Ashland.news Crossword

Ashland News Crossword Puzzle

Ashland.news offers a weekly crossword each Friday for your entertainment and edification. The answers and clues in these crosswords feature organizations, places, events, people, fauna and flora in Ashland, our region and beyond. Themes will range in tone from lighthearted to more serious. A mini crossword appears each Tuesday; variety word puzzles such as acrostics appear occasionally.

Learn more about these crossword puzzles here.

Questions? Email Ashland.news crossword editor Steve Weyer at [email protected].

This Week's Puzzle

Word Puzzle: Acrostic #06: The Stillness Between Stories

This bonus “variety” puzzle is an acrostic with a poetic excerpt about newspapers — in support of year-end fundraising efforts. Solve it in your browser or download and print; how to solve acrostics. Next Friday’s crossword: Coastal Curmudgeons #03. Check out the Mini crossword on Tuesdays.

Solve in Browser: an interactive puzzle appears below (see File: Help for how to use).
A larger screen can provide a better solving experience compared to a phone or mini tablet.
For a larger view, or if the puzzle is not visible, open puzzle in a new window.

Print: download .pdf files: puzzle (2pp), solution.
Paper copies may be available at Jackson County Library branches.

Other Acrostics: #01, #02, #03, #04, #05
All word puzzles: Ashland.news > Culture > Crossword.
About (Q&A): acrostics, all crosswords.
Contact: [email protected]

Past Puzzles

Crossword

Crossword: CrosspOLLInation 2026 Winter #03

This week’s theme: five selected course titles and categories from the
OLLI@SOU 2026 Winter catalog. Solve it in your browser or download and print. Next Friday’s crossword: Coastal Curmudgeons #03. Check out
the Mini crossword on Tuesdays. If you’re interested in learning more about crossword history, how crosswords are designed, and solving tips via group practice, enroll in Steve’s Exploring Crosswords OLLI course starting in Jan. 2026.

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mini crosswords by Steve Weyer
Crossword

Mini Crossword #04

This week’s mini features several local entries. Solve it in your browser or download and print. More info about minis: FAQ: Mini. Next Friday’s crossword: CrosspOLLInation 2026 Winter #03

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mini crosswords by Steve Weyer
Crossword

Mini Crossword #03

This week’s mini features several local entries. Solve it in your browser or download and print. More info about minis: FAQ: Mini. Next Friday’s crossword: CrosspOLLInation 2026 Winter #02

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