Crossword guides

These pages cover the newspaper puzzles people look up by name. Folio does not reprint those grids. Each guide ends at an original board you can solve.

New York Times daily crosswordHow the New York Times daily crossword is sized, scheduled, and solved, from the 15 by 15 weekday grid to the Sunday puzzle.LA Times crosswordWhat the Los Angeles Times crossword, mini, and daily games are, and how their across-and-down solve compares with a 15 by 15.USA Today crosswordHow the USA Today crossword and Quick Cross mini differ, and what to expect from a daily newspaper crossword solve.Washington Post crosswordWhat solvers are looking for with the Washington Post crossword, WaPo crossword, and Wash Post crossword queries.Wall Street Journal crosswordA guide to the Wall Street Journal crossword and the WSJ online crossword: what the puzzle is and how a daily solve works.Crossword HeavenWhat people mean by Crossword Heaven and crossword puzzles heaven, and how a browser crossword collection differs from one original grid.How to solve a crossword puzzleLearn how a crossword puzzle works: across and down clues, crossings, pencil, and when to check or reveal a square.