Sunday, May 28, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, May 28 (Mini) by Ana Kevorkian. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Bluer Than Blue by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 28, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Tea for Two and Two for Tea by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Hear, Here! (Meta) by Patrick Berry. Subscribe at Patreon.
Pixlate’s Puzzles: Oxymoron (Standard, Adversarial, Memes) by (Pisco) Pixlate and Frisco. .pdf, online.

Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Spinning Tails by orange_marker. Online.
Spyscape: The Grapes of Wrath by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

The Atlantic: by Chandi Deitmer. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Net Gain by Jeff Chen. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: In a Barbie World, Sun, May 28, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Secret Ingredients by Rose Sloan & Shannon Rapp. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: May 28, 2023 – We Get Letters by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 24 by Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Commodity Exchange by Leonard Williams. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) U-Haul by Chandi Deitmer and Taylor Johnson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: BEN SAYS: In Poor Richard’s Almanack by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Taking Sides by Dylan Schiff. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Jumbo Freestyle 7 by Adrian Johnson. .puz.
USA Today: Dog Day (Freestyle) by Rachel Fabi. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Switch on the TV by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic #125  by Stella Zawistowski. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000037:
“Metal Cover of Ghostface” 7×7
by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,997 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: Sunday Number 5: News Puzzle by Buccaneer. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Coot. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Vowelless by Evan Kalish. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Sara Goodchild. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 805 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Alien Invasion by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: Battery Powered by Chris Evans and Norah Sharpe. .puz, online.
Olio Grids: This is the Way by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pocket Squares: Untitled Word Puzzle by Jasper Davidoff. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Will Try to Use Today’s 1- Clue in Casual Conversation by Amanda Rafkin. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 22, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Tech News  by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Triple Agents by Lynn Watson. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Andrew J. Ries. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Healthy Living: Let’s Try That Again by Ross Trudeau. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times Mini
:
by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.

The Modern Crossword: Quiet Down! by Chandi Deitmer and Erica Hsiung Wojcik. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Vowel Play by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Byron Walden. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, backup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 69 by Evan Kalish. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Cat Carriers by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Writing Home by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Demon Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Twist Ties by Gary Larson. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #90: Put Some Pep In Your Step (kaidoku) by Alex Boisvert. .ipuz, .pdf, online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Rows Garden by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,394 by ROSA KLEBB. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1227 by HAMILTON. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 636 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #138846 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Monk. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Friday, 14 April 2023

BEQ: Mario Chart by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 4/14/23 by Reena Bromberg Gaber. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini Crossword by Samita Gupta & Nina Wang. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: The Eleventh Hour by Sarah Gemmell. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Newest Family Member (Mini) by Bryan Boyd. Online.
Fordham Observer: Crossword: Once a Ram, Always a Ram by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Dynamo by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — April 14, 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 14, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Inkubator: ($) Press Play  by Bonnie Eisenman. Subscribe at link.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Plush by Pam Amick Klawitter. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Pam Amick Klawitter. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Y Crew by Randolph Ross. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Billy Bratton and Clay Haddock. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Friday, April 14, 2023 by Chandi Deitmer. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Cool Quote by Stanley Newman. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic. Online.
Universal: Break the Bank by Prasanna Keshava. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Heart by Erik Agard & Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Wedding Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: You Can Bet on It by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: All In The Family by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 4/13/2023 by Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #159 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Puzzles For Progress: #107: 123 Star Battle, Whirlpool, Voxas by Jacob Cohen. .pdf

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,387 by Zamorca. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,044 by Paul. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13839 by Vidwan. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Another Crossword: Table Tops by Adam Isaacson. .puz, .pdf
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 1. A Trivial Consequence (Midi) by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 2/26/23 by Ruby Zeidman. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Incriminated (Mini) by Simon Marotte. Online.
The Deli Counter: Language as an Object, But Make It Themeless by meatdaddy69420. .puz, .pdf, online.
Grids These Days: PUZZLE #101: Themeless 32 by Paolo Pasco. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Mirth in a Mastodon Toot by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Yin and Yang by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: 7 by 7 by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Common Ground by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 26, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Easy-Peasy (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Well-Orchestrated by Chenchilla. Online.

The Atlantic: by Alex Eaton-Salners. .pdf, online.
Barrons: by Mark McClain. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Central Park, Sun, Feb 26, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Brand Awareness by Chandi Deitmer. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: February 26, 2023 – You’re Getting Warmer by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 11 by Ada Nicolle. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Feelin’ Feline by Steven Kahn. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Double-Doubles by Will Nediger. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: THEY’RE ON THE MOVE: With Two Letters the Same by Mark McClain. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 27 by Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Name-Dropping by Emet Ozar and Will Nediger. .puz.
USA Today: Roam Free by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Autocorrect by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

Beneath The Surface: Delivery Confirmation (Cryptic #16) by Kyle Dolan. Online, .pdf, .puz.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #112 by Viresh Ratnakar. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Nexus: ($) Apocalicious (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
Juff’s Cryptic Crosswords: Blank Check by juff and pixlate. .pdf, online, .ipuz.
The Rackenfracker: Word▶️ #6: Man in the Mirror by dadgumituh and jmsr525. Online, .ipuz, .pdf
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000011:
“Secondhand Video Center” (9×9 )
 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,984 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,343 (News Puzzle) by Leonidas. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Umpire. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, and Jacob M. Cohen. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Late February Crossworld News & Notes

The Inkubator has announced it will cease operations at the end of 2023 in an email to subscribers:

After much careful thought, the Inkubator team has made the decision that 2023 will be our last year as a subscription service. We’ve had a wonderful four years with your support, surpassing our original goal of spending two years publishing new and emerging women and nonbinary constructors.

The Inkubator will continue as a community of constructors, and we’re excited for future directions and collaborations. In the meantime, we’re extending our current deadline for submissions until February 15, and we have an excellent slate of puzzles lined up for the next few weeks. We look forward to solving together with all of you this year.

We have a close relationship with the Inkubator team and offer our gratitude for both a great run and their leadership in the community. It has moved the needle, without a doubt.


A lovely piece from Liz Maynes-Aminzade at The New Yorker, “Will Shortz’s Life in Crosswords,” covers Will’s long career in puzzles. From all of us at DCL, echoing the sentiments we’ve heard from across the crossword community, we’re happy for Will for coming out publicly and finding love at 70.


ACPT is only five weeks away! We look forward to seeing many of you there. For those who can’t attend, the Virtual Tournament sponsored by Amuse Labs is an affordable way to participate and compete from afar. It includes live streams of all the tournament puzzles as well as other in-person events.


Congratulations to Paolo Pasco, winner of the Boswords Winter Wondersolve, and to second and third place finishers Will Nediger and Tyler Hinman. Congrats also to Frisco and Chauffeur, who won the Blizzard pairs division, Brian Lipinski, winner of the Flurry individual division, and Kristy and Wendy Gardner, winners of the Flurry pairs division.

Congratulations to Matthew Luter, whose puzzle was chosen through the open submission process to join the Boswords Spring Themeless League. The League begins with the preseason puzzle this Monday, February 27. A new practice puzzle from Chandi Deitmer and John Lieb is available for free.

In even more Boswords news, the annual summer tournament is now set for Sunday, July 23, with both in-person and virtual options.


These Puzzl3s Fund Abortion, the third annual TPFA pack organized by Rachel Fabi and co-edited by Rachel, Brooke Husic, and Claire Rimkus, is coming this spring in time for the 2023 NNAF Fund-a-Thon. We are excited about this year’s all-star constructor lineup and look forward to their puzzles.

We’re pleased to share that Grids for Kids has raised over $6,000 for youth charities so far, including The Trevor Project and No Kid Hungry. Written and edited by constructors who are also parents, it includes 17 standard crosswords with family-friendly themes, 2 cryptic puzzles, and 6 puzzles for younger solvers. Make a donation of at least $10 USD to receive the puzzles.


Since the last News & Notes, Nijah Morris (2/12), Kavin Pawittranon (2/12), Eric Rollfing (2/13), and Sean Ziebarth (2/15) made their NYT debuts. Congratulations to everyone!

On the February 10 episode, “Cut to Wabbit Season,” of the Crossnerds podcast with Brooke Husic and Rebecca Neipris, Brooke discusses the expansion of the Lil AVC X editing team, the importance of the constructor-editor relationship in cultivating a better solving experience, and (the lack of) gender diversity in The New York Times crossword.

Creating Crossword Puzzles” is a course taught by Brooke Husic and Natan Last in cooperation with Atlas Obscura. The next offering of the course begins March 28 with four weekly sessions over Zoom. The content is intended for very new constructors and those who are interested in how crosswords are made. Reduced price tickets are available. Puzzles constructed by previous classes are available for solving from Atlas Obscura: “Marvel, Extended Universe” and “Alpha and Omega.”

It’s been a while since we’ve mentioned Spread the Wordlist by Brooke Husic and Enrique Henestroza Anguiano, but now is a good time as the most recent quarterly update includes some structural changes to simplify the wordlist for constructors. It also surpassed 100,000 entries scored at 50+ for the first time. This is a fabulous free resource for new and veteran constructors alike, and we’re grateful to Brooke and Enrique for their continued work on it.

A Community of Crosswords” in the latest issue of Barnard Magazine comprises three short but delightful conversations with alums Rebecca Goldstein, Rebecca Gray, and Gustie Owens about their work in crosswords.

In the NYT Gameplay article “A Puzzle Maker Aims to Unite Black Communities in 25 Squares” by Deb Amlen, Juliana Pache speaks about her mission to inspire communities from across the Black diaspora to learn more about each other. Juliana publishes a free daily mini at Black Crossword, with plans to expand.

We may have mentioned it before, but it’s been a minute: Cross Your Heart by Laura Effinger-Dean is a free, open-source Android app for crossword solving, with lots of features such as downs-only mode, autocheck, pen/pencil toggle, scrambled puzzle support, and an undo button. Supports .puz files only.

The February issue of GAMES World of Puzzles features a Q&A with puzzlemaker Fred Piscop, who shares info about his new book, “The Healthy Brain Book of Word Puzzles.” The book includes Split Decisions (R) and plenty of other great puzzles.

We’ve added a few new sources to our daily list recently: Check out puzzles from Boston Magazine by Brendan Emmett Quigley, Barron’s, and The Hindu Cryptic. We’re also watching a handful of new-to-us college newspapers: Amherst, Rice, Columbia, Penn, and Michigan.

We’d like to remind everyone that the ability to download and print NYT variety and acrostic puzzles will be discontinued on February 26, and they’ll be removed from the archive beginning March 1—so solve, print, and save them while we still can.

We want to hear from you! If you have an idea about something you’d like to see us offer or have feedback about any of our features, please let us know.

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Boswords: NEW Spring Themeless League Practice Puzzle by Chandi Deitmer and John Lieb. Online.
The Columbia Spectator: Chips by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Vday by Jolie L’Heureux. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosstalk Puzzles: Conjoined by Nick McGuire. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Cats and Other Critters by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Stuck on Repeat by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Alternate Endings (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Secular Constitution by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 19, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Re-solutions by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Second Look (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Actors in Disguise by emilyda24. Online.

The Atlantic: by Adam Vincent. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Final Holdings by Mark McClain. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Adesina O. Koiki. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: From Hero to Sixty, Sun. Feb. 19, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Auto Correct by Hoang-Kim Vu & Wendy L. Brandes. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: And Now Back to P.D.Q. Bach by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 10 by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Anagrammed Edge by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Simile Irresistible by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: ALTERNATE ROUTES: Both Horizontal and Vertical by Gary M. Larson. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Terminator Series by Jake Halperin. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Doctor’s Orders by Amie Walker. .puz.
USA Today: Cutting Short by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Character Development by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: Nitty-Gritty by Bingo. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #111 by Nate Cardin. Subscribe at link.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000009:
“Soviet Doll” (9×9 )
 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,983 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hoskins. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Cryptic Crossword by Richard Silvestri. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Jacob M. Cohen, and Patrick Berry . .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Trip Payne. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
A Little Puzzling: the entertainment’s here (themeless) by steph. Online.
M & M Crosswords: Welcome, Croatia! by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Idle by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Lord, Is It I? by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 8, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Soccer Talk by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
The Inkubator: ($) Viva Forever (Spice Up Your Life!) by Chandi Deitmer. Subscribe at link.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: American Painters by purple_parrot. Online.

The Atlantic: by Hannah Slovut. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: A Host of Hosts, Sun, Jan 8, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Down in Front by David Alfred Bywaters. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: January 8, 2023 – Personality Breakdown by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 4 by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Tailor-Made by Jack McInturff. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Do You Hear That? by Wyna Liu. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
Newsday: A CENTURY AGO: What Happened in 1923 by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 23 by Adrian Johnson and Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Word Gets Around by Morton J. Mendelson. .puz.
USA Today: Downrate by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Rhyme Time by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: Cut Corners by Ian VanderSchee. .pdf, online.
Puzzlesnacks: Patchwork by Eric Berlin. .pdf.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,977 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Kairos. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Building Blocks by Will Shortz. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, and Prasanna Seshadri. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Travel Midi 1 – Antarctica by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
M & M Crosswords: Scilly Isles by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Business as Un-usual by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 5, 2023 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Blocked Canals by Sam Acker. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: The Best of 2022–another year, another look back by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Constellation by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Assonant Themeless by Andrew J. Ries. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: 2 Letters, 2 Billion Views, Thur, Jan 5, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Chandi Deitmer & Darby Ratliff. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Thursday, January 05, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Tennis Match by Craig Kasper. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Emily Carroll. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, January 5, 2023 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Easy Endings by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: Around We Go by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Rising Tears by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Songbird Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Crosswalks by Jesse Goldberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 516: Section Six 51 by Grant Fikes .pdf

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,297 by Leonidas. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,959 by Vlad. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Bluth. .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) #100 by Wingding. Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) 2586: Inst by Doc. Subscribe at link.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Crossworld News and Notes, January 2023

Registration for ACPT is open now. We’re excited to see you there March 31-April 2! Also coming up: Boswords Winter Wondersolve, February 5 and St. Louis Crossword Tournament, March 4.


T. Campbell’s annual The Year In Crosswords covers the good, the bad, and the ugly in all of Crossworld in 2022. This long issue is a full who’s who and what’s what, including Wordle and its variants, changes in publications, fundraisers, tournaments, indie projects, software, AI, books and media, and more.

Sam Ezersky was profiled in Virginia Magazine, where he discussed the popularity of Spelling Bee during the pandemic and offers some of his best puzzling tips. The article is accompanied by a free series of short word puzzles inspired by Spelling Bee.

Constructor and magician David Kwong recently appeared on the podcast “Ologies” with host Alie Ward. He discussed Anigrams, AVCX, Diary of a Crossword Fiend, Wordle, cryptics, crosswords and brain health, and much more.


Congratulations to the 2023 Lil AVC X roster: Darby Ratliff, Dob Olino, Eric Mao, Jimmy Peniston, Kelly Nguyen Dickson, Lila Goldenberg, meatdaddy69420, Nancy Serrano-Wu, Nijah Morris, and Pravan Chakravarthy! We are so excited for the puzzles to come from this year’s bunch of up-and-coming constructors.

Congratulations to Nate Cardin, who has joined the editorial team at AVCX Cryptic!

Since the last News & Notes, Gustie Owens (12/4), Anthony J. Caruso (12/12), Julietta Gervase (12/13), John Martz (12/25), Josh Goodman (12/28), Seth Bisen-Hersh (1/2), Laura Breiman (1/4), Tom Bachant (1/4) made their NYT debuts. Congratulations to everyone!


We have been enjoying the latest offering from Puzzle Society: The Modern Crossword. Monday through Friday puzzles are midis of increasing size, Saturdays are themed puzzles by open submission, and Sundays are themeless puzzles by members of the editing team and invited constructors. The themes and content hold up to the puzzle’s moniker: the interface allows for alternate clues if solvers get stuck, and some clues and answers are accompanied by a constructor’s note.

We are also loving the new crosswords from Xtra, a LGBTQ2S+ online magazine. Puzzles are published the first of each month and are constructed by Ada Nicolle, who promises a younger, more inclusive vibe for the Xtra puzzles in this companion article.

The second crossword book from The Browser, “Cryptic Crosswords for Beginners” by Uri Bram & Dan Feyer is available now. They say “we break down these delightful puzzles into simple building blocks and have you solving cryptic grids before you know it!”


Fireball Crosswords begin this week and Fireball Newsflash Crosswords begin January 20, both by Peter Gordon. Subscriptions open now.

Now is also the time to renew your subscription to The Inkubator. A subscription is $30 for 36 puzzles: three puzzles a month all year long. The fifth year will feature creative themes from C.C. Burnikel, Chandi Deitmer, and Rebecca Goldstein; debuts from Max Schlenker and Darby Ratliff; themelesses from Robyn Weintraub and Wyna Liu; and many more.

AVCX and The Inkubator are open for submission. The New York Times has also reopened after a break.

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

BEQ: Themeless Monday #699 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
LuterCross: Flames on the Side of My Face by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Complete The Square (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: The Bitter End (Meta) by Abide. .puz, .pdf.

Boswords Fall Themeless League: ($) Puzzle #8 by Kate Chin Park & Chandi Deitmer. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 29, 2022 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Doorbusters! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) gimme the truth (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Alias by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Toothless Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Winter Workout by Doug Peterson. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Light Up the Sky Like a Flame, Tue Nov. 29, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Christina Iverson. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Jared Goudsmit. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Everybody Knows Their Names by Allan E. Parrish. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by David Rockow. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Kanyin Ajayi. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: How’s the Weather? by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Bands Together by Catherine Cetta. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Splitting Dessert by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Geometric Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Order in the Court by Josh Goodman. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.48 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
The Crossword Centre: Seasons Greetings XIV by Eclogue. .pdf
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.48 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Privy Chambers by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 186 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,264 by Neo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,927 by Nutmeg. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Knut. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener