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.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 22, 2025 by Will Nediger.
Lil AVCX: ($) Can you just pretend I’m not here? by Katie Hoody. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Average Puzzle by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #30 – “High Voltage” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Thing Explainer by flingstop. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #438 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #73 by michael.
zinna bun: :milky_way: by zinna bun.
Apple News: ($) I/O Direction by Claire Rimkus. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) We’re Goin’ Up, Up, Up by Katja Brinck. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday 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 Angela Kinsella Olson. 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
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 by John Hawksley.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 by Kaitlin Hsu.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
Vulture 10×10: The Puck Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
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 Rena Cohen. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) And for You, Monsieur? by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Suzanne Oliver.
New York Times Midi: by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: 2025 in Language by Patrick Berry.
Newsday: Hotel Room by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: She ‘Made You Look’ by Adam Auriemma.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Nate Cardin. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Correctamundo! by Carly Schuna. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Open Seas by Amie Walker & Brian Callahan.
The Wall Street Journal: Building Blocks by Jeff Jerome & Andrea Carla Michaels. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 266 by Dave Murchie.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #575: More Christmas Presents .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,884 by Alia.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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