Puzzle Pointers 2026

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Daily

Crosswordfiend -- Amy Reynaldo
[links] [home]

New York Times -- Will Shortz, editor -- subscription required
[puzzle page] [wordplay column]

Los Angeles Times -- Patti Varol, editor
[puzzle page]

Andrews McMeel Universal Daily Crossword -- David Steinberg, ed.
[2026] [2025] [2024] [2023] [2022] [2021] [2020] [2019]

BEQ Themeless Puzzles -- Brendan Emmett Quigley
[puzzle page]

AV Club Crosswords -- Ben Tausig, ed.
[puzzle page] -- subscription

Jonesin' Puzzles -- Matt Jones
[2026] [2025] [2024] [2023] [2022] [2021] [2020]
[2019] [2018] [2017] [2016] [2015] [2014] [puzzle page]

BEQ Themed Puzzles -- Brendan Emmett Quigley
[puzzle page]

Weekly Crossword Contest Puzzles -- Matt Gaffney
[blog]

Chronicle of Higher Education Puzzles -- Brad Wilber, ed.
[2020 puz] [2020 pdf] [2019 puz] [2019 pdf]

Wall Street Journal Puzzles -- Mike Shenk, ed.
[2026] [2025] [2024] [2023] [2022] [2021] [2020]
[2019] [2018] [2017] [2016] [2015] [2014] [puzzle page]

Andrews McMeel Universal Sunday Crossword -- David Steinberg, ed.
[2026] [2025] [2024] [2023] [2022] [2021] [2020] [2019]

Washington Post Sunday Puzzles -- Evan Birnholz, ed.
[2026] [2025] [2024] [2023] [2022] [2021]

Hub Crosswords Puzzles -- Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon / Brendan Emmett Quigley
[puzzle page] -- subscription required

Merl Reagle Sunday Puzzles -- Merl Reagle
[puzzle page]

Puzzles by Will Johnston -- over 100 of my own offerings
[themed] [themeless]

Jim Horne's Xword Info Database
[xwordinfo]

Cruciverb.com Crossword Resource Center -- Kevin McCann
http://www.cruciverb.com

Bob Klahn built these puzzle calendar pages for me for many years until 2023.

Thanks to Martin Herbach for making and hosting .puz files.

Page maintained by Will Johnston.
Revised: December 2025

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