Tuesday, March 14, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #714 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themeless #26 by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
kaybartplays: Don’t Be So Irrational by norahsharpe & kaybart. .puz, .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Please Tell Me Who I Am by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Unnecessarily Repetitive (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Most Excellent! (Meta) by Cap’n Rick. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: An Immodest Advertisement by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pixlate’s Puzzles: Dramatic Comedy by Pixlate. .pdf, online.
Puzzles by Hoyt Arcane: Supersonic by Hoyt Arcane. .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: Final Destination (Meta) by Brian Thomas. .puz, .pdf, online.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 126: Taps into Spacetime (Themeless) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle #2 by Carly Schuna. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 14, 2023 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Bunny Hop! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Eat Nuts, Kick Butts by Darby Ratliff. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #119: who’d-a thunk it? (themeless) (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Once 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 Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Pi Day, Tue, Mar 14, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Katie Hale & Brian Callahan. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Foiled Again by Ed Early. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Peter Gordon. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Under Statements by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Pay Up! by Carly Schuna. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Reciting Pi by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The AI Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Half-Baked by Prasanna Keshava. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.11 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #114 by Steve Mossberg. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.11 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Free Swimming by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.26 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,357 by Gozo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,017 by Matilda. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13812 by Incognito. .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

Friday, 17 February 2023

BEQ: Planning Board 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: Easy as ABC by Dylan Epstein-Gross. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Fantasyland (Mini) by Gabriel Robare. Online.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 33! (Easy/Hard) by Frisco17. .puz, .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Haymarket Mini #50 by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco #005 – road trip!: License Plate Game by Alexis Viera. .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco #005 – road trip!: Xroads (Decisions, Decisions!) by Yara Shaheen Abuelreish & Richard D. Allen. .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco #005 – road trip!: Open Streets by Matt Forest .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco #005 – road trip!: Road Ready by Sean Ziebarth. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Get Off My Lawn! by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — February 17, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Wishing You All the Est by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 17, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Inkubator: ($) Themeless #40 by Wyna Liu. Subscribe at link.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Andy Kravis. 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 POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Jeff Stillman. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Friday, February 17, 2023 by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Tidy Sum by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Jem Burch. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Friday, February 17, 2023 by Christopher Adams. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Front-and-Back Seats by Mark McClain. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Top Row by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Exterior Doors by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Exotic Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: The Woman in White by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($?) Look Up In The Sky by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Trends of the Vends by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

Crossweird Puzzles: Cryptic Two by Dob Olino. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Bloom County (a Flower Power puzzle) by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #151 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Puzzles For Progress: #103: Word Ladder, Cell Blocks, Cryptic Spiral by Jacob Cohen. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 627 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,335 by BRADMAN. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,996 by Paul. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Cryptic #13791 by Afterdark. .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

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #710 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Valentine’s Day by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Love It! (Mini) by Gabriel Robare. Online.
Fordham Observer: Crossword: O, The Places Rams Go by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Sheydah #21 (black fire on white flame) by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Mood Music by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Obscure For A Reason (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Valentine Remix (Meta) by Peter Abide. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: Little High, Little Low by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Power Grids: The Lover Puzzle by Spencer Leach. .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: A Romantic Centerpiece by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 14, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Love at First Bite by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Great Gowns, Beautiful Gowns by Kelsey Dixon. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #114.5: ég ekki tala ensku (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Arrow by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Valentine’s Viewing, Tues. Feb. 14, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Lynn Lempel. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Quarter Turns by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Ella Dershowitz. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Word for Today by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Chris Lancaster. Online.
Universal: Like a Rock by Alex Eaton-Salners. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Down to Earth by Matthew Stock & May Huang. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Big-Game Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Reel Lucky by Michael Nebesny. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.7 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) BEQ MARCHING BANDS YEAR 8, #22 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.7 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Half Baked by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.22 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,332 by AARDVARK. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,993 by Pasquale. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Cryptic #13788 by KrisKross. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Alchemi. .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, January 10, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #705 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Kings & Queens by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Jack Of All Squares: Litter Boxes by Lyle Broughton. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Wickedly Talented by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Two Can Play At That Game (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: The Replacement(s) (Meta) by Bird Lives. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: Say That Again? by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 10, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Split-Level Home by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Heart and Soul by Steve Mossberg. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) Puzzle #1 (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) Puzzle #2 (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) Puzzle #3 (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Prince by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Apish Themeless by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Splinter Groups by Tiann Maxwell. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Dissed by the List, Tue, Jan 10, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Dan Schwartz & Shannon Rapp. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Five of a Kind by Randall J. Hartman. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Emily Rourke. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Wintry by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic. Online.
Universal: Be in Touch by Drew Schmenner. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Breaking Bad by Sara Cantor. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Veterinary Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Wurst Case Scenario by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.2 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.2 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Cold War Chaos by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 189 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.17 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,301 by Bobcat. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,963 by Brummie. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Serpent. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

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

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

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

Sunday, January 8, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

Other American-style crosswords:

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

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

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

Thursday, January 5, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

Other American-style crosswords:

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

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

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

Crossworld News and Notes, January 2023

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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 27, 2022

BEQ: Themeless Monday #703 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Who, what, ?????, why, and when by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
LuterCross: Days and Years by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: All’s Well That End’s Wool (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: 12/26 (Meta) by Abide. .puz, .pdf.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: 2022 Mega-Meta by Pete Muller. .puz,. pdf, online.
xwords by a ladee: puzzle 42 // themeless xxix (“out of the fog”) by brooke husic. .puz, .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 27, 2022 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Knock Around the Block! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #110: oh, you (themeless) (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Animalistic Themeless by Emet Ozar. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: That 2020s Reunion Show, Tue, Dec 27, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Margaret Seikel. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Body Language by Kent Lorentzen. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Lynn Lempel. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Gridiron Action by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Say What? by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Rocky Starts by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Lights Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Flight Maneuver by Gary Cee. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.52by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: Guessing Game: Code Blue in the Sack by Sally Neate. .pdf, online.
Keynesian Cryptics: Santa Claus by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 188 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,289 by Buccaneer. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,951 by Picaroon. .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

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
M & M Crosswords: Visions of Sugar Plums by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: A Very Meta Christmas (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Crosswordese by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 25, 2022 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Fall Back by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Word for Word (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: The First No-el by BrooksSeveer. Online.

The Atlantic: by Adam Vincent. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: He’s Making a List, Sun, Dec 25, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Tis the Season by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: It’s a Pun-derful Life by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 2 by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Breadboxes by Ed Early. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Novel Thinking by John Martz. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: SEASONAL LINES: From Five Familiar Tunes by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 21 by Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Jumbo Freestyle 6: White Christmas by Ryan McCarty and Adrian Johnson. .puz.
USA Today: Cracked Open by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Santa’s Workshop (Meta Suite) by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

Some Variety: Advent 2022: #25 by Elgel online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #24 by Elgel online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #23 by Elgel online.
Square Pursuit: Eight Cryptic Nights #7 – Sufganiyot by Steve Mossberg. .puz, .pdf, online.

The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Umpire. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, and Prasanna Seshadri. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Cryptic Crossword by John Forbes. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

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

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

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