I’ve been making crossword puzzles since 2019. My puzzles have been published in outlets like The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal, and I make music-themed puzzles every other weekday for Billboard. For a full list of the crosswords I’ve had published in newspapers and other outlets, check out my publications.

But sometimes, I have ideas for crosswords that can only reasonably be published on my own website, for one reason or another. For those, look no further!

Aaronson.org crosswords

by Adam Aaronson

46

Blues Clues

5/6/25
TRICKY
45

Snack Bars

12/6/23
MEDIUM
44

See You Around! (Themeless #17)

2/1/23
HARD
43

Look Both Ways (Themeless #16)

1/16/23
HARD
42

Dirty Money

11/21/22
MEDIUM
41

Fun Size #11

8/15/22
EASY
40

Etc. Etc. (Themeless #15)

5/17/22
HARD
39

Does Not Compute

3/14/22
TRICKY
38

Fun Size #10

12/26/21
EASY
37

Shrek Is Love (Themeless #14)

11/30/21
HARD
36

Hydrate or Diedrate

10/21/21
MEDIUM
35

Recycled Packaging

w/ Parker Higgins

9/22/21
MEDIUM
34

High Style (Themeless #13)

8/19/21
HARD
33

There's a Catch!

8/11/21
MEDIUM
32

Going Green (Themeless #12)

7/8/21
HARD
31

Fun Size #9

6/23/21
EASY
30

Dime Dancin' (Grid Charlemagne #2)

6/3/21
MEDIUM
29

Get Outta Here! (Grid Charlemagne #1)

5/27/21
TRICKY
28

Inject It Into My Veins! (Themeless #11)

w/ Paolo Pasco

5/10/21
HARD
27

Knock Knock!

4/22/21
MEDIUM
26

Demi Themeless

w/ Brooke Husic

4/13/21
HARD
25

Fun Size #8

3/26/21
EASY
24

Bust a Move (Themeless #10)

3/8/21
HARD
23

All That Jazz (Themeless #9)

2/19/21
HARD
22

Fun Size #7

1/13/21
EASY
21

Block I

12/24/20
MEDIUM
20

Cold as Ice (Themeless #8)

12/16/20
HARD
19

Vibes and Stuff (Themeless #7)

12/8/20
HARD
18

Natural Progression

w/ Sid Sivakumar

11/25/20
TRICKY
17

Jiggle Mode (Themeless #6)

10/28/20
HARD
16

Fun Size #6

10/9/20
EASY
15

Eight Words

9/17/20
MEDIUM
14

It Gets Funkier (Themeless #5)

9/11/20
HARD
13

Fun Size #5

9/4/20
EASY
12

Time to Reflect

8/17/20
MEDIUM
11

Ya Like Jazz?

8/6/20
MEDIUM
10

Fun Size #4

7/30/20
EASY
9

Scare Tactics (Themeless #4)

7/25/20
HARD
8

Fun Size #3

7/16/20
EASY
7

Great to Hear! (Themeless #3)

7/8/20
HARD
6

The Gang's All Here

6/22/20
MEDIUM
5

Pilgrim's Progress (Themeless #2)

6/9/20
HARD
4

Fun Size #2

6/2/20
EASY
3

Fearless Flyers (Themeless #1)

5/31/20
HARD
2

Warm Welcome

5/30/20
MEDIUM
1

Fun Size #1

5/29/20
EASY