Some puzzles require you to cram more than one letter into a single box or use symbols or have some
other kind of special substitution. These are sometimes called rebus puzzles or crushwords.
3.3% of all the puzzles in the database (178 total) are rebus puzzles.
Here's the list from most recent to oldest:
| Date | Author | Title |
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 | Jeremy Newton | YEAR-ROUND |
| Thursday, September 11, 2008 | Caleb Madison | |
| Sunday, August 24, 2008 | Kevin G. Der | COME FLY WITH ME |
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot | GOING EVERY WHICH WAY |
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 | David J. Kahn | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2008 | John Farmer | |
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 | Jim Leeds | |
| Thursday, April 03, 2008 | Kevin G. Der | |
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 | David J. Kahn | |
| Sunday, January 20, 2008 | Natan Last | TRIANGULATION |
| Thursday, November 29, 2007 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | Ken Stern | |
| Sunday, October 07, 2007 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | POLITICAL POSITIONS |
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 | Alex Boisvert | |
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | Jayne and Alex Boisvert | |
| Sunday, August 19, 2007 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | BURIED TREASURE |
| Friday, July 27, 2007 | John R. Conrad | |
| Sunday, July 01, 2007 | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais | DIAMOND JUBILEE |
| Thursday, June 07, 2007 | Nancy Salomon | |
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
| Thursday, April 26, 2007 | Mike Nothnagel | |
| Wednesday, April 04, 2007 | Bette Sue Cohen | |
| Sunday, March 18, 2007 | Craig Kasper | INITIAL SUBSTITUTIONS |
| Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | Peter A. Collins | |
| Sunday, February 11, 2007 | Mark Feldman | LOVE IS ALL AROUND |
| Friday, February 02, 2007 | David J. Kahn | |
| Thursday, January 04, 2007 | Alan Olschwang | |
| Sunday, December 17, 2006 | Joe DiPietro | LAY OF THE LAND |
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 | Manny Nosowsky | ENERGY CRUNCH |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | David Benkof | |
| Thursday, October 12, 2006 | Dave Tuller | |
| Saturday, September 16, 2006 | Michael Shteyman | |
| Thursday, August 03, 2006 | Nancy Salomon | |
| Thursday, July 27, 2006 | Ethan Friedman | |
| Thursday, July 06, 2006 | Pete Muller | |
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | SOUND CONNECTIONS |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 | Damon J. Gulczynski | |
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 | Christina Houlihan Kelly | |
| Thursday, May 18, 2006 | Peter A. Collins | |
| Sunday, April 30, 2006 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | LIGHT THINKING |
| Thursday, April 13, 2006 | Barry Silk | |
| Sunday, March 19, 2006 | Michael Shteyman | ALWAYS FELT THIS WAY |
| Thursday, February 16, 2006 | Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon | |
| Thursday, January 12, 2006 | Kyle Mahowald | |
| Sunday, December 25, 2005 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | A LITTLE LAUGHTER |
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 | David Pringle | |
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 | Lee Glickstein and Craig Kasper | |
| Thursday, October 27, 2005 | Bonnie L. Gentry | |
| Sunday, October 02, 2005 | Randolph Ross | ONE FOR THE BOOKS |
| Saturday, September 10, 2005 | David J. Kahn | |
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 | Kevan Choset | |
| Sunday, July 31, 2005 | Mark Feldman | PUZZLED EXPRESSION |
| Thursday, July 07, 2005 | David Quarfoot | |
| Thursday, June 09, 2005 | David J. Kahn | |
| Friday, May 13, 2005 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| Sunday, April 24, 2005 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | WRIGGLY FIELD |
| Sunday, April 10, 2005 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 | Dan Reichert | |
| Sunday, February 20, 2005 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | THE ART OF THE DEAL |
| Thursday, February 10, 2005 | Frank Longo | |
| Sunday, January 30, 2005 | Derrick Niederman | SMOOTH MOVE |
| Thursday, December 23, 2004 | Nancy Salomon | |
| Friday, December 17, 2004 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| Sunday, November 14, 2004 | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | BLUE STREAK |
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
| Thursday, October 28, 2004 | Richard Chisholm | |
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 | Paula Gamache | |
| Sunday, August 15, 2004 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | CATCH PHRASE |
| Sunday, August 08, 2004 | Bill Zais | TAP, TAP, TAP |
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 | Roy Leban | |
| Wednesday, May 26, 2004 | David J. Kahn | |
| Monday, March 15, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | |
| Thursday, March 04, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | |
| Sunday, January 25, 2004 | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | CHICKEN LITTLE |
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 | James M. and James C. Jenista | |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2003 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | |
| Thursday, November 06, 2003 | Joe DiPietro | |
| Thursday, October 09, 2003 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
| Thursday, September 04, 2003 | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples | |
| Sunday, August 17, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | ALL KEYED UP |
| Tuesday, August 05, 2003 | D. J. DeChristopher | |
| Thursday, July 17, 2003 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| Sunday, June 22, 2003 | John Duschatko | BACK TO BASICS |
| Thursday, May 22, 2003 | Dan Reichert | |
| Thursday, May 15, 2003 | David J. Kahn | |
| Thursday, April 17, 2003 | Eric Berlin | |
| Friday, February 14, 2003 | M. Francis Vuolo | |
| Sunday, January 26, 2003 | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples | THIS'LL ONLY HURT A BIT |
| Sunday, December 08, 2002 | Peter Gordon | COUNTER INTELLIGENCE |
| Thursday, November 14, 2002 | Paula Gamache | |
| Wednesday, October 09, 2002 | Peter Gordon | |
| Thursday, September 19, 2002 | Randolph Ross | |
| Thursday, September 05, 2002 | Michael Shteyman | |
| Sunday, July 21, 2002 | Trip Payne | GOOD NEIGHBORS |
| Sunday, July 14, 2002 | Patrick Berry | HIGH OVERHEAD |
| Sunday, June 09, 2002 | Randolph Ross | MODERN CONTACTS |
| Thursday, May 30, 2002 | Peter Gordon | |
| Thursday, April 18, 2002 | Patrick Berry | |
| Thursday, April 04, 2002 | Trip Payne | |
| Sunday, March 03, 2002 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | PLAYING THE GAME |
| Thursday, January 31, 2002 | Bruce F. Adams | |
| Sunday, December 30, 2001 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | DROPPING THE BALL |
| Thursday, October 18, 2001 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2001 | Steven Dorfman | |
| Sunday, August 12, 2001 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | IN CROWD |
| Thursday, July 05, 2001 | Peter Gordon | |
| Thursday, May 31, 2001 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| Thursday, April 19, 2001 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| Thursday, March 08, 2001 | Peter Gordon | |
| Sunday, December 31, 2000 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | MAKING A FACE |
| Thursday, December 14, 2000 | Peter Gordon | |
| Saturday, October 28, 2000 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
| Sunday, September 24, 2000 | Randolph Ross | ONE FOR THE BOOKS |
| Wednesday, September 13, 2000 | Jim Morton | |
| Sunday, September 10, 2000 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | SHINING EXAMPLES |
| Thursday, July 13, 2000 | Rich Norris | |
| Sunday, July 02, 2000 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | LET FREEDOM RING |
| Thursday, April 20, 2000 | Nelson Hardy | |
| Thursday, March 23, 2000 | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | |
| Sunday, February 27, 2000 | Harvey Estes | A TRIP TO THE SHRINK |
| Friday, December 31, 1999 | Peter Gordon | |
| Wednesday, December 15, 1999 | Ethan Cooper | |
| Sunday, October 31, 1999 | Frank Longo | TWIN STATES |
| Thursday, September 02, 1999 | Joe DiPietro | |
| Thursday, August 12, 1999 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| Sunday, July 18, 1999 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | JUST FOR OPENERS |
| Sunday, June 20, 1999 | Manny Nosowsky | TEA FOR TWO |
| Sunday, May 30, 1999 | Cathy Millhauser | APOSTROPHES IN THE HEADLINES |
| Wednesday, April 21, 1999 | Mary E. Brindamour | |
| Sunday, March 28, 1999 | Cathy Millhauser | "Railroad Crossings" |
| Thursday, March 11, 1999 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| Thursday, February 25, 1999 | Jim Page | |
| Thursday, January 28, 1999 | Henry Hook | |
| Thursday, January 07, 1999 | William I. Johnston | |
| Friday, December 25, 1998 | Ed Pegg Jr. | |
| Sunday, November 15, 1998 | Robert H. Wolfe | "On Your Mark" |
| Sunday, September 20, 1998 | Charles Deber | "Countdown" |
| Wednesday, August 19, 1998 | Alfio Micci | |
| Sunday, July 12, 1998 | Henry Hook | "To Coin a Phrase" |
| Sunday, March 29, 1998 | Robert H. Wolfe | "Two By Thirteen" |
| Wednesday, March 18, 1998 | Susan Smith | |
| Tuesday, January 20, 1998 | Randall J. Hartman | |
| Sunday, November 02, 1997 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | "Suit Yourself" |
| Thursday, April 17, 1997 | Susan Smith | |
| Sunday, March 09, 1997 | June Boggs | Monthly Meetings |
| Friday, February 14, 1997 | J. R. Conrad | |
| Friday, November 29, 1996 | B. White | |
| Thursday, October 31, 1996 | L. Sidway | |
| Sunday, October 27, 1996 | N. N. Joline | Vampire's Delight |
| Sunday, September 08, 1996 | R. H. Wolfe | Plain Geometry |
| Saturday, August 03, 1996 | A. D. Cover | |
| Sunday, June 23, 1996 | F. Hansen | Tintinnabulation |
| Thursday, May 23, 1996 | M. E. Brindamour | |
| Sunday, March 17, 1996 | P. O'Gordon | COLOR ME IRISH! |
| Saturday, February 10, 1996 | John R. Conrad | |
| Sunday, January 07, 1996 | Eric Albert | "NIGHT LIGHTS" |
| Wednesday, December 13, 1995 | Ernie Furtado | |
| Friday, December 08, 1995 | Frances Hansen | |
| Friday, September 08, 1995 | A.J. Santora | |
| Thursday, August 03, 1995 | Wayne Robert Williams | |
| Friday, June 30, 1995 | Rich Norris | |
| Thursday, April 13, 1995 | Glenn E. Sykes | |
| Saturday, March 04, 1995 | Rand H. Burns | |
| Sunday, February 19, 1995 | Alfio Micci | Twofers |
| Friday, January 13, 1995 | Judith Perry | |
| Sunday, January 01, 1995 | Henry Hook | A New Beginning |
| Saturday, December 10, 1994 | Bryant White | |
| Sunday, November 06, 1994 | A.J. Santora | Boxing the Compass (Nov 6, 1994) |
| Friday, October 07, 1994 | Bryant White | |
| Sunday, September 04, 1994 | Wayne Robert Williams | Playing The Angles |
| Sunday, June 26, 1994 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | @ ¢ ? ! |
| Friday, May 27, 1994 | Chet Currier | |
| Saturday, May 07, 1994 | Bryant White | |
| Sunday, February 27, 1994 | Bette Sue Cohen | Altogether Now (Feb 27, 1994) |
| Monday, February 14, 1994 | Nancy Joline | |
| Sunday, December 19, 1993 | John M. Samson | Ho, Ho, Ho |
| Sunday, November 21, 1993 | Peter Gordon | Spectral Analysis |