Directory of Crosswords Resources

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This category contains sites about crossword puzzles in general or puzzles to be played with pen and paper. This includes software for game creation, contests between players, and puzzle which can be printed from your computer.

Subcategories

• Acrostic
• Books and Magazines
• Chats and Forums
• Contests
• Creation
• Cryptic
• Custom Puzzle Services
• Freeware
• Online
• Shareware
• Solving Tools
• Word Search

Resources in This Category

• About.com Crossword Puzzles

  http://puzzles.about.com/od/crosswords/
  Offers reviews and information about several puzzle sites.

• Australian Crossword Club Site

  http://www.crosswordclub.org/
  Offers word lists, anagrams, and a monthly club magazine.

• Croisemots

  http://www.croisemots.com/
  From one to four players on the same board. (French and English).

• Crossword Puzzle Games

  http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/
  Offers thousands of puzzles ranging in size and difficulty. Site also offers a creator and a solver.

• Crossword Puzzles

  http://www.crossword-puzzles.co.uk/
  Offers many types of crossword puzzles, creation software, and solving tools.

• Crosswording

  http://www.crosswording.com/
  Randomly-generated free puzzles to play online or print and enjoy later.

• Crosswords, Word Puzzles and More

  http://www.mirroreyes.com/crossword/index.html
  Free daily puzzles available to print out and solve.

• Crosswordsite

  http://www.crosswordsite.com/
  Both American and British English styles graded from easy to hard for solving online or on paper.

• CsMonitor.com: Play on Words

  http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0616/p15s01-almo.html
  Discussion about the crossword documentary movie 'Wordplay'.

• Fernsmacker's PuzzlePick

  http://www.puzzlepick.com/
  Features three different puzzles: a weekly cryptic crossword, a monthly double acrostic and a twice weekly trivia puzzle. Subscription needed.

• Guardian Unlimited Crosswords

  http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords
  Paid crossword subscription site with puzzles that can be solved online or printed out.

• I Love Crosswords

  http://www.ilovecrosswords.com/
  Hundreds of downloadable crosswords available to paid subscribers.

• Logogriph Crossword Site

  http://www.logogriph.cabanova.com/
  This site is designed both as a resource centre, link community and puzzle centre for English style cryptic crosswords, both blocked and barred puzzles.

• MacNamara's Band Inc. Crossword Puzzles

  http://www.macnamarasband.com/
  Available to download and solve using Across Lite software. Custom puzzles are also available.

• Monograph on Crosswords

  http://barelybad.com/crossword.htm
  An instructional and philosophical essay by an enthusiast.

• Peter & Penny's Crossword Puzzles & Quizzes

  http://website.lineone.net/~firle/
  Available to print and solve.

• Puzzle Choice

  http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Crossword_Menx.html
  Offers online and offline versions. Includes different styles such as alpha-cross, cryptic, and codeword.

• Puzzle Domain

  http://puzzledomain.com/
  Solve crosswords and sudokus online with varying levels of difficulty each day. Save as you go or print them.

• Puzzlers Cave

  http://www.puzzlerscave.com/
  Free cryptic and themed crosswords to print or play online. Also offers a creation tool and forums.

• Rex Parker does the NY Times Crossword Puzzle

  http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com/
  Amusing daily blog which reviews the New York Times puzzle.

• SpellGrid

  http://spellgrid.com/
  A word game fusing anagrams with crosswords.

• SquareWords

  http://squarewords.net/
  Online crossword game app for IOS, Android and Windows Phone. The current version can be played in 17 languages. New players can hone their skills against an AI and young players can compete on a small board.

• The Crossword Centre

  http://www.crossword.org.uk/
  A resource guide with links, books, software, and a collection of interactive and downloadable puzzles.

• The New York Times Crosswords & Games

  http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/index.html
  The daily crossword puzzle with four ways to play, plus free classic crosswords and trivia quizzes. Subscription required.

• The Puzzle Society

  http://www.puzzlesociety.com/free/crossword.html
  Paid subscription site offering online and offline versions of daily, weekly and monthly puzzles.

• XWord

  http://www.xword.co.za/
  A collection of various styles of puzzles by Anina Roux and her team, compiled for magazines and newspapers in South Africa.

• Xwords.co.uk

  http://www.xwords.co.uk/
  Play online or print and solve. Also offers creation tool. Registration is free.

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