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The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: I Swear by Stella Zawistowski.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crosswoods: Armageddon by Crosswoods.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 5, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Stella Zawistowski. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: It’s Critically Important, Mon. Jan. 5, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Midi #9 by Jeanne D. Breen.
Lil AVCX: ($) Sweet! by Olivia Mitra Framke. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak Xwords: disaster classes (themed) by frisco17 + ada nicolle.
Monday Fills: Themeless 146 by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: West Side Story Tough Guy by Shannon Rapp.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #32 – “Welcome to the Jungle” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Long Drought by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online only
Puzzmo: Tug of War by Owen Goss. Online only
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Queerty: Queerty Crossword #452 by Queerty.
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by rafa. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 by Zhouqin Burnikel.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 by Kaitlin Hsu.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #87 by michael.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 166: Proverb of the Jellybeans by Jason “Jac” Crabtree
Vulture 10×10: The January Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Morton J. Mendelson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Lynn Lempel.
New York Times Midi: by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: January 5 by Elizabeth C. Gorski.
Newsday: 1/5/26 Reservations by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Poetry in Motion by Drew Schmenner. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Letter Openers by Sam Cordes.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
The Wall Street Journal: Able to Change by Zhouqin Burnikel. Direct link to .puz.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday App Store | Google Play
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Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: The Doctor (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
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Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Outside the Fox – Triple Crown Fox Derby #5 (January 5-18, 2026) – Touchword by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
The Crossword Scholar: Sneaky Six #32: Learn TV Hercules mostly follows a brainless leader by Aaron Riccio.
Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Disorganized Cutie by Joe Pasini & Momes. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #577: Moving Staircases 16 .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only
TLMB: Happy Clappy by The Void .pdf, online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,895 by Vulcan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
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