Apple News: ($) Managing Mayhem by Sally Hoelscher and Olivia Mitra Framke. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: Girl Talk by Adam Aaronson.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Club 72: Freestyle 1078: “I’m at my breaking point.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 7, 2026 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Club: Service Entrance by Trent H. Evans.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Taylor Harris. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Look Who’s Back, Tues. Jan. 6, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Inteltainment: Themeless #156 by Stella Zawistowski.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Spread the Word by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #251: there WAS an answer (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
MEOW: Weekly Meta
Puzzmo: Bun if by Land, Moo if Manatee by kareemayas & Kate Hawkins. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #454 by Queerty.
Roy Johnson’s Crossword Hub: Cryptic Midi #2 by Roy Johnson.
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 by Nate Cardin.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #89 by michael.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Secret Square Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Deeney. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Love on the Shamrocks by Francis Heaney. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Adrianne Baik.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: Wednesday Crossword by Caitlin Reid.
Newsday: 1/7/26 All Aboard by Fred Piscop. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Quad Squad by Jesse Guzman. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Storage Unit by Matthew Luter.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Wall Street Journal: Hidden Asset by David Alfred Bywaters. Direct link to .puz.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 185 (1/7/26) by Jeffrey Broms.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Convenience stores? (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Sink or Swim by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
TLMB: Gloucester Yo-Yo Contest 2006 by The Void .pdf, online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,897 by Philistine.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
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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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