BIG Canadian Crossword
Our flagship crossword
A weekly themed 21×21 crossword with Canadian references and room for a weekend solve.
- Size
- 21×21 grid
- Schedule
- Weekly
- Format
- Print PDF · digital XML
Puzzles for Canadian publishers
Canadian puzzles.
More time on your page.
Crosswords, Sudoku, Word Search, Horoscopes and full puzzle pages, spelled the Canadian way with Canadian cultural references and by Canadian creators. It’s the part of the paper that keeps your readers coming back.
For newspapers, magazines, newsletters and websites.
- Crosswords
- Sudoku
- Word searches
- Horoscopes
- Puzzle pages
Also available
- Websites
- Software
- Custom publisher solutions
01 / Why puzzles work
A story gets read once.
A crossword gets picked up all day.
People start it at breakfast, leave it on the table and pick it up again after supper. Each time, they’re back on the page your advertisers paid for.
02 / What it costs
Where’s the price list?
We quote for the content, format and schedule you need. Tell us about your publication and we’ll send current rates.
- Puzzle content
- Crosswords, sudoku, word searches and horoscopes for your publication.
- Page production
- Print-ready layouts that bring several puzzles together for daily, weekly or monthly publications.
- Digital content
- Puzzles for your website, delivered as XML alongside the print PDF.
03 / The catalogue
From a 5×5 to a full puzzle page.
Choose individual puzzle titles, a horoscope column or a complete puzzle page to suit your readers and publishing schedule.
Crosswords
Mini Crossword Connection
Five 5×5 crosswords, one for each weekday. Their centre entries share a theme revealed on Friday.
- Size
- 5×5 grid
- Schedule
- Monday to Friday · weekly set of five
- Format
- Print PDF · digital XML
The Canadian Crossword
Planned for November 2026
A themed 15×15 crossword, six days a week, with a rotating roster of Canadian constructors on Saturdays.
- Size
- 15×15 grid
- Schedule
- Six days a week
- Format
- Print PDF · digital XML
Classics
Sudoku
A 9×9 number puzzle in three difficulty levels: easy, normal and hard. Choose a level to suit your readers or run all three.
- Size
- 9×9 grid
- Schedule
- Daily or weekly
- Format
- Print PDF · digital XML
Calcudoku
A number puzzle that combines sudoku-style logic with arithmetic clues in outlined groups of cells called cages. Available in 4×4 and 6×6 grids.
- Size
- 4×4 and 6×6 grids
- Schedule
- Daily or weekly
- Format
- Print PDF · digital XML
Word Snoop
A 15×15 grid, fifty words, and a secret answer spelled out by the letters nobody used. Daily or weekly.
- Size
- 15×15 grid
- Schedule
- Daily or weekly
- Format
- Print PDF · digital XML
Columns
Horoscopes
Horoscopes for all 12 signs, plus a birthday horoscope and artwork for the current star sign. Available weekly or monthly, in Canadian spelling.
- Size
- 12 signs and a birthday horoscope
- Schedule
- Weekly or monthly
- Format
- Text and sign artwork
04 / Why Canadian
A little closer to home.
The spelling, places and cultural references in a puzzle should feel at home in the publication carrying it.
- Canadian spelling.
- Colour, centre, cheque. The puzzle spells things the way the rest of your paper does.
- Canadian places and everyday life.
- Our BIG Canadian Crossword has featured Trent University in Peterborough, the eastern white pine and babka from Montreal’s Mile End.
- Canadian themes and culture.
- One clue asked for a Northern Ontario term for a cottage. The answer: CAMP. A familiar word for some readers, and a new one for others.
05 / Get in touch
Tell us what you publish and how often.
For print, include the space available. For digital, tell us where the puzzles will run.
PuzPuz Media
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Email us
Tell us what you publish and how often. We’ll help you choose content and send current rates.