American Red Crosswords

American Red Crosswords is a collection of 24 never-before-published crossword puzzles donated by some of the best constructors in the business. The puzzles are free, but a donation would be appreciated for the Red Cross's fund for Disaster Relief. 

Video Crossword

The first crowdsourced video crossword puzzle, by Erik Agard.
Crowd Pleaser

Clever Clue of the Month

January 2013
Clue: One on the verge of croaking? ............TADPOLE
Constructor: Jeff Chen; Editor: Will Shortz
NY Times, 1/27/13

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from January (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced sometime on Monday, February 4th.

The impact energy of a small mosquito flying into

a wall, roughly ...................................ERG
Panhandler   ......................................OVENMITT
One on the verge of croaking?  ....................TADPOLE
Post production? ..................................RAISINBRAN
Smart adversary ...................................KAOS

Tower in the bay   ................................TUG

Clever Clue of the Month

December 2012

Clue: One that stands to prevent a strike ...PIN
Constructor: C.C. Burnikel; Editor: Rich Norris
LA Times, 12/6/12

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from December (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced sometime on Friday, January 4th.

One that stands to prevent a strike  ..............PIN
First dog walker, maybe  ..........................SASHA
Minor suit?  ......................................GSTRING
Word before the big rush? .........................WHY
Wax works? ........................................EARS

Opposite of raises  ...............................RAZES

Clever Clue of the Month

November 2012
Clue: Speech for a glass elevator? .............TOAST
Constructor/Editor: Patrick Blindauer
CrosSynergy Syndicate, 11/2/12