AVCX: ($) Only ’90s Kids Will Understand by Francis Heaney. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Christmas Team Members by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 25, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Jonesin’: The Other Way by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
M & M Crosswords: Happy 100th, Dad! by Martina Waluk.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Holiday Midi! by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Two Hops This Time by Amie Walker. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #443 by Queerty.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 12/25/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Southern Crosswords: themeless #13 by michael.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #76 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Alice Liang. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) by Igor Ryzhkov. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: A Well-Played Match, Weds. Dec. 24, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 by Kaitlin Hsu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 by Kiran Pandey.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Paddle Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Los Angeles Times: by Katie Hale. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Throw in the Vowel by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Sam Ezersky.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Holiday Mini Crossword: Thursday, December 25, 2025 by Andy Kravis.
Newsday: 12/25/25 Late-Night Nickname by C.J. Tan. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by rafa. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Switch-Hitters by Daniel Hrynick. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: O Tannenbaum by Kate Hawkins.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Aries Puzzles: Aries Cryptic #36 – “Christmas Acrosses” by Andrew J. Ries.
AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 12/25/25 by Steve Mossberg. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 680: Pent Words 136 by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 101. From “The Shed” issue 124 by Māyā
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 100. From “The Shed” Issue 123 by Māyā
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
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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