Success!

Dan and Eliza managed to get a crossword puzzle published in the New York Times! It was published on August 8, 2017. You can read about it on the Times' Wordplay blog. If you subscribe, you can complete the puzzle on the NYT website.

Dan's WebApp

Now all of our puzzles can be completed in a browser using Dan's Crossword WebApp. It's a better experience than the old embeds that I used. You can even load and complete any puzzle you have in an Across Lite format (.puz or .txt).

Rejected Crosswords

Dan and Eliza are trying to get a(nother) crossword puzzle in the New York Times. Try to complete the rejected puzzles and see if you agree with Will Shortz's critique. If all goes well, we'll get a new crossword rejected every two or three months.

All puzzles listed have at least one critique. Puzzles marked with * are available for completion.

1. Rejected May 7, 2015*
2. Rejected August 25, 2015*
3. Rejected December 17, 2015*
4. Rejected December 17, 2015*
5. Rejected February 3, 2016*
6. Rejected May 17, 2016*
7. Rejected June 20, 2016
8. Rejected July 28, 2016*
9. Rejected July 28, 2016*
10. Rejected August 15, 2016*
11. Rejected October 20, 2016
12. Rejected August 10, 2017*
13. Rejected January 3, 2018
14. Rejected May 3, 2018*
15. Rejected May 16, 2018*
16. Rejected May 23, 2018*

Betsie Current

Dan and Eliza write crosswords for The Betsie Current where a gentler editor accepts anything they send. Take a look! Keep in mind that this newspaper circulates in Northern Michigan, so there might be some references that are mysterious to you.

• September 11, 2014 (Volume III, Issue 9)
• January 14, 2015 (Volume III, Issue 12)
• June 4, 2015 (Volume IV, Issue 2)
• July 2, 2015 (Volume IV, Issue 4)
• July 30, 2015 (Volume IV, Issue 6)
• August 27, 2015 (Volume IV, Issue 8)
• October, 2017
• December, 2017
• June 7, 2018
• August 16, 2018

Other Grid Games

Is your love of crosswords exceeded only by your love of grid-based games in general? If so, try playing these original puzzle games.

• Eat Ice Cream
• Donut Map

Dan's Crossword Helper

Are you looking for some help constructing or completing crossword puzzles? Dan's Crossword Helper features a couple of tools that might be of some assistance to you.