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http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/hamel/cp.html Ray Hamel's indispensable link list
http://zigalpha.net A collection of jigsaws and thematic puzzles
http://www.geocities.com/xwordist A collection of puzzles by Trinculo, one of the guest setters on this site.
http://www.users.bigpond.com/bendr/xwd Regularly updated, this site is run by Kookaburra, another of this site's contributors.
http://www.nytimes.com/crosswords Crosswords from the New York Times. You need to pay a subscription to access most of them but there is a weekly freebie from the archives.
http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com Thousands of US-style crosswords along with the opportunity to create your own. A word puzzle helper also available.
http://www.btinternet.com/~ed.xword/index.html Some excellent crosswords, many with themes, and some interesting crossword articles.
http://www.crosswordlinks.com Crossword Directory with categorized links to many crossword sites, books, updates, forums, news, playsites, leagues, tournaments and more.
http://www.chrisparadine.co.uk A collection of themed cryptic crosswords
http://www.UKPuzzle.com A collection of interactive puzzles by Anax, who appears on this site.
http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/mackem A growing collection of cryptic crosswords.
http://www.xwords.co.uk This site offers the opportunity to create your own puzzles online
http://www.pubcrosswords.com A regular series of puzzles with the opportunity to enter a prize competition.
http://www.crossbud.com/ An interesting discussion forum covering all aspects of crossword setting and solving.
http://poinscrosswords.com Crosswords by Poins, a contributor of two puzzles to to this site.
http://fifteensquared.net A daily blog giving a breakdown of Guardian and Independent puzzles. Very useful if you do these puzzles and get stuck!
http://bestforpuzzles.com  A site containing many cryptics and all sorts of other puzzles from Michael Curl, who sets for the Guardian as Orlando and the FT as Cincinnus, and also some crosswords by Araucaria..
www.piemag.com This is the Magpie magazine, which offers puzzles generally thought to be even tougher than the Listener.
http://www.bestfreeforums.com/forums/timescod.html A chance to vote for your favourite clue in each day's Times.
http://qaos-xword.spaces.live.com A collection of cryptic puzzles, many of them thematic.
www.crypticcrosswordsolver.com An online tutorial which will be useful for those starting out with cryptic crosswords.

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A timely reminder of what happens to those who spend too much time solving hard crosswords.