Tag: Eric Mao

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 895 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Reda Shaikh. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Infinitely Delicious by Emma Simon. Online.
Fordham Observer: Issue 4: Mini #1 by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Is Gayer Than Charlie’s Angels by Rebecca Goldstein. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “It Takes One” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Voting Days by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: O YES! by Eric Mao. Online.
Reason: Mother of Libertarians by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Deep Down by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Ada Nicolle. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Shannon Rapp. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Jess Rucks. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Mixed Up Fun by David Karp. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: ‘Do I Have to Spell It Out for You?’ by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Neapolitan by Kelsey Blakley. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Carly Schuna. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 116 by Jess Rucks. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Bring the Heat by Jess Shulman. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Shall We Dance? by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Chauncey Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: C+ by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
TLMB: Solution to Sheaf by The Void .pdf, online.
TLMB: Sheaf by The Void .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,682 by Rosa Klebb. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,274 by Sleuth. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 682 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #14124 by Pixie Dust. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Monk. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry. .pdf.

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Other American-style links:

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 Sally’s Take | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety links:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | 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

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1636: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Hyperallergic: Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: December 2023 by Natan Last. Online.
LuterCross: What a Day That Was by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Caring for Animals (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 19, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) I Heard the Bells! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Dec. 18: That’s A You Problem by Karen Lurie. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Whiteout by Eric Mao. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #151: too much time, and yet so little (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: Puzzle #22 by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Lunar by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Feed Your Fears by Priyanka Sethy. Online.

Apple News : ($) Themeless by Rafa Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Nifty Giftie, Swiftie, Tues. Dec. 19, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Caroline Hand. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Deeney. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Ed Early. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Seth Weitberg. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Cocktail Hour by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Jeremy Mutch. Online.
Universal: Home Stretch by Noelle Griskey. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Latte Art (Freestyle) by Jasmeet Arora. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Olympian Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Wrapping Paper by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.49 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.49 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Pirate Ninjas by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Liari’s Cryptic Crosswords: Potoroo Puzzle Pack – Advent 2023 Day 19 by Potoroo. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker: Lost in Central Park (Labyrinth) by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker: Track Maintenance (Split Decisions) by Fred Piscop. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) touchword by grant fikes. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #9.16 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,604 by Falcon. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,257 by Pasquale. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14049 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Wire. .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

Monday, October 9, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Hoyt Arcane: Lost in Translation by Hoyt Arcane. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 63 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
The Michigan Daily: October 8 by Ellen Drejza. Online.
Monday Fills: Important Stuff by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Lost in Space (Meta) by Capn Rick. .puz, .pdf.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: October MMMM: Bands of Brothers by Pete Muller. .puz,. pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Slider Provider by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Atlas Obscura: Animal Crossing by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword – October 9, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 9, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) Flour Power by Eric Mao. Subscribe at link.

Apple News : Nice 2 C U by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Welcome to the 70s, Mon. Oct. 9, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Amanda Cook & Katie Hale. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, October 09, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Extended Play by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Strippers by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Zachary David Levy. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, October 9, 2023 by Anna Shechtman. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Small Parts by Gail Grabowski. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Activewear by Jake Halperin. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: First Down by Darby Ratliff. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Headliners by Zachary David Levy. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Kevin’s Puzzles at Home Season 5, Episode 6: Nine Letters, All Alone by Grant Fikes .pdf
Beneath The Surface: Beneath The Surface Cryptic #19 by Kyle Dolan. .puz, .pdf, online.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #9.13 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #460: Snake Charmer 7 .pdf.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 341 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,543 by Steerpike. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,196 by Vulcan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13990 by Incognito. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Tees. .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

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Across the Pond: Toll Collectors by Ori Brian. Online.
BEQ: Themeless Monday #724 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosstina Aquafina: themeless no. 26 by crosstina aquafina. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, May 30 (Mini) by Quincy Reyes. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: It’s Elemental by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Too Much (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
QVXwordz: The Kelsey-Spiting Midi by Quiara Vasquez. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 30, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Bridgerton! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Water Fight! by Eric Mao. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #124: c’est ta vie! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Bright by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Donna S. Levin. 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: Rich Kids, Tue, May 30, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Amie Walker. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Shift Keys by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Kathryn Ladner. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Newsday: + Two-Band Radio by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Throw One Back by Jeffrey K. Martinovic. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Chock Full by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Picture Perfect by Chase Dittrich. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.21 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
The Crossword Centre: Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle June 2023 by Derek Harrison .pdf
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.21 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Buy Time by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.36 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,429 by Zamorca. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,083 by Picaroon. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13878 by Gussalufz. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hoskins. .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

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 5/2/23 by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Green Ribbon by Bryan Zhang. Online.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, May 2 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Truth Is Stranger by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Physics 101 (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Championship Puzzle by Adrian Johnson. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 2, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Why, Yes! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) O YES! by Eric Mao. Subscribe at link.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Fashionably Late, Tue, May 2, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Steve Faiella. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, May 02, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) No Letter Left Behind by Joy M. Andrews. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Aimee Lucido. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Painters’ Projects by Jerry Clarkson. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Literary Setting by David Karp. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Info by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Questioning Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Mind Your P’s and Q’s by Christina Iverson. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.17 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.17 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Buffoonish Smugglers by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.32 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
TLMB: Stew by The Void .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Mini Cryptic #13 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf.

Contingencies: The Crypto Cryptic by Tom Toce. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,403 by Julius. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,059 by Brummie. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13854 by Karaoke. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Mog. .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

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.