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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!
BEQ: Themeless Monday #856 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 23, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Cruciverbology: Interval Train-ing by Elise Corbin.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Dec. 22: Spinning Tops by Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi. Subscribe at link.
Forever Cozart: Themeless #5 by Connor Angelo Denney.
Lil AVCX: ($) I Can’t See the Author for the Spelling Errors by Carina da Rosa. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: PUZZLE 237 by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
Nautilus Puzzles: Uber Ultra by Ben Tolkin.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Holiday Mini! by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Spice Girls by kangareuben. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #440 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #439 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #74 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Willa Angel Chen Miller. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
Billboard: by Stella Zawistowski.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Marquez. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: How Sweet It Is by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: House-sitter by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 by Nate Cardin.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden
Vulture 10×10: The Service Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Los Angeles Times: by Alan Olschwang. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Hard Stuff by Justin Smith. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Nathan Hale.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Holiday Crossword: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 by Anna Shechtman.
Newsday: Getting Better by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Album Cover by Tarun Krishnamurthy. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Stocking Stuffers by Sam Brody.
The Wall Street Journal: Base Fare by Adam Vincent. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2025-12: Cryptic Cathedral by Darren Miller.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.51 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Samet’s Cryptic Present (with gordianTangle!) by Frisco17.
Keynesian Cryptics: Mystery Meat by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #11.17 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,885 by Paul.
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
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