Sunday, January 11, 2026

7 down: One for the Road  by 7down.
Apple News: ($) Personality Hires by Andrew Colin Kirk. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Will Nediger & Matthew Stock; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
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 11, 2026 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Flow: ($) The Main(e) Inspiration by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Saison Quatre, Sun. Jan. 11, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
David Alfred Bywaters: Cutbacks by David Alfred Bywaters
Jeff’s Puzzles: Not Exactly Barry White by Jeff Linder.
lost for xwords: Crossword #143 – A Very, Very, Very Fine House by August Miller.
lost for xwords: Crossword #142 – “You’ve Grown So Much!” by August Miller.
Luckystreak+: ($) 251.5: John Something (Themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
M & M Crosswords: Cinematic Sister by Martina Waluk.
Pun Of A Kind: I Can’t Find My Place by Mikey G.
Puzzmo: Hardware Description Language by Henry Lin-David. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Slate: Slate Mini: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Weekly Meta
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #93 by michael.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: REPAIR WORK by Jill Singer. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: January 11, 2026 – Trick Question by Merl Reagle.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Frank Longo. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) It’s All Greek by Dylan Schiff.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: 1/11/26 PHOTO FINISH: With Camera Conclusions by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Sporcle: Pat-a-Cake by loesje11. Online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 167 by CJ Tan. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: “Wanna Trade?” by Sara Cantor. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: One True Pairing (Freestyle) by Rafael Musa.
Washington Post: On/Off Switch 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 Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Green Screen by Joe Rodini
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: A win for O (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.

Beneath The Surface: Beneath The Surface Cryptic 36 by Kyle Dolan.
Crossword Nexus: ($) Magic Spells (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert and Bob Weisz. Patreon Subscription.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Here’s To Stars of All Kinds (Acrostic #12) by Jeanne Breen.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden by Juliana Tringali Golden. Purchase at link
TLMB: BYYC 2006 by The Void .pdf, online only

Azed Cryptic: Cryptic
Everyman Cryptic: Cryptic
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart.

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