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Crossword Publisher Comparison Chart

The following is summarized information taken from the various stylesheets that have been provided by the publishers. Be sure to carefully read the stylesheet of a publisher before submitting a puzzle. To see a stylesheet, click on the publisher name below.

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	$60	$250	2-4 weeks
Newsday	Stan Newman	postal mail	n/a	$150	1-2 months
New York Sun	Peter Gordon	email (CCW, AL, text) postal mail	$136	n/a	0-7 days
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

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