Daily fewest words (63 or fewer)

Word count refers to the total number of Down and Across clues. Constructors try to minimize this count as well as the number of blocks to make the puzzle more interesting.

These puzzles tend to have interesting shapes. See the thumbnails for an overview.

52 words
Friday, January 21, 2005Frank Longo
54
Friday, October 17, 2008Patrick Berry
Friday, January 04, 2008Raymond C. Young
Saturday, December 15, 2001Frank A. Longo
Friday, October 24, 1997Frank Longo
56
+ Saturday, September 19, 2009Mel Taub
Saturday, December 22, 2007Harvey Estes
Saturday, January 20, 2007Harvey Estes
Saturday, July 15, 2006Patrick Berry
Saturday, May 07, 2005Patrick Berry
Saturday, January 01, 2005Raymond C. Young
Friday, August 22, 1997Frank Longo
58
Saturday, January 02, 2010Robert H. Wolfe
Saturday, October 31, 2009Robert H. Wolfe
Saturday, July 18, 2009Joe Krozel
Saturday, September 20, 2008Joe Krozel
Saturday, December 01, 2007Robert H. Wolfe
Saturday, December 09, 2006Robert H. Wolfe
Friday, July 28, 2006Sherry O. Blackard
Saturday, January 21, 2006Brendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, June 29, 1996F. Longo
60
Saturday, February 06, 2010Frederick J. Healy
Friday, August 22, 2008Kevin G. Der
Saturday, April 14, 2007Sherry O. Blackard
Saturday, January 06, 2007Robert H. Wolfe
Friday, September 10, 2004Brendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, August 07, 2004Patrick Berry
Friday, May 24, 2002Manny Nosowsky
Saturday, October 20, 2001Patrick Berry
Saturday, June 15, 1996R. Ross
Saturday, October 07, 1995Frank A. Longo
Friday, May 13, 1994Randolph Ross
62
Friday, July 24, 2009Patrick Berry
Friday, November 21, 2008Patrick Berry
Saturday, June 14, 2008Brendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, September 08, 2007Brendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, July 28, 2007Manny Nosowsky
Saturday, February 17, 2007Robert H. Wolfe
Saturday, April 29, 2006Robert H. Wolfe
Saturday, September 24, 2005Byron Walden
Friday, July 01, 2005Brendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, March 11, 2005Manny Nosowsky
Saturday, November 13, 2004Frank Longo
Saturday, September 04, 2004Patrick Berry
Saturday, June 05, 2004Byron Walden
Saturday, February 14, 2004Frank Longo
Saturday, January 10, 2004Brendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, November 22, 2003Robert H. Wolfe
Saturday, November 08, 2003Sherry O. Blackard
Saturday, March 08, 2003Patrick Berry
Saturday, August 24, 2002Chuck Menning
Saturday, December 22, 2001Trip Payne
Saturday, August 04, 2001Randolph Ross
Friday, September 22, 2000Manny Nosowsky
Saturday, January 23, 1999Frank Longo
Friday, November 06, 1998Bob Klahn
Friday, April 03, 1998Frank Longo
Saturday, May 31, 1997Frank Longo
Saturday, February 15, 1997J. Clonick
Saturday, November 09, 1996F. Longo
Friday, December 23, 1994Frank A. Longo
63
Thursday, June 19, 2008Joe Krozel