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Grids with odd shapes or unusual sizes

1. These 9 grids aren't even rectangular

Grids that appeared in print in non-rectangular form.
(Diagramless grids are dramatically non-rectangular!)

Sun 2/12/2023 Cheap Thrills
WIGMAAMTCBYBOPS
AHMEDISCOOREOIKEA
SLEETINFERRUNGCRAL
CUTTINGCORNERSIFEAR
IMSNOSIRLEAPSON
ASTINBIODEMONRUM
PINCHINGPENNIESDIANA
ALOHATLCPROMDATES
NOBPDAALAMOSAYLESS
ASISEEITNADAREC
MEGSALBUMASSETEGIS
ISLSTABPREPRINT
MINIPIGTOUCHANINDA
OPENHOUSETOEROSIN
ASONESTRETCHINGABUCK
NONGRATAYEAMARTS
GENOMICARNIEBTU
HOLSTMAKINGENDSMEET
FOWLIDEMDALAIHORDE
WHEECURBEPODEIBEX
DONESASSDEWYPSA
Tue 7/16/2019
ABRAAABLE
LAOSAVAMAID
TTOPACELAATOI
ATFAMERICATNT
REGALEDADSALES
DANESACAMEL
JARTSALAPADME
ANDIARENATRES
NEEANTENNAEST
DYNASTYENMASSE
JESSIEEENSIE
FACEPLANT
AFRAMEBUILDINGS
BROSDANCECOOK
SOOTENTERSWAY
Wed 2/14/2018
HAGSALEC
GERUNDPLENUM
BOATYARDGRANDPAS
LORIPURSUESTIRO
ANTSYMEATYNADIA
CASTERWITHOBSON
KSTREETNEVERLAND
OPRYPORTRAYERRS
URIPOPOVNYMROO
TENNISTASACROSS
EGONLILACJAWS
STATESENATORS
ITWASNTTOBE
APPETITES
SERIALS
DINGE
EEO
Tue 1/6/2015
BOTTLEAMPSGYM
OHIOANMEATOOO
ONTOURYOGAOWN
POSTDOCWEDIDIT
HELLODISNEY
ATBARALPALA
BARNARDORATAD
IPADMINTYNUDE
TENNSCALEDRAW
DABEVEENEMY
GENIUSYALTA
REALTORFERTILE
ARMTRODGAINON
PIEETONIDOTOO
HESDATATENONS
Thu 10/30/2014
FLUIDROBE
PEARCEASONE
SINUSESWHOAMI
CPENDALESDANCERS
PYRESRCATEAT
ECOLPOTATOCRNA
WAGCINRAPMUSIC
ARIZONIANPUP
ETEVERONIQUE
ARCELAGOASKUNC
SISELOCUTELIPO
ECHOKENSOCAL
CHOCOLATECCOOKIE
ETCHERSPORTED
SAINTCENTER
MOSSOREAD
Tue 9/25/2012
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BLOBASAPVIBE
AIDASEXEDETRE
BEERCAIROCHAR
SURGEONSPHOTO
RATSCOUT
STPATTISERGOT
IHOPPESETAHRE
LOCHNESSMONSTER
ARKINTUITISAS
SPENTYESCNOTE
ETATSDOC
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
BLOCAGLOWALOE
MEMOSIGNSIDYL
WEBSFAKEREAL
Thu 1/21/2010
PERSONALCOST
FIVETOONEDCCAB
AGAMEMNONSHAMU
NODSTASSPAT
CUESLEEPONURN
YTDEERERELIE
OPTICERRANT
CUTSCORNERS
NEAREROASIS
EMUTOMZEDISA
XEDSLOVENSSTL
TRISLOOKOOL
TALLSLIMEJELLO
OLLASALEXANDER
DOWNHEREGOES
Tue 11/2/2004
SHIVAPPTRECAP
AEROCLUEERUPT
GNATCANDIDATES
ARTISTICRNS
SIENATHYMEALI
GNUCOACHMEN
ASISSOAKKABOB
DELISPREENENE
DELTAIDLEGRAD
TIGERCUBLEI
ONOMAMASANGUS
ORRLASTGASP
ATTHEPOLLSCLEO
LOUISLOSTHAUT
BEGOTETASASPS
D
Thu 2/2/1995
P
PGASHOUTSBACK
ERSHORNETOBOE
ROSALEXEIONME
DUOMELSRAKEIN
UNCAPSUMCIRCE
DIDOETUDES
SHADOWALEHEWN
POTSIXWEEKLOU
AGESRMNMARMOT
PAYEESROOD
HAZELNYELORCA
ADONISPROSOHM
DORSTSHIRTPUT
ABBEORIANAECO
TEARPOLLEDRKO

2. The 32 least-square grids

Row and column counts in these thumbnails differ by at least 2.

Tue 9/19/2023
ASPIFSOTWIT
LEANOUNLAHTI
SESQUIPEDALIAN
OBSTREPEROUSLY
EDIEOYESKIT
FLOPSSEWSECO
DOWMEDTRYST
AWNINGSBAO
COMGETTHIS
DICEDMADAMP
AVASWATPIDAY
MARYASHORAL
ANTIDISESTABLI
SHMENTARIANISM
KOALAGENTTEA
SENDERGOETC
Mon 6/19/2023
PEALOSSWAB
OVERICEPORE
PIRANHAOVEN
SLICEOFBREAD
AYNART
TILSARIFED
AMIEBEEHIVE
RASPBERRYJAM
EXTORTDINO
NASCAR
OHHIABASED
PEANUTBUTTER
TYLENOLERGO
SSESPECISP
SENAUK
SLICEOFBREAD
HAZETRILOGY
AVONCENSURE
MADEHESTAD
Wed 11/23/2022
MTVDEEPMDS
YEAHATTIPOIL
MASTERCARDLOGO
ASSORTEFILES
NEATOPALNASH
TRAFFICLIGHT
LEFTSIDE
WORSEORDER
RNASPRAWLERA
YEWAURAARM
TWISTERMAT
HAHASDRWHO
OLYMPICRINGS
THEYOKRAURAL
RUNEREAMTIKI
EMTSTAMASPAT
Thu 10/6/2022
CIVETDDTARCO
ACIDIFIESLOLL
MERGELEFTLOUD
EDIEAUTOMATES
OILINGRAY
STENOALMAESC
ANTEMUCHO
HAWTHORNEPOOL
IRONDATAMINED
NERTSIOTA
TSKHANSSLUGS
SIDTHENOW
COREVALUENCAA
UNIXPARESDOWN
TEATTRADITION
SSNSSALROLLS
Fri 9/9/2022
PERTURBSLADED
EXNIHILOFELIPE
TEAMUPONTAPSIN
RECORDDEALS
HYDRAKGBPEE
EUROBRITAPPS
AGOGTUAHONEST
POPULISMAMWAY
MEANTTSAR
ESPTESTSRIG
SPATROEGSNOG
ALLAHSLRAGER
GUITARSOLODATE
AMNESIASTACHE
SEESPOTSETTER
T
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POW Sun 5/22/2022 Parting Ways
MDPHDBROPOLWHIM
AERIEIANERATHINE
STOPSIGNSREVERENCE
COGSINCHSOAMIGUT
AXEPIEHOLECOPIERS
RENALWOREATOP
ASYLUMSETCKENOSHA
TMISHOESPAS
DEPOSITIONTORN
AMORCORNICEERODE
RAGEBONYRELEVANCE
ANTGERLTEFAD
NOREGRETSASIANUSE
CHESSREACTTOSLED
IMACANIMATIONS
NATSPLATSRI
INSIDERARKCHAPTER
CECEOATHTERRA
BODYARTINSHAPEIMP
APERERUNHERRSLIP
REVOLTINGMILESTONE
BRINYADOIREPAGER
SALELOTRSSABYSS
Tue 2/1/2022
PAPASANGPRIM
ALUMAREAROMA
SPRINGFESTIVAL
TORSOAGENT
SCRIPT
ROSHHASHANAH
RENOAFAROBEY
ETALMAYAWORE
GALLPENSRUBS
IKEASLOEUTES
MERLEAZURE
ESTCEASEDSTS
SONGKRAN
BEAKTIEREVEN
TAXIELIERILE
STEPRENDDEFT
Tue 1/4/2022
ESCCRAMPSSBA
GELREGALETOP
OXOOCELOTEXT
YOUCANTTHINK
VENNPTASACID
SLEDSSMITE
OFYOURTROUBLES
LOVEYA
WHILESOLVING
PHONYECARD
BOGSSUNSEMIR
JAWOHNEATEDY
ACROSSWORD
MARGARETFARRAR
ANTITALISODA
CDSSTETPOP
Thu 12/16/2021
AGREESALOTIRE
BREATHBEWILDER
BEMUSESONNETEER
YEAGNUSIDED
TREEBOAGUNS
RELIEFMAPSROB
MAINISSUESBARB
OBEYDEWBERRIES
BEDHARDLINERS
POSYILLYRIA
SHEDSSNLNFC
OPERATINGBOGGLE
BEFUDDLECASUAL
EXTSAKEERUPTS
POW Sun 4/18/2021 A RARE FIND
LOCALTHOUJAKE
PARTIAFCHENNAATON
STAREMOAELTONWARD
MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE
ITSALOSTCAUSEENOLA
MRIISLETSLIN
PENPALOLEELONEMEA
HISNOISEROCKANT
GMAILGUTGASHIDS
RIDSPSSTOILSUPNET
ANAHEIMRATBITEMAR
SIMSCISSORFERRERA
POWCATHAYBAYSANEW
IRESHAYRONSTUDS
NESSASHAYINGTIE
GOTTOSHAYNERASPED
OUIHAYLEYBRA
ICONSNEEDLESSTOSAY
NEEDLEINAHAYSTACK
SELAALGERSEELAILA
URLSMMHMMSSNOLDEN
ETSYSTYENASTY
POW Tue 4/6/2021
ARSBARCAREPA
PECLOVATOSOB
HEAVENSTOBETSY
ISPOSEMORASS
DEETSTOTES
GEEZLOUISE
BOOSEATACSIN
FRAGNOSEMAGE
FSTOPSILOS
SOSOONRISERS
DWELLERS
SNAGTOADMAGS
HILOCOWSOVEN
APOLLOPALATE
MAHLEROBLIGE
STAYEDTAYLOR
Thu 9/20/2018
MAMBAGLOTTIS
STAUBBOARHUNT
GODRYENSCONCE
MESSAGETRA
EMISLOBHED
TATAANAHEIMCA
CNBCSIDEROADS
ECGAEDWITH
INTERLCSAL
RATPOISONNABS
IGETIDEASSCOT
SRNAGESCUP
TIGSECTION
GOTORUINAMUCK
INONEACTLINEA
GYMSOCKENTRY
Thu 6/21/2018
THRUSTAMENPERI
EYESCARPETBARON
ADIOSAMIGOSASIAN
MENTREEBITTERS
AYESAGCIO
PEPPERSBRICKROAD
URLSAFOULARIA
BAYPACKERLANTERN
AREETALEE
MEANIESLAWSHEN
AUDISOFFONESGAME
PROSEHEARTSRAIN
POSHOWNSITOGLE
Wed 5/30/2018
LIPSACETATECHIP
OKRAMORALESRANG
BEEBPLAYERSORCA
APOLLOMIASMA
TEENATIERS
RESETISLETROMPS
UNCUTSTILEAVILA
BARRETILESNEXUS
BASRANIXOGRES
ALBSUMPREDST
GIBEJUMBLEDABIE
UNLVUSROUTEHAZE
AGEESTINGERAGES
POW Mon 9/11/2017
PSISOSPADLSD
OMGPOMADEAPE
MALAYPENINSULA
PROFSLEDARID
TORTILLAFLAT
OWESEA
PALEODAWES
EGADHICKMAXX
AUKDASHESLPS
RAEILLINILOW
PERFECTGPA
FLUKESHAWL
LEADMOOTMAIL
ARCOPAPAPLEA
LAIRTHATELON
ALDAYULERAND
Thu 4/27/2017
CENTRALSUDOKU
ORCHARDNAUTICAL
PRIESTSUNBEATEN
ASSETMTMNOLA
MARSHEIRE
SWIMITERATEABS
OHMYCARETDFLAT
CEASERATESATYA
KEYDIETARYNOSY
MUNIPSSST
CODEONONAPES
HAIRCUTSERASURE
IHATEYOUMEFIRST
PUZZLESQUARES
Mon 11/21/2016
SENSERIMSPCP
UPENNEWOKOAS
ZEROVISIBILITY
YEOWDESIINSO
TWOTHUMBSUP
UNTIESWEEP
FOURTOPSALT
OGREWRATHTEE
SONFLORAFIGS
SLOSIXFLAGS
DIANALASSO
EIGHTMENOUT
RANTUSERSEGO
AGAINSTALLODDS
SOLSEERIDEAS
ENSADESTANYA
Fri 6/3/2016
SCAGGSSCALPS
CAPULETALCOTT
AVENUEBMARACA
MERCEDESPETRI
PACOYANGSHUN
STUNTMARTSIL
TICCABOOSE
SHERLOCKHOLMES
COLONELSANDERS
ONELOVEMEH
FOGWARSSINEW
FRATLIESCOLE
LANESCRACKPOT
ARTLABFLOORIT
WILLDOSUCROSE
SAYYESDAYBED
Thu 3/24/2016
HALESTDCCUP
APPLEPIESATIN
LOGICALFALLACY
OPALLIVECHAT
ADONEW
EBECAUSECIRCUL
SEXZIPSOUSA
NATEJECTTBAR
ECRUADLIBAGR
SOAKSOARNEE
ONSEKAMGNINOSA
IGOTEE
CRASSESTASTI
BEGTHEQUESTION
CEELOUNFROZEN
DROPEATSEDS
Wed 8/12/2015
BUTMAYTWIGSTY
UNOAREOHNOERE
RPMMRSPANGOLIN
MIASMAJETSOFF
ANYWAYAKASTRIP
TIMOMAHAEPA
GLORIOUSOPTSFOR
OUTLASTTOEHOLDS
LAOAWAITALE
FUMEDILLSTACHE
ALITTLETARTAR
MAHIMAHIMAWIRA
ACTERIEERAOPS
NEOSETSTRYNYE
Sun 7/20/2014 MOVING PARTS
ENWRAPSROTEPALMOIL
DARENOTEXONFRIENDS
WHITTLEBEADCOOLEST
TREROUNDUPUND
ICEEMEWSSPECSSUCK
NOTATIONSTASHESPAN
DOODADGAROTTEASTRO
RISOTTOFALLOUT
HERDSPAMALOTMAOIST
ALICKELSSAMEGTOS
GLACIALPATRONS
ALITTLEGIVEANDTAKE
THEMAGITEETERS
SHEDEDITBSATRIAL
MALIGNRECHAINSARTY
OVEREATAGITATE
RAVENSTRETTOASSAIL
ENEEMPRESSNEGATIVE
SANGISITAFIXELRON
RANBURRITOPUP
AFRAMESREALDIECAST
PRIVATENAVEUMPIRES
BABYSATSNITSPEAKER
Sun 12/29/2013 TAKE A BREAK
PBOOKTUNESPICKP
VENTISTACYATLAS
ELITEAUTOSCOATI
TOOVERBALCUEWIZ
OWNSTSELIOTISEE
CARAFL
SIDEWALKCHALK
BOWERAFOULQUILT
AMANANAOMIIMDUE
WALTWHITMANBRIDGE
DREIUNERCANOES
SANGHIYA
PWATCHHUBOUTOFP
PEPSILAPATCIVIC
ALPDRESSRACKETH
SCABATABRASRTA
SOREPIGPENSUPIN
EMERSTOOLIEDANG
RELAPBALLSFORGE
TENETSHARK
CIERALOUSE
HOSHEARTFELTPSA
OBAMADOILYHAITI
TRAMPDONORERROR
PACESSKYPEDEEPP
Thu 11/28/2013
PASISPSETAS
ODERIAACLASP
THEBROWNBOMBER
SOYAUNDERSAY
CALYXBIKO
LOWMANRASP
AMSHANGGLIDER
SAPPOROABOVE
STASHASPIRES
NEWYORKJETERS
SYNCALAMOS
HANAIPANA
EEWMIXINHASP
SNAKESONAPLANE
PYREXNORACEL
YANGSTYXPRE
Thu 8/30/2012
ATITARMSPORC
LODETOSHAVER
FREERANGENEUE
NATALEAMARNA
CAMILLEFACEIT
ADAMNEATO
BONEDRYPHASER
OOOOOOYDS
SLOOOOOOO
MINERSMRDEEDS
ABEADULEE
CEDRICGESTALT
KRONERINTENT
DAZEEGGCARTON
ACESPALLPRIE
BENTELISEADS
Tue 5/29/2012
FURBRIGHTSTHREE
ONERANRIOTSEVEN
USSANTENNAAMEND
ROOMEDDERNARTS
CUISINESTOUT
BIRLOTTITSOPEN
BACKOFTHEENVELOPE
BLESSESTWOOUIS
HUMORENSIGNS
FETAAFOGTOYDOG
ILIKEACROBATEDA
VANESSHALALARES
ELYSETEDDIESSIX
Sun 4/15/2012 GRID IRON
SOFTBOSCSOJAYSDSOSBASSI
ELIHUALLOKMENORAHSOUTHAMPTON
EASERLEONIIMTHEKINGOFTHEWORLD
MYHEARTWILLGOONROSSITSK
KALIFLISFSTAFINEGG
FRNSFELFREETACETMILASAFRAF
EDITSDEISTSITATOPCIRRISNAFU
DAFPOUFFSANTAFLATEFESSTAFFD
ETATNOAHPABSTEEG
VHSNORAHADONAIBASEPAYTREMOR
WOOEDDRILLTILLNOWRAGESELOPE
SPUDMOMMIESCTEAMAGNACIDDEF
RASAAIREEBBSRIDQED
WINSLETDICAPRIOREGANSOU
OZONEAMISHELEVENACADEMYAWARDS
VOTEDLEVEEESSENCELUXURYLINER
EDERCHASMTREOSETDSSLAWS
Thu 3/29/2012
ETTEDJSCHAOS
SOREEYESOASIS
TWINKLETWINKLE
REPCARSON
ALLONSPOLISH
DEEMSASPESTO
ADLAITOAMEOW
USAFFMMRRD
DDSSLLSRMN
NUDESAGEGRET
USEUPROMSEVE
TERMEDTUBTIN
COLOURAND
NOWIKNOWMYABCS
AWOKEGAUNTLET
BLEEDORUPESO
Sun 3/27/2011 GET READY TO ROLL
BUSYREPASTSSSR
ALPESTARSPOTPTA
GADSUSSENATENAG
SNOOPGYSERPBERS
CREAMWARETART
AITARAILMOOD
TROMPINTROSSCAT
UNREPAMOIASU
BASALAMSTELSBOT
TEARUPNEOGENE
CHEWGASLITLODGE
RAGAOLEICHAY
TIGGERTHOUATIT
NOTABADIDEABOU
FIONAALEROBBGUN
AVGLIMECORDIAL
TESTTAMIRESORT
ADOASAHIEVIE
ATARIUNIQUEBETS
SATPREPOUTSAT
HUPKNOWNASCECIL
EPASONYCARNE
NERFKEEPONUMINN
LEISONEBSESO
AJAXALLABOARD
PLAYALIEDOLAFII
RIDCALLSIGNMOOR
EVETHETIMESBUNK
ZEDSHYSTEROLES
Tue 3/9/2010
TIPOFFCRAW
TUNEDOUTAEGIS
ABANDONALLHOPE
FURSHOMAGES
FLOPRAISES
YEWHOENTERHERE
ASITISGEL
DIVINESTALK
MANETCOMEDY
ISMARABIC
THEGATESOFHELL
HERSELFMIA
ARSENIOABBY
DANTEALIGHIERI
AMATIEVEARDEN
APODSTRESS
Thu 6/11/2009
ATESTRAGIRKSSPUR
TONTOOTOWAILCITE
LOTUSRASORLYRATE
AKITAECONEATUNES
NATTYMOUNTRUSHMORE
TILESTUEVA
AMERICATHEBEAUTIFUL
NATVALSANA
DONTTREADONMEERINS
USUALLIUDTSLANES
VCRSHIREARTMETRO
EASTBEETGEEELEVE
TREYORSOEERRIDES
Mon 10/6/2008
ONEGLESDOLLARHBOZONE
POTROASTEUGENEEARLOBES
THEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA
NORRIPOSTEBB
SSTINGODWETRUSTAMS
EAUESCTEAACTYOWAAH
GREATSEALWISEBALDEAGLE
GAMMARAYSEVELSTEELDOOR
ONEALXEDYELLAERDOONE
Sun 3/19/2006 ALWAYS FELT THIS WAY
PWATCHOPENSEAHOTP
SAHARAERRATUMOLAV
ISOMERNOTRAREOSTE
ZOOMSMOVEITREHEAT
ENTITLEESTEICANSO
ASAAMOCO
SPERMBANKARAESPO
CACAOSNAPOPENZHOU
ALOTOFASOFLEGREST
GENERICBOFFNEARTO
REVISALLEGOREF
PPCSEIGHTBALLAIRP
KIAEMITALTOIDS
NEPALISABEISEENOW
ICERINKFLAPHAVETO
FERNUNCLETOMNEVIN
ESSOTOOSPICERACK
GETITENS
POINTBFOODDATSUNS
INDOORFEVERSHANOI
COLDEDUCATEYELLED
KNEEAERATEDETOILE
PERSKEEPERSPANTSP

3. There are 376 non-square Modern Era grids

Grids are square unless there are good reasons. Click the dates to discover them, or view all the thumbnails.

DateRowsColsAuthorTitle
Tue Apr 23, 20241514Judy Bowers
Thu Apr 4, 20241615Kevin Curry
Tue Apr 2, 20241516Billy Bratton
Thu Mar 28, 20241615Dominic Grillo
Tue Mar 19, 20241516Lynn Lempel
Sun Mar 17, 20242122Simeon SeigelAll Over the Map
Thu Mar 14, 20241415Jeffrey Martinovic
Mon Mar 11, 20241514Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
Tue Mar 5, 20241514Christina Iverson
Wed Feb 21, 20241516Jeffrey Martinovic
Thu Feb 8, 20241516Samuel A. Donaldson
Wed Feb 7, 20241516Daniel Mauer
Sat Feb 3, 20241615Carolyn Davies Lynch and Jeff Chen
Thu Jan 25, 20241516Sam Ezersky
Tue Jan 9, 20241514Adam Wagner
Sat Dec 16, 20231516Garrett Chalfin
Wed Dec 6, 20231615Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight
Tue Dec 5, 20231514Nate Cardin
Sun Nov 26, 20232221Adam Wagner and Michael LiebermanGrowth Spurts
Mon Nov 20, 20231516Sam Ezersky
Sun Nov 19, 20232120Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel FabiThanksgiving Meal Prep
Wed Nov 8, 20231516Daniel Hrynick
Tue Oct 10, 20231415Nate Cardin
Tue Sep 19, 20231614Gia Bosko
Wed Aug 16, 20231516Mangesh Ghogre and Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Jul 23, 20232120Chandi DeitmerAural Surgery
Tue Jul 18, 20231516Karen and Paul Steinberg
Mon Jun 19, 20231912David Liben-Nowell
Sun Jun 4, 20232120Rafael MusaFlying Colors
Thu Jun 1, 20231615David and Karen and Paul Steinberg
Sun May 28, 20232122Chandi Deitmer and Taylor JohnsonU-Haul
Thu Apr 13, 20231516Robin Yu
Tue Apr 11, 20231514Taylor Johnson and Jeff Chen
Tue Mar 7, 20231516Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock
Mon Feb 27, 20231514David Rockow
Tue Feb 21, 20231516Daniel Raymon
Sun Feb 19, 20232122Rebecca GoldsteinSimile Irresistible
Sat Feb 11, 20231516Sam Ezersky
Thu Feb 9, 20231516Alex Rosen
Wed Feb 1, 20231516Dan Caprera
Fri Jan 27, 20231516Joe Deeney
Tue Jan 24, 20231615Aaron M. Rosenberg and Jeff Chen
Mon Jan 23, 20231514Adrian Johnson
Tue Jan 10, 20231516Emily Rourke
Wed Dec 28, 20221516Josh Goodman
Thu Dec 15, 20221516Bruce Haight
Tue Dec 6, 20221516Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu
Wed Nov 23, 20221614Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock
Sun Nov 20, 20222120Joe DeeneyFan Club
Fri Nov 11, 20221516Brooke Husic and Erik Agard
Thu Nov 10, 20221615Dan Caprera
Tue Nov 8, 20221516Enrique Henestroza Anguiano
Sun Nov 6, 20222122Michael LiebermanLength-ening
Wed Oct 26, 20221516Simeon Seigel
Thu Oct 6, 20221614Simeon Seigel
Tue Oct 4, 20221514Joe Deeney
Tue Sep 13, 20221514Adam Wagner
Sun Sep 11, 20222122Derrick NiedermanOpposites Attract
Fri Sep 9, 20221915Brandon Koppy
Wed Aug 31, 20221514Joe Deeney
Mon Aug 22, 20221516Doug Burnikel and Zhouqin Burnikel
Thu Aug 11, 20221516David Tuffs
Tue Jul 19, 20221516Andy Kravis
Mon Jul 18, 20221516Phoebe Gordon
Wed Jun 8, 20221516Bruce Haight
Sun May 22, 20222319David and Karen and Paul SteinbergParting Ways
Wed May 18, 20221516Andy Kravis
Wed May 11, 20221516Michael Paleos
Tue May 3, 20221516Julian Lim
Wed Apr 6, 20221516Damon Gulczynski
Thu Mar 31, 20221615Oliver Roeder
Mon Mar 7, 20221415Sam Acker
Thu Mar 3, 20221514August Lee-Kovach
Wed Mar 2, 20221516Dylan Schiff
Mon Feb 21, 20221516Natalie Murphy
Wed Feb 16, 20221516Rich Proulx
Sun Feb 6, 20222122Stephen McCarthySci-Fi Showdown
Tue Feb 1, 20221614Zhouqin Burnikel
Sat Jan 22, 20221516Daniel Okulitch
Tue Jan 4, 20221614David Bukszpan
Thu Dec 16, 20211416Trenton Charlson
Tue Nov 16, 20211516Drew Schmenner
Sun Nov 14, 20212221Aimee Lucido and Ella DershowitzHEADS OF STATE
Sun Oct 3, 20212122Trenton CharlsonSNOOZEFEST
Sun Sep 12, 20212122Alex RosenWHAT A CHARACTER!
Sun Sep 5, 20212122Grant ThackrayGO UP IN SMOKE
Thu Sep 2, 20211516David W. Tuffs
Thu Aug 26, 20211516Ashish Vengsarkar
Mon Aug 23, 20211516Bruce Haight
Thu Jul 29, 20211514Trenton Charlson
Thu Jul 22, 20211615John Guzzetta
Tue Jul 20, 20211615Sam Buchbinder
Thu Jul 15, 20211516Max Carpenter
Tue Jul 13, 20211516Bruce Haight
Wed Jun 30, 20211516Christopher Adams and Adam Aaronson
Wed Jun 16, 20211516Finn Vigeland
Thu Jun 3, 20211615Kyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes
Thu May 13, 20211516Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Sun Apr 18, 20212220Johan VassA RARE FIND
Tue Apr 6, 20211614Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
Wed Mar 31, 20211516Trenton Charlson
Mon Feb 15, 20211516Meconya Alford
Thu Feb 4, 20211615Derek Allen
Tue Jan 26, 20211516Peter Gordon
Tue Jan 19, 20211516Olivia Mitra Framke
Tue Jan 12, 20211516Ross Trudeau
Sat Jan 2, 20211516Joe Deeney
Sat Dec 12, 20201615Sid Sivakumar and Brooke Husic
Tue Nov 24, 20201516Caitlin Reid
Wed Nov 11, 20201516Alex Bajcz
Tue Nov 3, 20201516Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
Wed Oct 28, 20201516Peter Gordon
Wed Sep 30, 20201516Erik Agard and Andy Kravis
Thu Sep 24, 20201516Trenton Charlson
Sun Sep 20, 20202221Sam TrabuccoWORD LADDERS
Thu Aug 20, 20201514Grant Thackray
Tue Aug 18, 20201514Olivia Mitra Framke
Thu Aug 6, 20201516Derek Allen and Jeff Chen
Thu Jul 30, 20201415Joel Fagliano
Thu Jul 2, 20201516Yacob Yonas and Chad Horner
Wed Jun 10, 20201516Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
Tue Jun 9, 20201615Freddie Cheng
Wed May 20, 20201516Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Sat May 9, 20201516Erik Agard and Miriam Estrin
Thu May 7, 20201516Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins
Wed Apr 22, 20201516Jules Markey
Tue Apr 21, 20201615Andrew Kingsley
Thu Apr 16, 20201516Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Apr 15, 20201615John-Clark Levin and Jeff Chen
Wed Apr 8, 20201615Sam Buchbinder
Fri Apr 3, 20201516Joe Deeney
Wed Mar 25, 20201516Laura Taylor Kinnel
Tue Mar 17, 20201615Ross Trudeau
Wed Mar 11, 20201516Erik Agard
Tue Feb 25, 20201516Peter Gordon
Wed Feb 19, 20201516Alex Eaton-Salners
Sun Jan 19, 20202122Victor BarocasBIOTECHNOLOGY
Thu Jan 16, 20201516Erik Agard and Jeff Chen
Sat Jan 11, 20201615Andrew J. Ries
Thu Dec 26, 20191516Trenton Charlson
Mon Dec 23, 20191514Timothy Polin
Fri Dec 20, 20191516Zhouqin Burnikel
Sat Dec 14, 20191516Ryan McCarty
Wed Nov 27, 20191615Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen
Thu Nov 21, 20191516Aimee Lucido
Wed Oct 30, 20191516David Steinberg
Wed Oct 23, 20191516Jennifer Nutt
Tue Oct 15, 20191516Julie Bérubé
Sat Oct 12, 20191615Andrew J. Ries
Wed Sep 25, 20191514Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Mon Sep 16, 20191516Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
Thu Sep 12, 20191516Grant Thackray
Mon Aug 26, 20191516Erik Agard
Sat Aug 24, 20191516Sam Ezersky
Mon Aug 19, 20191516Peter Gordon
Wed Aug 14, 20191615David J. Kahn
Sun Jul 28, 20192122Christopher AdamsANAGRAMMAR
Tue Jul 23, 20191514Kyle Dolan
Wed Jul 3, 20191514Evan Mahnken
Tue Jul 2, 20191615Peter Gordon
Wed Jun 19, 20191516Sam Trabucco
Mon May 27, 20191514Bruce Haight
Tue May 14, 20191516Damon Gulczynski
Sun Apr 21, 20192122Grant ThackrayTHE INSIDE STORY
Wed Apr 17, 20191516Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard
Mon Apr 8, 20191615Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen
Wed Apr 3, 20191516Ross Trudeau
Tue Mar 19, 20191516Daniel Larsen
Sat Mar 16, 20191516Andrew J. Ries
Wed Mar 13, 20191516Jeffrey Wechsler
Wed Mar 6, 20191516Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
Wed Feb 20, 20191615Byron Walden
Mon Feb 11, 20191516Howard Barkin
Thu Jan 31, 20191516Peter A. Collins
Thu Jan 10, 20191516Jeff Slutzky and Derek Bowman
Sat Dec 1, 20181516Ryan McCarty
Wed Nov 28, 20181615David J. Kahn
Thu Nov 8, 20181516Sam Ezersky
Tue Nov 6, 20181516Alan Southworth and Yacob Yonas
Tue Oct 30, 20181514Jules Markey
Mon Oct 29, 20181516Peter Gordon
Wed Oct 10, 20181516Alex Eaton-Salners
Mon Oct 1, 20181516Chuck Deodene
Thu Sep 20, 20181614Sam Ezersky
Wed Sep 5, 20181516Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard
Thu Aug 30, 20181516Grant Thackray
Wed Aug 29, 20181516Alex Bajcz
Sun Aug 5, 20182122Alison Ohringer and Erik AgardGHOSTED
Fri Jun 29, 20181516David Steinberg
Thu Jun 21, 20181317Milo Beckman and David Steinberg
Tue Jun 19, 20181615Peter Gordon
Thu Jun 14, 20181516Joe Krozel
Wed May 30, 20181317Sande Milton and Jeff Chen
Thu May 24, 20181516Erik Agard and Andy Kravis
Wed May 23, 20181514David Steinberg
Wed May 9, 20181516Jeff Chen
Wed Apr 18, 20181615Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight
Fri Apr 6, 20181516David Steinberg
Thu Apr 5, 20181516David J. Kahn
Tue Apr 3, 20181516Damon Gulczynski
Wed Mar 7, 20181615Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Thu Feb 15, 20181615Peter Gordon
Tue Feb 13, 20181615Bruce Haight
Sat Feb 10, 20181516Finn Vigeland
Wed Jan 17, 20181615Jules Markey
Sun Jan 14, 20182120Joel FaglianoSUPREME INTELLIGENCE
Mon Jan 1, 20181516Matthew Sewell
Tue Dec 26, 20171516Peter Gordon
Fri Dec 15, 20171516Jacob Stulberg
Sun Dec 3, 20172122David SteinbergSHELL GAME
Wed Nov 29, 20171516Erik Agard
Mon Nov 20, 20171615Peter Gordon
Tue Oct 24, 20171516Damon Gulczynski
Sun Oct 1, 20172122Robert FisherTHAT'S ONE WAY TO PUT IT
Mon Sep 11, 20171614Erik Agard and Paolo Pasco
Tue Sep 5, 20171516Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen
Mon Aug 21, 20171516Tom McCoy
Mon Jul 24, 20171615Peter Gordon
Thu Jun 29, 20171516Rich Proulx
Tue Jun 20, 20171516Jason Flinn
Mon May 29, 20171516Jeff Chen and Seth Geltman
Mon May 22, 20171516Gary Kennedy
Mon May 15, 20171516Peter Gordon
Wed May 10, 20171615Ned White
Thu May 4, 20171516Loren Muse Smith and Tracy Gray
Thu Apr 27, 20171416Todd Gross
Wed Apr 5, 20171516Alex Eaton-Salners
Mon Mar 27, 20171516Tom McCoy
Wed Mar 22, 20171516Jeffrey Wechsler
Wed Mar 15, 20171516Bruce Haight
Sun Feb 5, 20172120Sam TrabuccoFIRST LADIES
Fri Dec 16, 20161615Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
Mon Nov 21, 20161614John Lieb
Thu Nov 17, 20161615Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel
Thu Nov 10, 20161615Jonathan M. Kaye and Jeff Chen
Fri Oct 21, 20161615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Mon Sep 19, 20161516Zhouqin Burnikel
Fri Jul 22, 20161615Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
Wed Jul 6, 20161516David Woolf
Thu Jun 16, 20161615Timothy Polin
Fri Jun 10, 20161516David Steinberg
Fri Jun 3, 20161614Josh Knapp
Wed May 4, 20161516Jacob Stulberg
Wed Apr 20, 20161516Tom McCoy
Sat Apr 9, 20161516David Phillips
Thu Mar 24, 20161614David Liben-Nowell and Tom Pepper
Mon Feb 15, 20161516David J. Kahn
Tue Jan 19, 20161516Byron Walden
Tue Jan 12, 20161516Zhouqin Burnikel
Thu Dec 24, 20151514Derek Bowman
Tue Dec 22, 20151516Tom McCoy
Fri Dec 4, 20151615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Mon Nov 23, 20151516Parker Lewis
Mon Oct 26, 20151516Bruce Haight
Mon Oct 12, 20151516Patrick Merrell
Sat Sep 26, 20151615David Woolf
Tue Sep 22, 20151516Victor Barocas and Tom Pepper
Thu Aug 20, 20151615Jules P. Markey
Wed Aug 12, 20151416Tom McCoy
Wed Jul 29, 20151516David J. Lieb
Thu Jul 23, 20151516Timothy Polin
Thu Jul 2, 20151516Timothy Polin
Wed Jun 17, 20151615Molly Young and David J. Kahn
Tue May 26, 20151516Gareth Bain
Wed May 13, 20151516Jeffrey Wechsler
Fri May 1, 20151516David Steinberg
Sat Apr 11, 20151615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Thu Apr 9, 20151516Jacob Stulberg
Tue Mar 31, 20151516Gary Cee
Tue Feb 17, 20151516Bruce Haight
Wed Jan 21, 20151615Jim Hilger
Tue Dec 30, 20141516Jeffrey Wechsler
Mon Sep 29, 20141516Eric Sydney Phillips
Sat Sep 27, 20141615Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
Thu Sep 18, 20141516Joel Fagliano
Sun Jul 20, 20142320Eric BerlinMOVING PARTS
Tue Jul 1, 20141516Gary Cee
Sun Jun 29, 20142122Byron WaldenDOWNRIGHT TRICKY!
Mon Jun 23, 20141415Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thu Jun 19, 20141615Timothy Polin
Fri May 16, 20141615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Fri Feb 28, 20141615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Thu Feb 6, 20141516Joe Krozel
Sun Dec 29, 20132517Joel FaglianoTAKE A BREAK
Sat Dec 14, 20131615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Thu Nov 28, 20131614Loren Muse Smith and Jeff Chen
Thu Nov 21, 20131615Jules P. Markey
Tue Sep 17, 20131516Peter A. Collins
Sun Jul 28, 20132120Andrew ReynoldsFAST WORK
Sat Jul 6, 20131615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Tue Jun 25, 20131516Joel Fagliano
Fri May 10, 20131516Derek Bowman
Thu May 2, 20131516Josh Knapp
Sat Apr 13, 20131615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Wed Apr 10, 20131615Julian Lim
Thu Mar 14, 20131514Mike Buckley
Fri Feb 22, 20131615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sat Dec 29, 20121615Joe Krozel
Thu Nov 22, 20121516Joel Fagliano
Mon Oct 22, 20121516Joel Fagliano
Fri Oct 12, 20121615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Tue Sep 25, 20121615Ian Livengood
Thu Aug 30, 20121614Stu Ockman
Wed Aug 22, 20121615Peter A. Collins
Tue Jul 31, 20121516Michael Sharp
Thu Jul 26, 20121516Joel Fagliano
Wed Jun 27, 20121615Mike Buckley
Mon Jun 18, 20121516Peter A. Collins
Tue May 29, 20121317Daniel A. Finan
Tue May 22, 20121516Kyle T. Dolan
Sun Apr 15, 20121731Kevin G. DerGRID IRON
Fri Mar 30, 20121615Joe Krozel
Thu Mar 29, 20121614Milo Beckman
Wed Mar 21, 20121615Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Sat Feb 11, 20121415Joe Krozel
Tue Jan 24, 20121516Alex Boisvert
Sat Jan 21, 20121615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Thu Jan 12, 20121516Gareth Bain
Mon Jan 2, 20121516Paula Gamache
Sat Dec 31, 20111615Joe Krozel
Fri Nov 25, 20111615Joe Krozel
Tue Nov 8, 20111615Scott Atkinson
Thu Oct 13, 20111516John Farmer
Thu Aug 18, 20111516Kevan Choset
Sun Jul 17, 20112122Daniel A. FinanTHE END IS IN SIGHT
Wed Jun 22, 20111516Tim Croce
Sun May 22, 20112122Bob KlahnHAPPY BIRTHDAY, NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY!
Sun May 8, 20112122Daniel A. FinanWORKING IN OPPOSITION
Thu Apr 14, 20111516Pete Muller
Mon Apr 11, 20111514Ian Livengood
Thu Mar 31, 20111615Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman
Sun Mar 27, 20112917Kevin G. DerGET READY TO ROLL
Fri Mar 11, 20111615Martin Ashwood-Smith
Thu Dec 9, 20101615Byron Walden and Caleb Madison
Thu Nov 18, 20101516Peter Wentz
Tue Nov 2, 20101514Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sat Oct 9, 20101615Joe Krozel
Wed Sep 29, 20101615Charles Gersch
Thu Aug 26, 20101516Henry Hook
Sat Jul 3, 20101516Joe Krozel
Thu Jun 24, 20101615John Farmer
Wed May 12, 20101516Pete Muller
Tue Mar 9, 20101614Jeffrey Wechsler
Fri Dec 25, 20091615Paula Gamache
Tue Nov 24, 20091516Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry
Sat Nov 14, 20091615Joe Krozel
Wed Aug 19, 20091516Peter A. Collins
Tue Aug 18, 20091516Tony Orbach
Thu Jul 23, 20091615Gary & Stephen Kennedy
Tue Jul 14, 20091516Donna S. Levin
Thu Jul 9, 20091516Ashish Vengsarkar
Thu Jun 11, 20091319Alex Boisvert
Mon May 25, 20091514Peter A. Collins
Wed May 20, 20091516Ashish Vengsarkar
Tue Feb 24, 20091516Stephen Edward Anderson
Sat Dec 6, 20081615Ashish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Thu Nov 27, 20081615Patrick Berry
Mon Oct 6, 2008924Patrick Blindauer
Thu Jun 26, 20081615David J. Kahn
Wed Nov 21, 20071516Kelsey Blakley
Mon Nov 12, 20071516Harvey Estes
Wed Oct 31, 20071615Ken Stern
Wed Sep 5, 20071516Richard Silvestri
Sun Aug 26, 20072120Andrew M. Greene and Craig KasperGETTING AHEAD
Thu Nov 9, 20061516Byron Walden
Thu Aug 17, 20061516Harvey Estes
Sun Mar 19, 20062319Michael ShteymanALWAYS FELT THIS WAY
Thu Feb 16, 20061514Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon
Thu Jan 5, 20061516Victor Fleming
Tue Nov 2, 20041615Patrick Merrell
Thu Apr 15, 20041516Manny Nosowsky
Wed Dec 10, 20031514Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Mon Aug 4, 20031514Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Mon Sep 6, 19991615Manny Nosowsky
Thu Feb 2, 19951615Bob and Sharon Klahn
Sun Jan 1, 19952122Henry HookA New Beginning

4. Square daily (not Sunday) puzzles that aren't 15x

15 x 15 is the standard but not the only square size. (thumbnails)

DateRowsColsAuthorTitle
Fri Jan 1, 20211616Milo Beckman
Thu Sep 3, 20151717Merl Reagle (1950-2015)THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY
Sat Nov 1, 20141717Trip Payne
Thu Sep 6, 20121616Ben Pall
Sat Sep 19, 20091313Mel Taub
Thu Oct 13, 20051414Patrick Merrell

5. Square Sunday puzzles that aren't either 21x or 23x

A few square Sunday puzzles broke the standard size guidelines. (thumbnails)

DateRowsColsAuthorTitle
Sun May 8, 20222222Matthew Stock and Chandi DeitmerTwo-by-Two
Sun Jul 7, 20192222Jack ReuterHIDDEN TACTICS
Sun Dec 5, 19992525Joe DiPietroPREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM (Hard Clues)
Sun Oct 17, 19992525Bob and Sharon KlahnJUST TRY ME! (Hard Clues)
Sun Sep 19, 19992525Manny NosowskyANAGRAMMED INVENTIONS (Hard Clues)
Sun Jun 6, 19992525David J. KahnCHOICE WORDS (Hard Clues)
Sun May 16, 19992525Nancy Nicholson JolineFAMOUS FEMALES IN FILM (Hard Clues)
Sun Apr 18, 19992525Frank LongoRhymes of the Centuries (Hard Clues)
Sun Dec 19, 19932525John M. SamsonHo, Ho, Ho

6. Unusual sized pre-Shortz grids

This 27x27 puzzle is the largest daily crossword in NYT history.

DateRowsColsAuthorTitleEditor
Sun Jul 4, 19762727Anne FoxFREE THINKINGWill Weng

7. Non-square pre-Shortz puzzles

There aren't any.

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