Friday, 6 January 2023

BEQ: Gliders by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #74: Ode to Joystick (feat. Bob Weisz!) by Bob Weisz & Alex Boisvert .jpz, .pdf, online.
Puzzles For Progress: #100: Capsules, Yajilin, Crossword by Jacob Cohen. .jpz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — January 6, 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 6, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crucinova: A Little Extra: Good Housekeeping by Quiara Vasquez. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Letter Openers by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Andrea Carla Michaels & Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Geoff Brown. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Friday, January 06, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) “Drop ’Em!” by Diane Epperson. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Friday, January 6, 2023 by Christina Iverson & Katie Hale. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Department E-6 by Stanley Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online.
Universal: Moving On by Rich Katz and Jeff Chen. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Tech Hubs by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Vienna Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Epiphany by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($?) Look The Other Way by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Liari’s Cryptic Crosswords: Potoroo MyCrossword 918 by Potoroo. .pdf, online.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #145 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 621 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,298 by PHSSTHPOK. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,960 by Picaroon. .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

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, January 4, 2023

Club 72: Freestyle 775 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
MEOW: Drink You Under The Table (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — January 4, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Say My Name by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 4, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: I Fill Good by Stella Zawistowski. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Lynn Lempel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Beautiful Day, Wed, Jan 4, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Hoang-Kim Vu & Jessica Zetzman. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Body Building by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, January 04, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Bob Peoples. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Laura Breiman and Tom Bachant. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Film Forecasts by Bruce Venzke. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic No. 45 by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Upside Down by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Falling Flat by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The West Point Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Golf Hazards by David Alfred Bywaters. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Great Greed by Ben Robinson. Online.

Contingencies: ’tis the damn season by Tom Toce. Online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,296 by Aardvark. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,958 by Anto. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hippogryph. .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 2, 2023

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cruciverbology: The itsy-bitsy meta by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
A Little Puzzling: a silly little puzzle by Steph Brown. Online.
Monday Fills: The Right Tool by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Nautilus Puzzles: happy new year by Ben Tolkin. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Proofreading by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — January 2, 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 2, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Tools of the NFL by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Planet Crossword: Banger Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.
Xtra: Try Anything (Themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Here’s the Kicker, Mon. Jan. 2, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Dylan Schiff. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, January 02, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: You’re An Animal by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Looky Here by Nancy Salomon. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Seth Bisen-Hersh. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Gustie Owens. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, January 2, 2023 by Anna Shechtman. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Wrap Session by Gail Grabowski. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Bugs Out by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Three-Point Play by Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Ball Drops by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Name That Toon by Grant Fikes .pdf
Redhead64: Brick By Brick 10 .pdf.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 301 by Steve Townsend. Online.
TLMB: 7:45 (Cryptic Crossword) by The Void .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,294 by Zamorca. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,956 by Vulcan. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Laccaria. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

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

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

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

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Club 72: Freestyle 774 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Happy New Year! by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Deli Counter: One Last Puzzle by meatdaddy69420. .puz, .pdf, online.
Half-Baked Puzzles: Puzzle #78: America’s Finest Crossword Puzzle by Will Eisenberg and Alex Boisvert. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Happy New Year 2023 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Is Still Choosing a Word for 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 31, 2022 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #20 by Peter “Newsflash” Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) This & That (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini Dec 30 by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Spilling Secrets by Lisa Senzel and Stephen McCarthy. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Evan Mulvihill. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Pull the Plug by Aimee Lucido. Edited by Amanda Rafkin.. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Whodunit by Eric Berlin. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Billy Bratton. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 53 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Last Drop by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Mixed Together by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Times Square Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Ball Drops by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,293 by Basilisk. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1211 by Bradman. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

Other American-style crosswords:

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

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

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

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

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

Saturday, 24 December 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Be Jolly! by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Xylo’s Puzzles: Sept-urday #9 by Xylo. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Is Burning Bras, Spiritually by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 24, 2022 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #109.5: idk what’s coming next (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mega: Search by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini Dec 23 2022 by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Breached by Dob Olino. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Juliana Tringali Golden & Kate Chin Park. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Do You See What I See? by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) A Puzzle About Nothing by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Trenton Charlson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Steve Mossberg. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 52 by Emily Carroll. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: None Crossword With Left Beef by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Christmas Redecorations by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Ghost Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Yule Begone by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Kbart: Ode To a Mastermind (Cryptic) by kaybartplays. .pdf, online.
Mental Playground: December 24 by MP. .pdf, online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #22 by Elgel online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #21 by Elgel online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #20 by Elgel online.
Square Pursuit: Eight Cryptic Nights #6 – Ma’oz Tzur (Rock of Ages) by Steve Mossberg. .pdf, online.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 75: Have a Cup of Cheer by teamcrazymatt. Online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Cryptic Crossword by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1210 by Falcon. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,287 by Julius. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Christmas Crossword Number 17,286 by Gozo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Candy Canes 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

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Matt’s Word: Gift Exchange by Matt Forest. .puz, .pdf, online.
MEOW: Christmas Grieve (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: 2022 Mega-Meta by Pete Muller. .puz,. pdf, online.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Aries Freestyle #5.51 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
AVCX: ($) Turns Out by Byron Walden. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 21, 2022 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Winter Pun-derland by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Ornamental People by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Lynn Lempel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: “Workin’ 8 to 5”, Wed, Dec 21, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Susan Gelfand. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Animal Behavior by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Putting on a Little Weight by Rich Norris. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Nancy Stark and Will Nediger. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Sea Pleas by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Upstage by Prasanna Keshava. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Can You Give Me Directions? by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Copycat Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Choice Words by Jeremy Newton. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 725 by Ben Robinson Online.
Mental Playground: December 21 by MP. .pdf, online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #16 by Elgel online.
Square Pursuit: Eight Cryptic Nights #3 – Gimel by Steve Mossberg. .puz, .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,283 by IO. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,946 by Brummie. .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

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, December 18 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: BIRTHDAY SPIRAL by Frisco17. .puz, .pdf, online.
knxwords: themeless #9 by Kunal Nabar. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: More Than Peanuts by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Did I Stutter? by Jessie & Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.
Xylo’s Puzzles: Sept-urday #8 by Xylo. .puz, .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 18, 2022 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Candy Corn by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Peoples of Middle-Earth by jelroy. Online.

The Atlantic: by Jess Goldstein. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Back in Session, Sun, Dec 18, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: It’s a Mouse! by Brad Wiegmann. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: December 18, 2022 – Something in the Air by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 1 by Zhouquin Burnikel. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) College of Musical Knowledge by Raymond Hamel. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Some Theme’s Missing by Ryan McCarty. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
Newsday: The PROTECTORS: People and Things by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 20 by Jared Goudsmit. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Paper Chain by Chris Moss. .puz.
USA Today: Crosscut by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Themeless No. 21 by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Cryptic of the Year #2 by joeadultman Online.
Mental Playground: December 18 by MP. .pdf, online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #13 by Elgel online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,975 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Shabbo. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo and Patrick Berry and Prasanna Seshadri. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Lily Geller and Neville Fogarty. .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