7 down: your movie sucks by 7down.
Apple News: ($) Off to a Good Start by Chandi Deitmer. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Zachary Edward-Brown & Malaika Handa; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 4, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Flow: ($) Still Life by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Happy Ewwww Year! Thurs. Jan. 1, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Emotion by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 119 by Jeff Linder.
Lexicon Devil: Slow Down a Second (meta) by Richard D. Allen.
M & M Crosswords: Molly Jones by Martina Waluk.
Poppy Puzzles: we come to this place for magic by maddy ziegler.
Pun Of A Kind: A Complete Meal by Mikey G.
Puzzmo: All About Eve by Enrique. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Slate: Slate Mini: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 by Dan Kois.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Weekly Meta
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #86 by michael.
World of Crosswords: themeless 163 by Marya and Carla.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: CONFOUNDED by Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: January 4, 2026 – Bed and Breakfast Alternatives by Merl Reagle.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Long Vowels by Peter A. Collins. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) Base Pairs by Gene Louise De Vera.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: 1/4/26 a CENTURY AGO: What Happened in 1926 by Stan Newman. Online .pdf
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Sporcle: Sigourney Weaver by bhenderson79. Online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 166 by Adrian Johnson. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Splitting Hairs by Ryan Mathiason. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Catch Me if You Can by Sally Hoelscher.
Washington Post: City Limits by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Team Effort by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Game night (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden by Juliana Tringali Golden. Purchase at link.
TLMB: Trebuchet Days I & II by The Void .pdf, online only
Azed Cryptic: Cryptic
Everyman Cryptic: Cryptic
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Split Decisions by Fred Piscop.
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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