| Publication | Editor | Submit via: (prefs in bold) |
15x15 | 21x21 | Response Time |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | Patrick Berry | email (CCW, AL, CD) | $125 | n/a | 2 weeks or less |
| Crosswords Club | Rich Norris | email (CCW, CD, AL) postal mail |
n/a | $300 | 1-2 weeks |
| Games Magazine | Jennifer Orehowsky | postal mail email (CCW) |
$50 | $200 | ? |
| LA Times | Rich Norris | email (CCW, CD, AL) postal mail |
$85 | $250 | 2-4 weeks |
| Newsday | Stan Newman | postal mail | n/a | $150 | 1-2 months |
| New York Times | Will Shortz | postal mail | $200 | $1,000 | * 1 week - 4 months |
| Simon & Schuster | John Samson | email (CD, CCW, AL) | n/a | $200 | 1 hour - 1 month |
| Tribune Media Services | Wayne Robert Williams | email (CCW, AL, CD, CM) postal mail |
$50 | $200 | ? |
| Universal Crossword | Timothy Parker | email (CD, CCW) | $65 | n/a | 7-30 days |
| USA Today | Timothy Parker | email (CD,CCW) | $65 | n/a | 7-30 days |
* NOTE: For the New York Times, responses can vary greatly depending on the workload and schedule of the editor, Will Shortz. He may also be able to respond quicker once he is more familiar with your work. Feel free to contact Will if you have not heard from him 4 months after submission.
Email submission formats:
CCW: Crossword Compiler for Windows
AL: Across Lite
CD: CrossDown
CM: Crossword Maestro
