Puzzle Resources & Links

General Interest

• National Puzzlers' League (the NPL) - The world's oldest puzzling organization
• Wordsmith - Home of the Internet Anagram Server, A Word A Day, and Wordserver, a public access reference server accessible via email
• The Phrase Finder - Meanings and Origins of Phrases, Sayings and Idioms
• American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
• A Way With Words - Public radio's lively language show, available on public radio stations, online, or via podcasts.

Solving Tools

• Fleeting Image Online Dictionaries
• OneLook - Dictionary Search
• TEA: The Electronic Alveary - Crossword and word puzzle solving helper
• One Across - Crossword and word puzzle helper
• ZebraWords - Online dictionary, thesaurus, and map finder with some helpful advanced options
• Anagram Genius - Windows application for anagrams

For Constructors

• Cruciverb - Community for Crossword Constructors
• CrossFire - Cross-platform crossword construction software (Windows, Mac, Linux). Recommended
• Crossword Compiler - Crossword construction software for Windows. Recommended
• Sympathy - Crossword construction software for Windows
• CrossDown - Crossword construction software for Windows
• Cruciverbalist - A Shareware Crossword Program for the MacOS
• Qxw - Crossword construction software for Linux
• WordPlay Wizard - Cryptic Clue helper for Windows
• WordWeb - Dictionary, Thesaurus and Word Finder for Windows

Physical Puzzles, Games, Game Resources

• Protiles - Professional quality tiles for playing Scrabble
• Kadon - An excellent publisher of unique games
• Pavel's Puzzles - Small run, high-quality mechanical puzzles

Puzzle Blogs

• XWord Info - New York Times Crossword Stats and Observations by Jim Horne
• Pat Tricks - Patrick Merrell: The puzzling art of puzzles and art
• Crosswords by Ray Hamel
• Ken Jennings - Confessions of a Trivial Mind

Spoiler Blogs

• WordPlay - The Official Crossword Blog of The New York Times, written by Jim Horne
• Rex Parker Does The NYT Crosswords
• Ryan and Brian do Crosswords
• The New York Times Crossword in Gothic

Humor

• Garson Hampfield, Crossword Inker
• The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated