Tuesday, January 20, 2026

BEQ: Themeless Monday #860 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Forever Cozart: Themeless #7 by Connor Angelo Denney.
LuterCross: PUZZLE 241 by Matthew Luter.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #466 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #102 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Rebecca Goldstein. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 20, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 20, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Flow: ($) You Should Listen to Brian by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: All Rise, Mon. Jan 19, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Jan. 19: Sole Cycle by Hanh Huynh. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #920 — “We’ve Got a Problem” (Meta) by Mike Graczyk. Subscribe at Patreon.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Croissant by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Lost in the Dark by Vaudin Cole. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Scientific American: Consciousness Carriers by Aimee Lucido.
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 by Adrianne Baik.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Problematic Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Dylan Schiff. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Bedroom Sounds by Mark Feldman. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Jonathan Raksin.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 by Brooke Husic.
Newsday: 1/20/26 Beamlike Bunch by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Omg by Bharati Hemmady and Steve Faiella. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: One Weird Trick by Amie Walker.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden
The Wall Street Journal: Town Center by Kathy Lowden. 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 Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, January 20 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: They might be square (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 187 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.
WashU Student Life : Snow Day Rides by Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #9.3 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: #319: Nude Beach by Jack H. Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #11.20 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,908 by Brendan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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