New York Times Crossword Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2026

• A PUZZLER’S DELIGHT: Start with easier puzzles at the beginning of each week, then work your way up to some serious stumpers. But don’t worry--if you get stuck, the solution is on the reverse side of each page.
• FROM THE EXPERTS: This is the official New York Times crossword, first published during WWII to distract war weary readers. Each of these puzzles is edited by NYT crossword icon Will Shortz.
• NOW PLASTIC-FREE!: Page-A-Day(R) Calendars are environmentally friendly! Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable, with sturdy cardboard backers.

WILL SHORTZ has been the puzzle master for NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday since the program’s start in 1987. He’s also the crossword editor of The New York Times, the former editor of Games magazine, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (since 1978). He is the only person in the world to hold a college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles, which he earned from Indiana University in 1974. He lives near New York City.