Apple News: ($) Boxed In by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
AVCX+: ($) December 31, 2025 :”Ray of Hope” by Mat Holmes. Subscribe at link.
Billboard: Rap Duo by Adam Aaronson.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Club 72: Freestyle 1076: “Time for plan B.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 31, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Salt Shakers by Trent H. Evans.
Crossword Flow: ($) Taste the Rainbow by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: The Hills Are Alive with The Sound of Music, Tues. Dec. 30, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Elliot’s Puzzles: Looming Large by Elliot’s Puzzles. Online at Crosswordr.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Is That Clinique You’re Wearing? (Acrostic #11) by Jeanne Breen.
MEOW: Weekly Meta: Count Down by DrTom.
People Puzzler: Community and Beyond by Will Eisenberg.
Puzzmo: Midnight Countdown by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #82 by michael.
Vulture 10×10: The Katz’s Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Speed Limit 670,616,629 537/1397 MPH by Jonathan Gersch. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Jeffrey Martinovic.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: Wednesday Puzzle by Natan Last.
Newsday: 12/31/25 Front Men by Zachary Edward-Brown. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Trading Places by Caroline Hand. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Ball Drop by Stella Zawistowski.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Wall Street Journal: Good Intentions by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Happy New Year! (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: ‘X’ Joined by Ben Robinson Online only
The Crossword Centre: January 2026 Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,891 by Maskarade.
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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