Apple News: ($) Cash Crop by Kelvin Zhou. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Ariadne’s Crossword Library: January 2026 Monthly Contest: “Are You Missing Something?” by Hannah Binney. .pdf, .puz only
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: by Comeback City by Adam Aaronson.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Brian Gubin: Themed #168 – Carry Out by Brian Gubin.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 2, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Curiosities: Dissect the Text by Madison Shultz.
Crossword Flow: ($) A “Hole” Lotta P’s by Kareem Ayas. iPad-exclusive app.
Hyperallergic: The Art Crossword: Art Deco Edition by Natan Last.
People Puzzler: Supports A.F.C. Richmond by Steph Spadaccini.
Puzzmo: Work It Out by Bonnie Eisenman. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 by Adam Levav.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #84 by michael.
Vulture 10×10: The Travel Writer Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Nate Curry & Kevin Curry. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Four-Legged People by Mark Feldman. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Wagner and Rafael Musa.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker Mini: January 2, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 1/2/26 Turndowns by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Beyond the Surface by Jake Halperin. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Be You by Olivia Mitra Framke.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
The Wall Street Journal: A Quarter of the Way There by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday App Store | Google Play
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Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Luna’s resolution (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
The Times Ponder: ($) Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
BEQ: Cryptic Thursday by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #301 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
TLMB: Seriously by The Void .pdf, online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,893 by Fed.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
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