Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
BEQ: Themeless Monday #858 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 6, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 6, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: It’s Critically Important, Mon. Jan. 5, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Defector: ($) Workplace Standards by Madison Shultz. Subscribe at link.
Forever Cozart: Themeless #6 by Connor Angelo Denney.
LuterCross: PUZZLE 239 by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
Morning Brew: Decimation by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: What a Trip! by brooke & bewilderingly. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #453 by Queerty.
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by tktktk. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 by Adrianne Baik.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #88 by michael.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Stand-Up Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Robert S. Gard. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) P.J. Party by Patrick Blindauer. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Paul Coulter.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: The Crossword by Paolo Pasco.
Newsday: 1/6/26 Happy New Year by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Whoops! by Rich Feely. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Love Story (Freestyle) by Willa Angel Chen Miller.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden
The Wall Street Journal: Guessing Game by Andrew Mascillaro. Direct link to .puz.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Square numbers (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 181 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #9.1 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Flower Code by Jack Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #11.18 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
TLMB: Nott Another Juggling Convention by The Void .pdf, online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,896 by Alia.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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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