r/crossword

15K archived posts · Feb 2011 – Sep 2026

Crossword Puzzles

r/crossword

A place for crossword solvers and constructors to share, create, and discuss American (NYT-style) crossword puzzles.

Created Feb 26, 2011

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A place for crossword solvers and constructors to share, create, and discuss American (NYT-style) crossword puzzles. For cryptic crosswords, check out r/crosswords.

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Links:

How To Solve The NYT Crossword - Interactive tutorial covering common patterns in crossword puzzles
Puzzle Guide – Guide to and links to some good puzzles
Puzzle Solver – Crossword-solving program for Mac or PC (for Ubuntu, sudo apt-get install xword)
CrossFire – An excellent crossword creating program with a good free demo version
XWordInfo – Information about the NYT puzzle, plus a search function that is incredibly useful for constructing
Wordplay – Official NYT crossword blog, aimed to help people improve their solving skills
Crossword Fiend – Links to and discussion of a number of good crosswords
Rex Parker (SPOILER ALERT) – Solution to and a review of the latest NYT puzzle
NYT Submission Guidelines – How to submit and what not to submit to Will Shortz
Crossword Discord - Online chat for solving, construction, and all things crossword

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