Draft:List of crossword puzzles published in the United States

Many newspapers in the United States regularly publish crossword puzzles. For cryptic crosswords, see Cryptic crossword § Elsewhere.

Current newspaper puzzles edit

Los Angeles Times edit

The New York Times edit

The editorial pages of The New York Times were long hostile to the crossword, considering it a frivolous activity. However, during the Second World War, attitudes changed and Margaret Farrar was hired. She instituted many crossword "rules" or standards, such as no unchecked letters or two-letter answers, ...

The New Yorker edit

Newsday edit

Universal edit

The Wall Street Journal edit

The Washington Post edit

Sunday puzzles.

Mini meta.

Others edit

Note: A puzzle may be included in this list if its publisher can be linked to on Wikipedia.

  • The Atlantic:
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  • The Charlotte Ledger:
  • The Daily Beast:
  • Daily Pop:
  • Jonesin':
  • McKinsey:
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  • Vox:
  • Vulture:

College Newspapers edit

Current puzzle books edit

Former newspaper puzzles edit

Chronicle of Higher Education edit

New York edit

New York Herald Tribune edit

First newspaper to publish a daily crossword in November 1924.[4]

New York Sun edit

New York World edit

Arthur Wynne wrote the world's first crossword puzzle; it appeared in the "Fun" section of Sunday World on December 21, 1913. Margaret Farrar got her start at this newspaper.[5]

Others edit

Note: A puzzle may be included in this list if its publisher can be linked to on Wikipedia.

Former puzzle books edit

References edit

Citations
  1. ^ "Crosswords | The Daily Princetonian". crossword.dailyprincetonian.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ "Crossword". The Amherst Student. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. ^ "Crosswords - The Rice Thresher". Crosswords - The Rice Thresher. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ^ Amende 2001, p. 10.
  5. ^ Amende 2001, p. 8 9.
  6. ^ Arnot 1998, p. 30 31.
  7. ^ Arnot 1998, p. 47 78.
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