the start of 2026 with nine fresh crosswords. Click here to learn more!
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1073: “Love you to bits.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #144: Eight Arms To Hold You (feat Quiara!) by Alex Boisvert
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #916 – “Just Add Water” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 176 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Pun Of A Kind: First Signs of Growth by Mikey G.
Puzzmo: Misleading Minerals by Michaela Olsáková. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #437 by Queerty.
Reason: Unhappy Holidays by Stella Zawistowski.
Scientific American: Pointing South by Aimee Lucido.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #71 by michael.
Spyscape: Form a Bond by Daniel Grinberg.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by CJ Tan. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday 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 Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Morning Brew: Peace and Quiet by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: “I Would Like to Speak to the Manger!” by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Walrus: Change My Mind by Emma Lawson.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Los Angeles Times: by Rafael Musa. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Happy 2026! by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Oscar-Winning Double Features by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Robert S. Gard.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by David P. Williams. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 203 by Willa Angel Chen Miller. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Chaotic Good by K.J. Sarr.
The Wall Street Journal: In For a Bad Spell by Mark MacLachlan. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Super Sixes by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf only
Gemelo Cryptic: Cryptic
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Alternation by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.
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