Apple News: ($) Split Decision by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: Caleb’s Inferno by Caleb Madison.
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Bewilderingly: Order Forms by Will Nediger.
Billboard: Third Time’s the Charm by Stella Zawistowski.
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.
Climbing.com: Get a Grip by Madison Shultz.
Crosswoods: Mr. Rogers by Crosswoods.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 12, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) Branching Out by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Something Borrowed, Mon. Jan. 12, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Stuffing by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Lil AVCX: ($) Empty Words by Michael Berg. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: GQ Style by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Football’s Retired MVP by Adam Auriemma.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #33 – Themeless by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Waste Baskets by Shannon Rapp & Tyler Hinman. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 by Kaitlin Hsu.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #94 by michael.
Star-Crossed: Puzzle #17: Can’t Top That by Kiran Pandey.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Hollywood Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Vulture 10×10: The Ape Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Patti Varol. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Instrumentalists by Ogden Porter. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Carolyn Davies Lynch and Christina Iverson.
New York Times Midi: by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: January 12 by Anna Shechtman.
Newsday: 1/12/26 on Your Feet by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Town Square by Rena Cohen. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Singles Mixer by Emily Biegas.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
The Wall Street Journal: Finish Strong by Ryan Mathiason. 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
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Samuel A. Donaldson. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 187 (1/12/26) by Emily Lutzker.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Put a pin in it (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.
WashU Student Life : Bundle Up! by Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #11.20 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #578: Sudokurostic 6 .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only
TLMB: Juggle Jam by The Void .pdf, online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,901 by Qaos.
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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