Monday, January 19, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Amusement Park Rides by Crosswoods.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #34 – “Black Hole Sun” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #101 by michael.
Apple News: ($) What’s Up? by Daniel Hrynick. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: Kiss the Cookie by Stella Zawistowski.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 19, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) Going Downhill by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Hurling Through the Universe, Sun. Jan. 18, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Lil AVCX: ($) Never, EVER Split the Party by Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Sweet Corn by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Former VPR Castmember by Katja Brinck.
Puzzmo: Em Dashes by Ada Nicolle. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026 by Kaitlin Hsu.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Rakim Puzzle by Malaika Handa.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Agnes Davidson & Zhouqin Burnikel. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Raise Your MLB IQ by Alex Boisvert. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Peter Gorman.
New York Times Midi: by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker: January 19 by Erik Agard.
Newsday: 1/19/26 Newspaper People by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Saw Stars by Jake Halperin. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Down to Clown by Kiran Pandey.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer

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 Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 190 (1/19/26) by Emily Lutzker.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Monday, January 19 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Face-off (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.

Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Rapper’s Delight by Andy Yingst. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #579: Triangle Tangle 8 .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,907 by Vulcan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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