Monday, January 26, 2026

Bewilderingly: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 by Will Nediger.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Films for a Cozy Snow Day by Crosswoods.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #35 – Themeless by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #108 by michael.
zerofiftyone: “Party on Wheels” :party_popper: (2026/01/26) by Ben Wilson.
Apple News: ($) Quiet Down! by Rebecca Goldstein. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: End of Beginning 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 26, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Born on the Bayou, Mon. Jan. 26, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Lil AVCX: ($) This Puzzle Revolves Around You by Kareem Ayas. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Falling Down by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Mother of Mayhem by Adam Auriemma.
Puzzmo: Precious Moments by Ben Wilson. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Kate Hawkins. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 by Les Mots and Malaika Handa.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 by Kaitlin Hsu.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) “Have a Good Time!” by Paula Gamache. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
New York Times Midi: by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker: January 26, 2026 by Natan Last.
Newsday: 1/26/26 Throw It Out There by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Aviator Shades by Steve Jopek. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Go With the Flow by Sally Hoelscher & Olivia Mitra Framke.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
The Wall Street Journal: Cover Up by Zhouqin Burnikel. 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 Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 193 (1/26/26) by Conor McGall.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Monday, January 26 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Baby animals (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 : Not the Dentist! by Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #11.21 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Nexus: ($) Toil and Trouble (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Acrostic #13 by Jeanne Breen.
Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Cryptic of the Year #8 by joeadultman
Redhead64: PUZZLE #580: Insiders 5 .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 29,913 by Philistine.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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