“The world's most syndicated puzzle compiler is Timothy E. Parker.”
Trusted by newsrooms, platforms, and brands around the world.
Timothy E. Parker is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most syndicated puzzle compiler.
For three decades, leading newspapers, national digital platforms, reference brands, and game sites have trusted his puzzles with their audiences.
What follows is some of those trusted clients — a showcase for credibility, not a complete roster.
The full list of places that have carried his work is far larger than anything shown on this page.
USA TODAY Crossword Editor
Among the institutions that have trusted his work: Timothy E. Parker served as crossword editor of USA TODAY — a national franchise role that sits alongside his wider syndication career.
Some national digital & news platforms
A sample of portals, newsrooms, reference brands, and game platforms that have trusted Parker puzzles with their readers.
Some major newspapers
A sample of flagship U.S. and North American newsrooms that have trusted his puzzles — never the complete list.
Puzzle platforms he founded or co-built
National puzzle destinations Parker helped create or operate — part of the same trusted ecosystem, listed separately from outside clients.
Around the World
Some of the international press that has trusted his content — a country-by-country sample only.
- The Globe and Mail
- Toronto Star
- Metro Canada
- Sun Media (Canoe.ca)
- South China Morning Post
- The Times of India
- Asahi Weekly
- The Korea Times
- The Jerusalem Post
- Khaleej Times
- The Moscow Times
- The Jamaica Gleaner
- Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax Media)
- The Myanmar Times
- Samoa News
Some more of the newspapers & other clients
Another sample — major metros, regionals, digital brands, and other outlets. Still only some of the trusted clients; nowhere near all of them.
- ABC News — National digital
- Alexandria Times — Alexandria, VA
- Amarillo Globe-News — Amarillo, TX
- Anchorage Dispatch News — Anchorage, AK
- AOL — Global web portal
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — Little Rock, AR
- Asahi Weekly — Tokyo, Japan
- The Baltimore Sun — Baltimore, MD
- Bangor Daily News — Bangor, ME
- Belleville News-Democrat — Belleville, IL
- Bellingham Herald — Bellingham, WA
- Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin — Binghamton, NY
- The Boston Globe — Boston, MA
- Boulder Daily Camera — Boulder, CO
- Bowling Green Daily News — Bowling Green, KY
- Bradenton Herald — Bradenton, FL
- Canoe.ca (Sun Media) — Canada
- Catskill Daily Mail — Catskill, NY
- CBS News — National digital
- The Charlotte Observer — Charlotte, NC
- Chicago Sun-Times Media — Chicago, IL
- CNN — National / global news
- Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group — Colorado
- The Columbus Dispatch — Columbus, OH
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer — Columbus, GA
- The Conway Daily Sun — North Conway, NH
- The Daily Item — Wakefield, MA
- The Daily Olympian — Olympia, WA
- Daily Record — Parsippany, NJ
- Daily Record — San Marcos, TX
- The Dallas Morning News — Dallas, TX
- The Denver Post — Denver, CO
- DeSoto Times-Today — Hernando, MS
- Dictionary.com — Reference / games
- Disney — Media / digital
- East Oregonian — Pendleton, OR
- Elk City Daily News — Elk City, OK
- Express — Washington, DC
- The Fayette Citizen — Fayetteville, GA
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram — Fort Worth, TX
- The Fresno Bee — Fresno, CA
- Gering Citizen — Gering, NE
- Glens Falls Post-Star — Glens Falls, NY
- The Globe and Mail — Toronto, Canada
- Hearst Seattle Media — Seattle, WA
- The Herald — Rock Hill, SC
- The Herald News — Fall River, MA
- The Herald-Sun — Durham, NC
- HP Inc. — Palo Alto, CA
- Hudson Register-Star — Hudson, NY
- The Island Packet — Hilton Head, SC
- iWin — Casual games platform
- The Jamaica Gleaner — Kingston, Jamaica
- The Jerusalem Post — Jerusalem, Israel
- The Joplin Globe — Joplin, MO
- The Kansas City Star — Kansas City, MO
- Khaleej Times — Dubai, UAE
- Killeen Daily Herald — Killeen, TX
- Knoxville News Sentinel — Knoxville, TN
- The Korea Times — Seoul, South Korea
- Las Vegas Optic — Las Vegas, NM
- Loudoun Times-Mirror — Leesburg, VA
- The Macon Telegraph — Macon, GA
- Mail Tribune — Medford, OR
- Mensa — Arlington, TX
- Merced Sun-Star — Merced, CA
- Merriam-Webster — Reference brand
- The Mercury — Pottstown, PA
- Metro Canada — Toronto, Canada
- Miami Herald — Miami, FL
- The Modesto Bee — Modesto, CA
- Monroe County Advocate — Sweetwater, TN
- The Morning Journal — Lorain, OH
- The Moscow Times — Moscow, Russia
- MSNBC — National digital
- The Myanmar Times — Yangon, Myanmar
- New York Daily News — New York, NY
- New York Post — New York, NY
- The Newport Daily News — Newport, RI
- Newsday — Melville, NY
- Niles Daily Star — Niles, MI
- Northern Virginia Daily — Strasburg, VA
- Norwood Post — Telluride, CO
- The Observer — Sarasota, FL
- The Oklahoma Daily — Norman, OK
- The Orange County Register — Santa Ana, CA
- Pasadena Star-News — Pasadena, CA
- PeoplePC — Atlanta, GA
- Pierre Capital Journal — Pierre, SD
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — Greensburg, PA
- Pogo — Casual games platform
- Portsmouth Herald — Portsmouth, NH
- The Press-Enterprise — Riverside, CA
- Press-Republican — Plattsburgh, NY
- The Providence Journal — Providence, RI
- The Puzzle Society — National puzzle platform (co-founded)
- Reno Gazette-Journal — Reno, NV
- Samoa News — American Samoa
- San Francisco Examiner — San Francisco, CA
- The Sanford Herald — Sanford, FL
- San Luis Obispo Tribune — San Luis Obispo, CA
- Savannah Morning News — Savannah, GA
- The Seattle Times — Seattle, WA
- Seneca Daily Journal — Seneca, SC
- South China Morning Post — Hong Kong
- Spartan Daily — San José, CA
- Spartanburg Herald-Journal — Spartanburg, SC
- St. Joseph News-Press — St. Joseph, MO
- Star Tribune — Minneapolis, MN
- The State News — East Lansing, MI
- Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax Media) — New Zealand
- The Suffolk Times — Manhasset, NY
- The Sun Herald — Biloxi, MS
- The Sun News — Myrtle Beach, SC
- The Times of India — India
- Taunton Daily Gazette — Taunton, MA
- Taylor Daily Press — Taylor, TX
- The News Tribune — Tacoma, WA
- The Times Herald — Norristown, PA
- The Times-Tribune — Scranton, PA
- Times-News — Erie, PA
- Tooele Transcript-Bulletin — Tooele, UT
- Toronto Star — Toronto, Canada
- Tri-City Herald — Kennewick, WA
- The Triplicate — Crescent City, CA
- Tulare Advance-Register — Tulare, CA
- UclickGames.com — Puzzle / casual games portal
- uComics.com — Digital entertainment platform
- USA TODAY — Crossword editor beginning 2003
- Valley Advocate — Northampton, MA
- Waterbury Republican-American — Waterbury, CT
- Watertown Public Opinion — Watertown, SD
- Yahoo — Global web portal
- Yuma Pioneer — Yuma, CO
These are some of Timothy Parker’s trusted clients — never the entire list. Far more newspapers, magazines, websites, and media companies worldwide have carried his puzzles than appear on this page.
Names are shown for biographical and portfolio purposes as some of the clients that have trusted his content. Inclusion does not imply a current commercial relationship, endorsement, or ongoing distribution agreement for every name listed.