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Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 28, 2025 by Ada Nicolle.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Bake Sale by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Jeff’s Puzzles: MMXXVI by Jeff Linder.
M & M Crosswords: Dik-Diks by Martina Waluk.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #917 — Saturday, December 27th, 2025 — “Crack the Code” by Mike Graczyk (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Solid Foods by Kate Hawkins. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #451 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #450 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #449 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #448 by Queerty.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Travel Writers + Tropical Cocktails (Themeless, 12/27/25) by Ryan Patrick Smith.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #79 by michael.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Weekly Meta
Trash Panda Puzzles: 163: Waluigi’s Midwestern Laundromat (7x No. 1) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree
Apple News: ($) Heads Up by Tom Pepper and Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Rich Feely.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Lay It All on the Table, Sun. Dec. 28, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Slate: Slate Mini: Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Sporcle: Lost Count by Grinchy. Online only
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Los Angeles Times: WHAT’S THE MATTER by Zhouqin Burnikel. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: December 28, 2025 – Food Naming: A Report Card by Merl Reagle.
New York Sun: ($) Salivation Army by Gary Disch. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) Off Broadway Musicals by Alex Eaton-Salners.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: 12/28/25 COVERING THE ISSUES: New Ones Out Regularly by Gary M. Larson. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 165 by Willa Angel Chen Miller. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Double-Booking by Sam Brody. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Leftovers by Sally Hoelscher.
Washington Post: Countdown by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Crushword Spiral #2 by Jeanne Breen.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden by Juliana Tringali Golden. Purchase at link.
Azed Cryptic: Cryptic
Everyman Cryptic: Cryptic
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart.
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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