Tuesday, September 12, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #739 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themeless #28 by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 9/12/23 by Christopher Nunez. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crafty Crosswords: bottom of the barrel by Lila Goldenberg. .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Deanne Makes Crosswords: Newbie #1 by Deanne Cliburn. .puz, .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Sheydah #26 (l’shana tova) by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Movie Trilogy (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #79 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 12, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Union City by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Feline Musings by Sally Hoelscher. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) end of discussion (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: Puzzle #8 by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Win by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: I’ll See You on Court, Tues., Sept. 12, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Matthew Stock. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Susan Gelfand. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Ella Dershowitz. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by Anna Shechtman. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Finishing Up by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Paul Bringloe. Online.
Universal: WorM’s-Eye View by Paul Coulter. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Cutting Edge by Alice Liang. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Teen Angst Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Dressing on the Side by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.35 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #9.9, #9.11 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.35 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Chocolate Ice-Cream by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Patchwork by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #9.2 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,520 by Gozo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,173 by Anto. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13968 by Afterdark. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Atrica. .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, April 4, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #717 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 2 Down 5 Down by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 4/4/23 by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Nacho Average Crossword by Jaeda Woodruff. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Moo Juice (Mini) by Cole Vandenberg. Online.
Fill Me In: In Exile (Meta) by by Stephanie Lane and Norah Sharpe. .puz, .pdf.
Hoyt Arcane: Weekly Freebie: 4/3/2023 by Hoyt Arcane. .pdf.
LuterCross: Important Things by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Introducing The Middle Class (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Side of Gravy by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 5 by Ashton Anderson and James Mulhern. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 4, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Hit Parade by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Fireball: ($) Resounding Success by Alex Eaton-Salners. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Book Club by Lila Goldenberg. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Mission by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Zhouqin Burnikel. 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: Live from Austin, Tue, Apr 4, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Sean Ziebarth. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Why Not? by Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Two’s Day by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Peter Chamberlain. Online.
Universal: Going Through Hoops by Jess Rucks. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: 4/4 Time by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Turkey Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Not Defying Gravity by Annemarie Brethauer. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.14 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.14 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Mother Goose by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Double or Nothing (contest) by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,377 by Slormgorm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,035 by Pasquale. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13830 by WrdPlougher. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Grecian. .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

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The Amherst Student: Prehistoric Puzzle by Alexandra Olson. .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 796 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crafty Crosswords: elementary, my dear watson by lila goldenberg .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini by Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Free Food (Mini) by Anne Xu. Online.
Just Gridding: The More You Know! (TPFA preview) by Caitlin Reid. .puz, .pdf, online.
MEOW: Rotten Trick (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: HOMES in the Neighborhood by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
The Rice Thresher: What’s Up? by Hoang Nguyen. .puz, .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #83 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
Ubercross: small f by T Campbell .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — March 22, 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Behold! At Last! by Quiara Vasquez. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 22, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Electricity Class: Get to know power couples by Mark McClain. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Heir Apparent, Wed, Mar 22, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Alexander Liebeskind. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Room for Expansion by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: by Ada Nicolle. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) City Shapes by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Madeline Kaplan. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Men and Beasts by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: There’s an App for That by Guilherme Gilioli. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: … In Sheep’s Clothing by Neville Fogarty. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Greyhounds Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: In a Pinch by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Whacky Horror by Ben Robinson Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,364 by Chalmie. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,024 by Vlad. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13819 by Afterdark. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Eccles. .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, March 6, 2023

Bewilderingly: I’ll Get to It Eventually by Will Nediger. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 2024 Figures by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 3/6/23 by Ruby Zeidman. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crafty Crosswords: visual aids by lila goldenberg .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Small but Mighty (Mini) by Anna Solzhenitzyn. Online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 48 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
Monday Fills: Winning by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Reckless Teenagers by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
xwordswithbabka: Bitter Earth (Semi-Themeless #2) by Dan Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Atlas Obscura: Something Smells! by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf, online.
Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — March 6, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 6, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Star-Crossed Lovers (Fireball Crosswords) by Damon Gulczynski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Very, Very Good Friends by Kelly Nguyen Dickson. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Aficionado Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Reunion Opinion, Mon, Mar 6, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, March 06, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Whining and Dining by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Name That Food by Sarah Keller. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Lynn Lempel. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, March 6, 2023 by Elizabeth C. Gorski. .pdf, online.
Newsday: They’re Handled by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Knead I Say More? by Joseph A. Gangi. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Three 6 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Stress Test by Vasu Seralathan. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Redhead64: PUZZLE #429: Puzzle in the Round 6 .pdf.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 310 by Steve Townsend. Online.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 80: A Citizen of the World by teamcrazymatt. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,350 by Bobcat. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,010 by Carpathian. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13805 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Gila. .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, 21 February 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #711 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: The Game (Mini) by Claire Kaneshiro. Online.
LuterCross: I’m a Fool to Do Your Dirty Work by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Obscure For A Reason (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Back to the Fold (Meta) (Meta) by Alex Sisti. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: Colorful Language by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 21, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Anagrammatically Yours by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) “Me & My “””Dog”””” by Lila Goldenberg. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #115: way up to the sky (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #116: aw, pickles! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Twenty by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) tktktk by tktktk. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Pop Art, Tues. Feb. 21, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Fasten-ating by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Raymon. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Taco Toppings by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Chris Lancaster. Online.
Universal: Tech Hub by Drew Schmenner. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Second String by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Duffel Shuffle by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.8 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.8 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Spider Orchid by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 192 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Snake Charmer by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.23 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,338 by MUDD. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,999 by Imogen. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Cryptic #13794 by Dr. X. .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

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.

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Club 72: Freestyle 773 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crafty Crosswords: …and scrambled eggs! by Lila Goldenberg and Norah Sharpe .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Josh Solves: Puzzle #14: Attack of the Clones by Josh. .pdf, online.
MEOW: Dropping the Ball (Meta) by Joshua Rubin. .puz, .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #78 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf

Aries Puzzles: ($) Aries Freestyle #5.52 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — December 28, 2022 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Dropping Out by Aimee Lucido. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 28, 2022 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: AD Reps by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Sleep Tight by Helena Buchanan. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: American Adventure, Wed Dec. 28, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Julian Lim. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Slacktivism by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Animal Writes by Jay Sullivan. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Josh Goodman. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Time to Choose by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Enter the Octagon by Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Anagram Et Al. by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Meritocracy Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Squeeze Play by Rich Proulx. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: CFTD Banjo Battle by Ben Robinson and CCS Crew. Online.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.52 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,290 by Slormgorm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: Diversions Puzzle Suite by Fraser Simpson. .pdf
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,952 by Boatman. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Twin. .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, December 20, 2022

BEQ: Themeless Monday #702 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Bewilderingly: Split Screen by Will Nediger. .puz, .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: One Way to Eat by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crafty Crosswords: radicalized by apush by lila goldenberg .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Deli Counter: They Theme on My Less Til I ??? by meatdaddy69420. .puz, .pdf, online.
LuterCross: O Brothers, Here Thou Art by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Celebrate Xmas (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: It’s Not You, It’s Me (Meta) by Al Sisti. .puz, .pdf.
Puzzles That Need A Home: chicken tender by bt. .puz, .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 20, 2022 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Winter Pun-derland by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) For the Rest of Us by Adrian Johnson. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) everyday (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Toboggan by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Turbo-Man Themeless by Stella Zawistowski. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) “What’s He Doing Here?” by Tiann Maxwell. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Saturday Night Serenade, Tue, Dec 20, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Erik Agard. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Muscle Group by Joy M. Andrews. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Peter Koetters. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker: The Cover Crossword by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker: Sounds Like It by Andy Kravis. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Outpourings by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Poolside by Trent H. Evans. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Westbound by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Eight Crazy Knights Puzzle by B.C. Wallin. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Build Your Own by Aaron Ullman. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.51 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) BEQ MARCHING BANDS YEAR 8, #18 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.51 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Juff’s Cryptic Crosswords: ‘Tis the Season! by Liari and juff. .pdf, online, .ipuz.
Keynesian Cryptics: Animal Familiar by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Mental Playground: December 20 by MP. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker: Bagel Shop (Rows Garden) by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Vwllss Crsswrd by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.15 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #15 by Elgel online.
Square Pursuit: Eight Cryptic Nights #2 – Nun by Steve Mossberg. .puz, .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,282 by Neo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,945 by Vlad. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Bluth. .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, December 6, 2022

BEQ: Themeless Monday #700 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themed #112 – Name Overlap by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crafty Crosswords: sour by lila goldenberg .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, December 6 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Monday, December 5 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Fourth and Final Clue by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: “And Finally…” (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: The One That Got Away (Meta) by Cap’n Rick. .puz, .pdf.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 6, 2022 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) The Temperature is Falling! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Current Magazine: Current Crossword: ‘Initial Here’ by Ross Trudeau. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) “Mistakes Were Made” by Katie Hale. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Freeze by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Smashing Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) All Washed Up by Doug Peterson. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: It’s All in the Delivery, Tue, Dec 6, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Beth Rubin. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Get It to Go by Lee Glickstein and Peter Abide. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Italian Dinners by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Official Business by Tim D’Alfonso. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Soul Mates by Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Mennonite Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Extreme Measures by Dory Mintz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.49 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #8.17 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.49 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: #156: Concert Setlist by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Mental Playground: Advent 6 by MP. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Hex Pathfinder by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.13 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #6 by Elgel online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,270 by Buccaneer. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,933 by Qaos. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Vigo. .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

Friday, November 18, 2022

BEQ: Is This at the Music Festival? Or the World Cup? by Bremdan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Dilemmas: nov 17 2022 by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Noah’s Ark by Dylan Epstein-Gross. Online.
Fordham Observer: Friday, November 18 (Mini) by Olivia Stern. .pdf, online.
Harvard Independent: Don’t Even Think About It by Peter Laskin. .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Haymarket Mini #48 by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
Matt’s Word: Juvenile Said it Best by Matt Forest. .puz, .pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: Tossed Salad by Lila Goldenberg and Norah Sharpe. .puz, online.
QVXwordz: Strip Poker by Quiara Vasquez. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — November 18, 2022 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
AVCX+: ($) You Should See Me in a Crown by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 18, 2022 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crucinova: ($) Coupe de Glass by Adam Simpson. Subscribe at link.
Inkubator: ($) Themeless #37 by Madeline Kaplan. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Outliers by Carly Schuna. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by David Alfred Bywaters. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Fish Hooks by Bob Peoples. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Robyn Weintraub. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
The New Yorker: Elemental change by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Squaring the Circles by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Behind Bars by Zachary David Levy. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Tag Team by Mikkel Snyder & Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Columbus Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Make a Run for It by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($?) Worldwide Leaders by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Let’s Play to 32 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #138 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 615 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,255 by PETO. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,918 by Paul. .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