AVCX+: ($) December 26, 2025 – “Escape the Evil X” (contest crossword) – by Kim Alswager and John Kugelman. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 26, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Half-Baked Puzzles: Puzzle #111: Tough Stuff (with Rafael Musa) by Will Eisenberg.
Luckystreak Xwords: a very luckystreak year in review: 2025 edition by Ada Nicolle.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: A Very Meowy Christmas by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Alt Carbs by Sala. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #445 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #444 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #77 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Study Group by David Litman. 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 Stella Zawistowski. 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 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 Mini: Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Lightning & Thunder 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 Joe Rodini. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Andrew Spooner.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker Mini: Friday, Dec. 26 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 12/26/25 Door Openers by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Oscar Winner Playing ‘He-Man’ Villain by Adam Auriemma.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
The Times Ponder: ($) Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Uplifting Words by CJ Tan. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Boxing Day by Lee Taylor.
The Wall Street Journal: Keeping Time by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Aries Puzzles: Aries Six Pack #4 by Andrew J. Ries.
Crossword Nexus: ($) #70 Keep the Spirit (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #300 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Out of Left Field: ($) Big Event by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,887 by Enigmatist.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
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Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
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A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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