Some puzzles use circles to identify special boxes in the grid. Here's the complete list. Note that in a very few cases, I have added cirlces to puzzles that didn't have them in the original publication to point out theme clues. These are noted in each puzzle.
In addition, 6 puzzles have shaded squares in the print version. Across Lite can't shade so they appear in most electronic versions with circles. They are included here as well.
2.2% of all the puzzles in the database (129 total) have circles or shades. Here's the list from most recent to oldest:
| Date | Count | Shade | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 11, 2010 | 6 | John Farmer | ||
| Sunday, March 07, 2010 | 34 | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | COME TO ORDER | |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2010 | 35 | • | Joanne Sullivan | |
| Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | 12 | Elizabeth A. Long | ||
| Monday, January 25, 2010 | 24 | Holden Baker | ||
| Sunday, January 24, 2010 | 120 | • | David Kwong and Kevan Choset | ABRIDGED EDITION |
| Tuesday, January 19, 2010 | 17 | Zoe Wheeler | ||
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 | 16 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | TOASTING THE NEW YEAR | |
| Sunday, December 13, 2009 | 44 | • | Mike Shenk | SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION |
| Wednesday, December 09, 2009 | 20 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Monday, November 23, 2009 | 19 | Ben Pall | ||
| Sunday, November 15, 2009 | 14 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | MAN OF MANY WORDS | |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 16 | Chuck Deodene | ||
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | 20 | Gary Cee | ||
| Wednesday, October 07, 2009 | 20 | Tim Wescott | ||
| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | 9 | Kevin G. Der | ||
| Wednesday, September 02, 2009 | 8 | Jim Hyres | ||
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 | 28 | Derek Bowman | ||
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 | 18 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Wednesday, July 29, 2009 | 26 | Tim Wescott | ||
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 | 49 | Barry C. Silk | SECRET INGREDIENTS | |
| Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | 36 | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel | ||
| Thursday, June 11, 2009 | 12 | Alex Boisvert | ||
| Sunday, June 07, 2009 | 7 | Jeremy Newton | SHIFTY BUSINESS | |
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 | 28 | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel | ||
| Monday, May 25, 2009 | 9 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 | 16 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | PERPETUAL MOTION | |
| Sunday, May 03, 2009 | 44 | Caleb Madison | A STATELY GARDEN | |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | 9 | Daniel A. Finan | ||
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | 21 | Barry Boone | ||
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 | 40 | Eric Berlin | FITTING WORDS | |
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | 8 | Tim Wescott | ||
| Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | 16 | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel | ||
| Sunday, January 11, 2009 | 28 | David J. Kahn | MAKING HISTORY | |
| Wednesday, December 31, 2008 | 16 | Tim Wescott | ||
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 | 160 | • | Patrick Berry | GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | 5 | John Farmer | ||
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 | 36 | • | Joe Krozel | |
| Thursday, November 27, 2008 | 34 | Patrick Berry | ||
| Sunday, November 23, 2008 | 18 | David J. Kahn | PICTURE THIS | |
| Thursday, November 13, 2008 | 3 | Allan E. Parrish | ||
| Thursday, November 06, 2008 | 13 | Jeremy Newton | ||
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 | 30 | Lucy Gardner Anderson | ||
| Wednesday, October 08, 2008 | 16 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Monday, October 06, 2008 | 12 | Patrick Blindauer | ||
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 | 12 | Barry Boone | ||
| Monday, September 22, 2008 | 21 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Thursday, September 18, 2008 | 15 | Mike Nothnagel | ||
| Thursday, September 11, 2008 | 5 | Caleb Madison | ||
| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | 22 | Lucas Gaviotis Whitestone | ||
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 5 | Damon J. Gulczynski | ||
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 34 | Will Nediger | INSIDE JOKES | |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 | 11 | Elizabeth A. Long | ||
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | 57 | Henry Quillen | ||
| Sunday, July 20, 2008 | 34 | Barry C. Silk | ACROSS THE BOARD | |
| Monday, July 07, 2008 | 20 | Bob Klahn | ||
| Monday, June 30, 2008 | 15 | Lynn Lempel | ||
| Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 7 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | SPY GLASS | |
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 | 12 | Gary J. Whitehead | ||
| Sunday, April 20, 2008 | 47 | John Farmer | SPACED OUT | |
| Sunday, March 30, 2008 | 59 | Paula Gamache | MIXED FEELINGS | |
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 | 10 | Patrick Berry | SPLITS AND MERGERS | |
| Sunday, March 02, 2008 | 13 | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach | FORWARD THINKING | |
| Sunday, February 24, 2008 | 37 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | WINNERS' CIRCLES | |
| Thursday, February 21, 2008 | 24 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 | 31 | Paula Gamache | ||
| Sunday, January 20, 2008 | 12 | Natan Last | TRIANGULATION | |
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 | 21 | John Farmer | ||
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 | 16 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | WINTER FIGURE | |
| Monday, October 22, 2007 | 10 | Lynn Lempel | ||
| Monday, September 10, 2007 | 16 | Edward M Sessa | ||
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 | 38 | Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper | GETTING AHEAD | |
| Thursday, July 19, 2007 | 5 | David J. Kahn | ||
| Monday, July 09, 2007 | 24 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Monday, July 02, 2007 | 19 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Sunday, July 01, 2007 | 28 | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais | DIAMOND JUBILEE | |
| Sunday, June 24, 2007 | 33 | Eric Berlin | NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY | |
| Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 20 | Bonnie L. Gentry and Victor Fleming | ||
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | 9 | Patrick Blindauer | ||
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 | 33 | Courtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon | ||
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 | 26 | John Farmer | ||
| Monday, February 26, 2007 | 18 | Peter A. Collins | ||
| Sunday, January 07, 2007 | 31 | Ashish Vengsarkar | SPELLCHECK | |
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 | 44 | Patrick Berry | LOOK INSIDE | |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 | 30 | James R. Leeds | ||
| Friday, August 18, 2006 | 12 | Joe DiPietro | ||
| Thursday, July 13, 2006 | 5 | Manny Nosowsky | ||
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 | 40 | Jim Page | KEEPING COMPANY | |
| Sunday, May 14, 2006 | 6 | Patrick Berry | TRAVELING IN CIRCLES | |
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 | 21 | George Barany and Michael Shteyman | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | |
| Thursday, November 24, 2005 | 4 | Michael Shteyman | ||
| Thursday, November 03, 2005 | 29 | Byron Walden | ||
| Sunday, July 17, 2005 | 16 | David J. Kahn | CELEBRATION | |
| Thursday, May 26, 2005 | 9 | David J. Kahn | ||
| Sunday, January 30, 2005 | 104 | • | Derrick Niederman | SMOOTH MOVE |
| Thursday, December 30, 2004 | 3 | Kyle Mahowald | ||
| Sunday, December 05, 2004 | 23 | David J. Kahn | FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORD BOOKS | |
| Monday, October 18, 2004 | 17 | Steve Kahn | ||
| Wednesday, October 13, 2004 | 11 | Patrick Merrell | ||
| Thursday, September 02, 2004 | 8 | David J. Kahn | ||
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 | 4 | Allan E. Parrish | ||
| Tuesday, May 04, 2004 | 15 | Eric Berlin | ||
| Sunday, May 02, 2004 | 57 | Derrick Niederman | SELF-DEFINING | |
| Sunday, April 11, 2004 | 16 | Patrick Merrell | WE'RE #2! | |
| Thursday, March 04, 2004 | 1 | Patrick Merrell | ||
| Tuesday, January 20, 2004 | 24 | Eric Berlin | ||
| Sunday, December 14, 2003 | 26 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | BRANCHING OUT | |
| Thursday, May 08, 2003 | 11 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | ||
| Monday, April 28, 2003 | 8 | Jim Hyres | ||
| Wednesday, March 05, 2003 | 9 | Tyler Hinman | ||
| Sunday, January 12, 2003 | 61 | Patrick Berry | HALF AND HALF | |
| Thursday, December 26, 2002 | 7 | Cathy Millhauser | ||
| Sunday, October 13, 2002 | 38 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | DOWNWARD SPIRAL | |
| Monday, April 16, 2001 | 12 | Peter Gordon | ||
| Sunday, January 28, 2001 | 34 | Jim Page | NATURE CALLS | |
| Sunday, December 31, 2000 | 9 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | MAKING A FACE | |
| Sunday, December 24, 2000 | 28 | Bill Zais | CHRISTMAS PLAY | |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2000 | 13 | Bill Zais | ||
| Sunday, September 03, 2000 | 5 | David J. Kahn | WHO WANTS TO BE A QUIZ SHOW CONTESTANT? | |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2000 | 21 | William I. Johnston | ||
| Sunday, February 13, 2000 | 26 | Bill Zais | GROOVY KIND OF LOVE | |
| Wednesday, September 15, 1999 | 10 | Thomas W. Schier | ||
| Wednesday, February 03, 1999 | 17 | Glenn E. Sykes | ||
| Sunday, November 01, 1998 | 60 | Robert Malinow | "Insiders" | |
| Sunday, March 29, 1998 | 13 | Robert H. Wolfe | "Two By Thirteen" | |
| Sunday, May 11, 1997 | 42 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | "Infested!" | |
| Tuesday, April 01, 1997 | 3 | Patrick Jordan | ||
| Wednesday, September 28, 1994 | 16 | Robert Zimmerman | ||
| Sunday, April 03, 1994 | 12 | Ernie Furtado | Mystery Theme |