Saturday, June 3, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 815 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: In Outer Space by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Saturday, June 3 (Mini) by Quincy Reyes. .pdf, online.
The Griddy: Extra Points by Devin McIntyre. .puz, .pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: Can I Have All The Information Please? by Rose Sloan and Norah Sharpe. .puz, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 3, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Pressed for Time (Meta) by Erik Agard. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Seaside by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Tech Ops Handbook by Martin Long. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Emma Lawson & Larry Snyder. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Shoptalk by Lee Taylor. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Train Crossings by Jim Page. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by John Westwig. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Ben Zimmer. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 75 by Catherine Cetta. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: After the Bell by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Inner Life by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Rainbow Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Double Headers by Jim Page. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf
Crossword Nexus Blog: Portals #1 by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,433 by LEONIDAS. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1233 by FALCON. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 642 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13882 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Bluebird. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Def Jam by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon. .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

Saturday, 8 April 2023

A Crossword Rose: musty hallways (themeless) by acommonrose. .puz, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 801 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 4/8/23 by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #88: A Day at the Races by Alex Boisvert & Dan Schwartz. .ipuz, .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Specialists by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Grid Therapy: Free Association 79 by Trent H. Evans. .puz, .pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: It’s Like a Repository … by Matthew Gritzmacher and Norah Sharpe. .puz, .pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: … But Waaay Better! by Matthew Gritzmacher and Norah Sharpe. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Storage Room by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
xwordswithbabka: A Day At The Races by Dan Schwartz & Alex Boisvert. .ipuz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Is Putting “Succulent” And “Lube” Together in the Same Sentence by Amanda Rafkin. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 8, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Examples Abound (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Highball by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Spyscape: High Steaks Mission by Bart Gold. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Rafael Musa & Brooke Husic. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Can You Fill Me In? by Freddie Cheng and Caroline Sommers. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Rock Triple Double by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Sid Sivakumar. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 67 by Adrian Johnson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: What a Roller Coaster! by Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Twice Upon a Time by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Numb Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Two, Four, Six, Eight… by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Juff’s Cryptic Crosswords: Crossing Pairs #6 by juff. .pdf, online, .ipuz.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 84: Russian Defence by teamcrazymatt. Online.
TLMB: Thwarted by The Void .pdf, online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: Split Decisions by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,382 by BOBCAT. .pdf.
Financial Times: Easter Jumbo Crossword (Number 17,381) by NEO. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1225 by SLEUTH. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 634 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13834 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Tyrus. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Go-Betweens (Variety Cryptic) by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon. .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, 10 February 2023

BEQ: Going Too Far by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
crocswords: Valentine’s Day by Clev Cong. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Down Bad by Joah Macosko. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Put It Together (Mini) by Bryan Zhang. Online.
Harvard Independent: Indy: NB by Becca Ackerman. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: No Wrong Answers by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — February 10, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
AVCX+: ($) “Have Your Unusual” (themeless) by Juliana Tringali Golden. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 10, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crucinova: ($) Number 9… Number 9… by Michael Wiesenberg. Subscribe at link.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #2, 2/10/23 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Inkubator: ($) Remixes by Karen Lurie. Subscribe at link.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Shades of Gray by Patti Varol. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Sara Muchnick & Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Friday, February 10, 2023 by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Craig Kasper. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Friday, February 10, 2023 by Adam Wagner. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Rare Additions by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Jason Crampton. Online.
Universal: Nonvegetarian Sides by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Blow Ya Mind by Kelsey Dixon. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Speedster Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: The State of American Cinema by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($?) SB In The News by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Sorry, We’re Closed by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

A Crossword Rose: Breaking the Binary (acrostic) by Rose Sloan. .puz, online.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Going Beyond (Kaidoku) by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
Liari’s Cryptic Crosswords: Vampire Thriller by Liari. .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) Rainbow Circle (Spiral) by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #150 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Pixlate’s Puzzles: Under 21 by Pixlate & Frisco. .pdf, online.
Skald’s Puzzles: What? by Skald. .pdf, online.
TLMB: No Side Effects by The Void .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 626 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,329 by Steerpike. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,990 by Brendan. .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

Monday, January 23, 2023

Black Crossword: January 23 by Juliana Pache. Online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Monday, January 23 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 46 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
M & M Crosswords: Risk It by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills: Lead Off by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Don’t Make Me Take My Shirt Off by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
xwordswithbabka: Hold Tight by Dan Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Atlas Obscura: Historical Sammies by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .pdf, .puz, online.
Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — January 23, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 23, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) Crossword (Sad Girl Autumn Version) by Rose Sloan. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: In and Out Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Zhouqin Burnkel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: He Scores!, Mon, Jan 23, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by John Michael Currie. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, January 23, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Spa Day by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Peter Pan Complex by Edgar Fontaine. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Adrian Johnson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, January 23, 2023 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Think Small by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: Rah-Rah by Joe Rodini. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Lion Dance by Hoang-Kim Vu. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Cut the Cards by Catherine Cetta. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Kevin’s Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 4: Totally A-Mazed by Grant Fikes .pdf
The Griddle: The Minecraft Cryptic by Spencer Leach. .pdf, online.
The Griddle: Getting into crypto… (Cryptic crosswords) by Spencer Leach. .pdf, online.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #423: Word Squares: Projectors 6 .pdf.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 304 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,312 by Gaff. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,974 by Carpathian. .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

A jam-packed Crossworld News and Notes

Boswords 2023 Winter Wondersolve takes place February 5 beginning at 1:00pm ET. Registration opens January 21. We are excited about the event’s roster of constructors: Rebecca Goldstein, Damon Gulczynski, Enrique Henestroza Anguiano, and Joanne Sullivan.

Boswords has also released the roster for the 2023 Spring Themeless League, to take place in March and April: Ashton Anderson & James Mulhern, Kate Hawkins, Jenna LaFleur, Adrian Johnson, Hemant Mehta, Rafael Musa, Carly Schuna, Nancy Serrano-Wu, and one constructor to be chosen from an open submission process.

We’re looking forward to the smaller (and free!) second annual St. Louis Crossword Puzzle Tournament on March 4 with puzzles by Shannon Rapp and Patrick Blindauer.

The 45th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford, CT is March 31 – April 2. Registration and hotel reservations are open now.

We hear word of two charity packs coming soon for our solving pleasure. Grids For Kids is a pack of 25 family-friendly puzzles launching in February. Shortly to follow will be the third round of These Puzzles Fund Abortion in March.

Among the changes at Crucinova under new management is the addition of a free monthly midi by editor Quiara Vasquez. The first one, “Good Housekeeping” (which actually verges on full-sized) we found delightful. Quiara is eager to entertain new queries from constructors of all levels of experience. Submit your ideas by email.

Secret Snowflake is an indie project coordinated by Rose Sloan and David Glasser in which constructors were randomly matched with each other to create custom puzzles. Not all of the thirty puzzles were released publicly, but here are a some that were: Litter Boxes by Lyle Broughton, January Stumper by Ada Nicolle, Costume Party by jseakle, Season’s Greetings by Rose Sloan, A PUZZLE FOR @TlMBERWOLVES by Paolo Pasco , Secret Snowflake Themeless by Max, Secret Snowflake by Christopher Adams, and Santa Puzzle 2022 by Xylo. (If we missed any, please drop them in the comments!)

In books, “Will Must Send Regrets: 101 Rejected Crossword Puzzles and the Stories Behind Them” by Damon Gulczynski is a new take on puzzle books; the puzzles are all past submissions to the New York Times, rejected. With “constructor notes and loosely tangential anecdotes, the puzzles tell a humorous, two-decade tale of repeated but endearing failure.” I’ve already gotten a copy, and while I haven’t solved the puzzles, I’m already hoping this is the first of a genre in the crossword scene.

Have we mentioned Stella Zawistowski’s coming book? I thought we must have, but maybe not (apologies if we have!) Bearing the title of her themeless-focused blog, “Tough As Nails Crosswords” features 72 “extra-challenging” grids from Stella. Preorders are open now, for a release on 28 March – just in time for ACPT.

P&A Magazine Issue 98 titled “X” is out now.

Congratulations to Hoang-Kim Vu, who has joined the editing team at AVCX+.

Congratulations to Jeff Chen, who as joined the team at Andrews McMeel Universal and will be the editor of Universal Sunday Crossword. Along with this news, Universal has announced they are now accepting submissions with a wider range of features. As always, we recommend constructors consult Matthew Stock’s spec sheet sheet for the most up-to-date submission specifications.

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. The last session’s co-constructed puzzle, “Marvel, Extended Universe” is solvable online.

Hayley Gold’s next monthly cryptic stream is set for 9pm eastern on Wed., Jan. 18th. Hayley, Will and Al will be joined by special guests from the cryptic outlet The Rackenfracker.

New York Times Associate puzzle editor and Wordle editor Tracy Bennett appeared on the TODAY show to discuss her work with Wordle.

We enjoyed reading “Yesterday and tomorrow in puzzles“, a 2022 round up in “Puzzle Buzz”, the newsletter from amuselabs. Some of our favorite outlets across the community, new and old, got nice callouts for their work.

We mentioned “Outside the Blocks: A Puzzle Podcast” from Emma Oxford and Will Pfadenhauer of Pandora’s Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword when they launched in 2022. The newest episode includes an interview with Mike Dirolf, aka “mike d” aka “The Crosshare Guy.” (Sneak peek: we get a definitive answer as to how “crosshare” is pronounced.)


And some updates from the inside: We are pleased to welcome Rich Iurilli to the DCL team! You can expect to see him contribute to some daily emails and News and Notes. We’ve also been continuing to add new features to the site: More Puzzles, a listing of sites that have been dormant long enough that we don’t keep an eye on them anymore but are still full of puzzling entertainment; the beginnings of a community calendar, and a bit About Us. We also 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.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

A Crossword Rose: Season’s Greetings by Rose Sloan. .puz, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 777 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
jseakle: Costume Party by Jake Eakle. Online.
Luckystreak Xwords: january stumper by ada nicolle (for max a.k.a. hameltion). .puz, .pdf, online.
MEOW: Chain Letters (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: Staple Singers by Pete Muller. .puz,. pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: Cold Open by Norah Sharpe and Friends. .puz, online.
Olio Grids: Dont Mess With This Puzzle by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #79 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — January 11, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Network Error by Kate Chin Park and Rich Proulx. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 11, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: It’s Delicious by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: That Is 2 Cool, Wed, Jan 11, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Tom Pepper & C.C. Burnikel. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Young ‘Uns by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Byron Walden. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Victor Barocas. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 by Aimee Lucido. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Pay Day by Guilherme Gilioli. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Division of Labor by Billy Ouska. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Lift Truck by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Band-Tee Puzzle by Elena Goukassian. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Take Notes by Hal Moore. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: A Birthday Camera by Ben Robinson Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,302 by IO. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,964 by Qaos. .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

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #69: Ignore the NYT Today by Alex Boisvert, Rose Sloan, Norah Sharpe, Momes, Dob Olino, and totcho. .ipuz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Crossword: Your Turn to Move by Irene Hao and Kreena Vora. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, December 8 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, December 7 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Generalisms: Face the music by Lloyd Morgan. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: Capital Letters by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Nimsquat by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: Solidarity by Norah Sharpe and Brian Thomas. .puz, .pdf, online.
Xylo’s Puzzles: Wee-nsday #11 by Xylo. .pdf, .puz, online.

AVCX+: ($) AVCX Themeless #66 by Christina Iverson. Subscribe at link.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Cast-cutting Measures by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 8, 2022 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Getting Up There by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Post by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) Tis The Season (Meta) by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Graceful Themeless by Stella Zawistowski. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Blasts From the Past by Amy Johnson. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: The Queen of Christmas, Thur, Dec 8, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by David Alfred Bywaters. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Byron Walden. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: Union members request that you stand in solidarity against bad-faith bargaining and not engage with any Times platform today.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, December 8, 2022 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: On a Roll by Stanley Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Term Limits by John Ewbank. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: He’s Right Behind Me, Isn’t He? by Erik Agard & Malaika Handa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Memory Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: To Be Continued… by Chase Dittrich & Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 12/8/2022  by Hoang-Kim Vu. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 511: Anacrossword 27 by Grant Fikes .pdf
Browser Sevens: Mini Cryptic by Paolo Pasco. Online.
Mental Playground: December 8 by MP. .pdf, online.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 73: Mindgame by teamcrazymatt. Online.
TLMB: New World by The Void .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,272 by MOO. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,935 by Picaroon. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Tees. .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) Cryptic Crossword #98 by Rasa. Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) 2585: Happy Anniversary by Cheesecracker. 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

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

A Crossword Rose: The Ticking Clocks by Rose Sloan. .puz, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 765 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Dilemmas: nov 22 2022 by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Turkey Day by Claire Kaneshiro and Harit Raghunathan. Online.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, November 23 (Mini) by Kreena Vora. .pdf, online.
Xylo’s Puzzles: Wee-nsday #9 by Xylo. Online.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Aries Freestyle #5.47 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — November 23, 2022 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Flipping Records by Paolo Pasco. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 23, 2022 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
LPE Project: LPE Blog Anniversary Crossword by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Groupthink by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: The Kid Stays in the Picture, Wed, Nov 23, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Lance Enfinger & Jeff Chen. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Cued Up by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Bill Weber. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 by Aimee Lucido. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Inside Jobs by Bruce Venzke. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic No. 3 by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Making a Name for Oneself by Leslie Young and Kevin Christian. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Hard-Headed by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Sondheim Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Thanksgiving Spread by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Regular Bits by Ben Robinson Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,259 by GUY. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,922 by Paul. .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

Crossworld News and Notes, November 2022


Across and Down” is a CBC documentary that follows a set of constructors as they fight to improve representation in crosswords. Constructors featured are Tass and Lita Williams, Natan Last, Nancy Serrano-Wu, Soleil St-Cyr, Ross Trudeau, and Nate Cardin. While the documentary is currently not available outside Canada, the accompanying articles “Seven crossword constructors fighting for better representation in the beloved puzzle” and “Bias in crosswords: how women, people of colour and LGBTQIA+ communities are overlooked” provide a bit of a sneak peek. We’re happy to see Queer Qrosswords, Women of Letters, and The Inkubator mentioned.

In digging up more about “Across and Down” we found an old, but excellent, article from the Halifax Examiner featuring Tass and Lita Williams and the making of culturally significant crosswords.

Celia Mattison, writing for Catapult Magazine in “Why I Started Writing Crossword Puzzles” describes her experience in redefining what “common knowledge” can be in crosswords.

From cryptic streamer Hayley Gold: “This month’s cryptic stream (featuring guests Ryan McCarty, Derek Allen, and No-Feet McGee — plus the boring regulars: Will Nediger, Al Sanders, and Two-Feet Hayley —though technically one is broken) will be on Friday, November 18 at 9 pm Eastern. Come one, come all for a cornucopia of classic cryptics, because that’s the only thing I’m thankful for.  Go to twitch.tv/bewilderingly to watch, or catch the VOD afterward for only 7 days (twitch lowered the number of days, so just come to the live show so ya don’t have to worry about it!)”


Congratulations to the new members of the Lil AVC X editing team for 2023: Derek Allen, Kavin Pawittranon, Kelsey Dixon, Ken Stern, No-Feet McGee, Olivia Mitra Framke, Rafael Musa, Rose Sloan, Sally Hoelscher, Sara Cantor, Steve Mossberg, and Will Eisenberg. We are so excited for the puzzles to come from this amazing lineup!

Lil AVC X is also recruiting constructors for the 2023 roster. Applications are due November 21.


Congratulations to Ada Nicolle who has joined the team at Crossword Club as both an editor and constructor.


Autostraddle, a progressive, feminist, LGBTQIA+ digital publication has begun offering crossword puzzles that center queer content. Puzzles so far are written by Brooke Husic and Rachel Fabi, with more constructors to come. Three mini puzzles each week are free to all, and a midi crossword is published Saturdays exclusively for Autostraddle’s A+ members.

A new crop of puzzle sources has come to our attention lately. We’re happy to share these in the Daily Links, but we also want to recommend them to our News and Notes readers. In standard crosswords we have learned of Completing the Square by Carter, Crossword Dilemmas by Emma Lawson, and Quid Pro by Andrew Anker; and in cryptics, Pix Puzzles by Pixlate and The Buzzle Blog by Celise. We have also started including The Chicago Maroon by University of Chicago students.

We’re also enjoying the work of Taylor Johnson and the ongoing suite of Lemonade Disco puzzles. Constructors of all experienced levels are encouraged to submit ideas. On the 17th of each month a new pack is released and the new prompt is announced.


Since the last News & Notes, Caryn L. Robbins (10/17), Rafael Musa (10/21), Joe Rodini (10/24), Nick Shephard (10/25), Ethan Zou (11/2), Juliet Corless (11/4), Jill Singer (11/6) made their NYT debuts! Congrats to everyone! Check out some of their other work we have enjoyed: Rafa’s AVCX+ “Can We Solve It? Yes We Can!” (with Kate Chin Park), Juliet’s work with The Daily Princetonian, Jill’s Spyscape “Inside Jobs“.


Thank you to our friends at the Fill Me In podcast, who in recent weeks have hosted a variety of guests to discuss topics in crossworld. Check out these episodes if you missed them: Rachel Fabi and Neville Fogarty talk about their work in making, solving, and streaming cryptic crosswords; Kate Chin Park and Will Eisenberg share their interesting origin stories; our own Matthew Gritzmacher discusses the history and future of Daily Crossword Links; and our own Shannon Rapp reviews some of her favorite indie puzzles over the last couple of months.


The New York Times is accepting applications for the second class of their Diverse Crossword Constructor Fellowship. Submissions open through December 1.

Beginning November 23 through January 3, 2023, The New York Times is accepting Sunday-size submissions only, directly by email to crosswordeditors@nytimes.com. All other submissions are closed until after January 3.


Have a news tip for us? An idea to pitch? A puzzle or puzzle site to share? Let us know!

Saturday, 29 October 2022

A Crossword Rose: A.I. by Rose Sloan & Alex Boisvert. .ipuz, .jpz, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 758 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #63: AI by Rose Sloan & Alex Boisvert .jpz, .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Ghostracized by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: The Grass is Greener Here by Irene Hao and Kreena Vora. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: I’m So Glad We Had This Solve Together by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Pocket Squares: In-fright me by Jasper Davidoff. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 29, 2022 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Costume Change (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Spine-Tingling Songs by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini Oct 28 2022 by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Overheard On Set by Tricia Elgavish. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Matthew Stock. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Emet Ozar & Matthew Stock. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) The Real Deal by Norma Johnson. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Okulitch. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Paolo Pasco. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 44 by Hoang-Kim Vu and Kate Chin Park. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Travel TV by Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: You’re Up to No Good by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The West Side Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Upon Reflection… by Paolo Pasco. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,238 by Buccaneer. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1202 by Hamilton. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Serpent. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Catching Z’s by Patrick Berry. .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