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Women constructors in the Modern Era
Of the 1,403 constructors in the Modern Era, 389 identify as women
Yearly summary
This is the only chart here that shows women-only counts.
Note that 2025 is a partial year.
Collaborations with men
All-women collaborations
Women solos
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| Year | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| W+M | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 15 |
| W+W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| W | 51 | 59 | 73 | 79 | 71 | 81 | 57 | 81 | 68 | 86 | 62 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 48 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 37 |
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Data Details
For the rest of this page, puzzles are counted if there is at least one woman constructor.
Each link in the table below goes to a list of puzzles that make up that number so you can see who the constructors are.
Example links:
| Year | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Total |
| All | 396 : 24% | 582 : 35% | 494 : 30% | 348 : 21% | 292 : 18% | 253 : 15% | 165 : 10% | 2530 : 22% |
| 1,993 | 2 : 33% | 1 : 17% | 2 : 33% | 2 : 33% | 3 : 50% | 1 : 17% | 0 : 0% | 11 : 27% |
| 1,994 | 14 : 27% | 10 : 19% | 11 : 21% | 9 : 17% | 7 : 13% | 2 : 4% | 1 : 2% | 54 : 15% |
| 1,995 | 15 : 28% | 10 : 19% | 9 : 17% | 13 : 25% | 11 : 21% | 4 : 8% | 6 : 12% | 68 : 19% |
| 1,996 | 14 : 27% | 20 : 38% | 16 : 30% | 12 : 23% | 14 : 27% | 1 : 2% | 3 : 6% | 80 : 22% |
| 1,997 | 17 : 33% | 17 : 33% | 19 : 37% | 10 : 19% | 14 : 27% | 2 : 4% | 2 : 4% | 81 : 22% |
| 1,998 | 14 : 27% | 12 : 23% | 18 : 35% | 16 : 31% | 18 : 34% | 3 : 6% | 2 : 4% | 83 : 23% |
| 1,999 | 18 : 35% | 17 : 33% | 24 : 46% | 15 : 29% | 10 : 19% | 8 : 15% | 2 : 4% | 94 : 26% |
| 2,000 | 19 : 36% | 17 : 33% | 15 : 29% | 9 : 17% | 9 : 17% | 7 : 13% | 4 : 8% | 80 : 22% |
| 2,001 | 18 : 35% | 27 : 51% | 16 : 31% | 10 : 19% | 12 : 23% | 10 : 19% | 4 : 8% | 97 : 27% |
| 2,002 | 15 : 29% | 12 : 23% | 19 : 36% | 12 : 23% | 12 : 23% | 8 : 15% | 9 : 17% | 87 : 24% |
| 2,003 | 17 : 33% | 22 : 42% | 18 : 35% | 11 : 21% | 14 : 27% | 11 : 21% | 5 : 10% | 98 : 27% |
| 2,004 | 12 : 23% | 15 : 29% | 20 : 38% | 11 : 21% | 12 : 23% | 9 : 17% | 5 : 10% | 84 : 23% |
| 2,005 | 8 : 15% | 22 : 42% | 27 : 52% | 9 : 17% | 8 : 15% | 7 : 13% | 8 : 15% | 89 : 24% |
| 2,006 | 7 : 13% | 19 : 37% | 15 : 29% | 19 : 37% | 8 : 15% | 9 : 17% | 2 : 4% | 79 : 22% |
| 2,007 | 12 : 23% | 21 : 40% | 18 : 35% | 14 : 27% | 10 : 19% | 9 : 17% | 8 : 15% | 92 : 25% |
| 2,008 | 12 : 23% | 26 : 50% | 17 : 32% | 6 : 11% | 5 : 10% | 1 : 2% | 11 : 21% | 78 : 21% |
| 2,009 | 9 : 17% | 20 : 38% | 12 : 23% | 9 : 17% | 9 : 17% | 7 : 13% | 7 : 13% | 73 : 20% |
| 2,010 | 10 : 19% | 21 : 40% | 18 : 35% | 7 : 13% | 4 : 8% | 4 : 8% | 4 : 8% | 68 : 19% |
| 2,011 | 15 : 29% | 14 : 27% | 13 : 25% | 7 : 13% | 5 : 10% | 3 : 6% | 0 : 0% | 57 : 16% |
| 2,012 | 7 : 13% | 22 : 42% | 12 : 23% | 10 : 19% | 7 : 13% | 2 : 4% | 2 : 4% | 62 : 17% |
| 2,013 | 11 : 21% | 17 : 33% | 11 : 21% | 10 : 19% | 4 : 8% | 4 : 8% | 0 : 0% | 57 : 16% |
| 2,014 | 5 : 10% | 18 : 35% | 10 : 19% | 11 : 21% | 8 : 15% | 3 : 6% | 1 : 2% | 56 : 15% |
| 2,015 | 11 : 21% | 18 : 35% | 8 : 15% | 9 : 17% | 6 : 11% | 4 : 8% | 0 : 0% | 56 : 15% |
| 2,016 | 7 : 13% | 16 : 31% | 15 : 29% | 3 : 6% | 8 : 15% | 9 : 17% | 6 : 11% | 64 : 17% |
| 2,017 | 9 : 17% | 11 : 21% | 10 : 19% | 5 : 10% | 3 : 6% | 7 : 13% | 4 : 8% | 49 : 13% |
| 2,018 | 6 : 12% | 19 : 36% | 9 : 17% | 8 : 15% | 9 : 17% | 8 : 15% | 1 : 2% | 60 : 16% |
| 2,019 | 11 : 21% | 13 : 25% | 9 : 17% | 12 : 23% | 5 : 10% | 11 : 21% | 4 : 8% | 65 : 18% |
| 2,020 | 12 : 23% | 22 : 42% | 17 : 33% | 14 : 26% | 14 : 26% | 19 : 37% | 13 : 25% | 111 : 30% |
| 2,021 | 18 : 35% | 25 : 48% | 19 : 37% | 15 : 29% | 5 : 10% | 16 : 30% | 9 : 17% | 107 : 29% |
| 2,022 | 15 : 29% | 22 : 42% | 21 : 40% | 10 : 19% | 12 : 23% | 18 : 35% | 9 : 17% | 107 : 29% |
| 2,023 | 17 : 32% | 22 : 42% | 25 : 48% | 17 : 33% | 11 : 21% | 18 : 35% | 10 : 19% | 120 : 33% |
| 2,024 | 14 : 27% | 19 : 36% | 17 : 32% | 14 : 27% | 11 : 21% | 17 : 33% | 13 : 25% | 105 : 29% |
| 2,025 | 5 : 18% | 15 : 54% | 4 : 14% | 9 : 32% | 4 : 14% | 11 : 39% | 10 : 36% | 58 : 30% |
Notes on the calculations
Collaboration puzzles are counted here as by Women if there is at least one woman constructor.
One could argue that this over-states their contributions and the more accurate percentages are even lower.
(See top chart.)
Percentages more than one third or less than one tenth are color coded.
1993 and 2025 are partial years so they are grayed out with no color coding.
Percentage of Crosswords by Women, by Day of Week
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Photos, in alphabetical order
Photos of 241 of the 389 women constructors.
