Club 72: Freestyle 741 by Tim Croce, club72.wordpress.com. .puz, .pdf. Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. Jeff’s Puzzles: Mostly Musical Mini 21 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf MEOW: The Hardest Crossword (Meta) by Joshua Rubin. .puz, .pdf, online. Nautilus Puzzles: The Aubrey-Maturin Puzzle by Ben Tolkin. .puz, .pdf, online. The Tin Man: Four Apparently Random Clues by Tin Man. .puz, .pdf, online.
A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #73 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link. Aries Puzzles: ($) Aries Freestyle #5.35 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link. AVCX: ($) Power Players by Ben Tausig. Subscribe at link. Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Quiara Vasquez. Online. My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini by Rebecca Goldstein. Online.
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online. Crosswords with Friends: by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play Daily Beast: Acting Weird by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online. Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google PlayOnline. Los Angeles Times: by Shannon Rapp. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz. LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online. McKinsey: Green Business by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online. New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Bob Peoples. Reissues from 2002. New York Times: ($) by Joe Deeney. Online, .pdf, .puz, app. New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app. The New Yorker: The Crossword by Elizabeth C. Gorski. .pdf, online. Newsday: Inner Circles by Mark McClain. Online, .pdf, backup online. Universal: DownSPout by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz. Online, pdf. .puz. USA Today: Crying on the Inside by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app. Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online. Vulture 10×10: The Seduce and Scheme Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online. The Wall Street Journal: Online Dating by Harry Doernberg & Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf. .puz. Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
BEQ: Themeless Monday #687 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online. Brian Gubin: Me Two by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf. Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. LuterCross: Looks That Way by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online. Metas On A Tuesday: The City & The City (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online. Muggle Meta Mondays: For Instance (Meta) by Schmeel. .puz, .pdf. Trash Panda Puzzles: Popular Pubs on the Prairie by Jason “Jac” Crabtree .puz, .pdf, online.
A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #72 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link. Crossword Nation: ($) Anti-Establishment by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link. No-Feet McGee: ($) tag urself (Mini) by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online. The Crosswords Club: ($) Migration Patterns by Steve Mossberg & Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Subscribe at link. Crosswords with Friends: by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play Daily Beast: And the Winners Are…, Tue, Aug 30, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online. Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play Los Angeles Times: by Ella Dershowitz. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz. LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online. New York Sun: ($) Rock Pile by William I. Johnston. Reissues from 2002. New York Times: ($) by Emily Carroll. Online, .pdf, .puz, app. New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app. The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online. Newsday: You’re the Top by Jerry Clarkson. Online, .pdf, backup online. Universal: One Way and Another by Catherine Cetta. Online, pdf. .puz. USA Today: Falling Star by Mikkel Snyder & Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app. Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online. Vulture 10×10: The Comic Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online. The Wall Street Journal: Opportunity Knocks by Katherine Baicker & Ross Trudeau. Online, .pdf. .puz. Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.35 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link. BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #8.10 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link. The Crossword Centre: Postcard from Hedge-Sparrow (Variety Cryptic) by Derek Harrison. .pdf Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.35 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link. Juff’s Cryptic Crosswords: Bad Idea #2 by juff. .pdf, online, ipuz.. Keynesian Cryptics: Psychic Medium by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online. Liari’s Cryptic Crosswords: The Potoroo Painstaker 1 by Potoroo. .pdf, online.
Congratulations to our very own Matthew Gritzmacher, winner of Lollapuzzoola 15!!! 🎉(Now that we’ve moved to WordPress, if you haven’t already congratulated him on twitter, you can leave a comment on this post! ⬇️⬇️⬇️)
Congrats to all the competitors, finalists, and to the other winners: Ada Nicolle of the in-person Local Division, Tyler Hinman of the online competition, Peter and Claire Rimkus of in-person pairs. See in-person and online standings.
We at Crossworld News & Notes and Daily Crossword Links are proud to announce our new home at https://dailycrosswordlinks.com. Moving to our own space allows us the flexibility to offer new features that we are very excited to share with you. For now, you will still receive the daily email via Substack, but watch for more details as we continue to add to the new site — we will keep you updated as we plan any changes to email.
To subscribe to the new Daily Crossword Links directly through WordPress, sign up here:
Registration is open now for The Tenth Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition on September 24. After a Zoom-based kick off event moderated by Anna Shechtman, the puzzles are presented in a laid-back, self-timed, all-pdf format. The event is open to individuals and teams of up to four people with three levels of difficulty. The fee is pay-what-you-want and proceeds support adult literacy programs in the Finger Lakes area.
Registration for Boswords Fall Themeless League opens September 3.
Since the last News & Notes, Sue Fracker (8/16), Doug Burnikel (8/22), Trey Mendez (8/23), and Robert Logan (8/26) made their NYT debuts, and Scott Earl (8/15) and Rena Cohen (8/22) made their USAT debuts! Congrats to everyone!
“Creating Crossword Puzzles” is a course taught by Brooke Husic and Natan Last in cooperation with Atlas Obscura. The second offering of the course begins October 11 with four weekly sessions over Zoom. The content is intended for very new constructors and those who are interested in how crosswords are made. The first cohort’s puzzle was published August 29 by Atlas Obscura.
The September issue of “GAMES World of Puzzles” magazine is loaded with content for crossword lovers. A three-page article by Hayley Gold titled “Cryp-tic Tick Tick Boom” explores the recent surge in popularity of cryptic crosswords both online and in print. The issue also includes crossword, cryptic, and variety puzzles by Will Nediger, Mike Nothnagel, Frank Longo, and Fred Piscop, among others. The single issue is available for $3.99.
A24 has released “99 Movie Crosswords”, a collection edited by film writer and longtime puzzle constructor Anna Shechtman. Contributing constructors are Max Carpenter, Kameron Austin Collins, Natan Last, Wyna Liu, Paolo Pasco, Amanda Rafkin, Caitlin Reid, Finn Vigeland, and Stella Zawistowski. The puzzles range from Easy to Hard in difficulty and from Neophyte to Expert in film knowledge.
“Do the Work!: An Antiracist Activity Book” by W. Kamau Bell & Kate Schatz is an interactive workbook filled with activities, puzzles, comics, and games. Each of the five chapters concludes with a crossword puzzle, all written by Adesina Koiki. All of the illustrations and games were created by contributors who are BIPOC and/or AAPI. The book gives readers/solvers a unique, hands-on understanding of systemic racism – and how we can dismantle it.
Drowning in a pool filled with a NYT best-seller! Thx to @WorkmanPub for sending contributor copies of “Do The Work!,” using games to explain systemic racism. Hope you enjoy my crossword puzzles in it!
Anigrams is a new, original daily word game where you’re given four letters, and asked to unscramble a four-letter word. Seems simple, right? But then you’re given a fifth letter, and asked to unscramble a five letter word. And then a sixth letter. And then a seventh. And then an eighth. And then a ninth… How high can you go? Can you make it all the way to the🐐? Anigrams was created by Adam Wagner, and developed by Rafael Musa with help from Jacob Goldberg.
Anna Shechtman was featured in the July edition of The Cornellian in “Get a Clue: Anna Shechtman Is a Star in the World of Crosswords“. She teases her book (expected 2024) “The Riddles of the Sphinx,” a history of crossword puzzles with a focus on gender issues.
In a recent edition of The Morning from The New York Times, Sam Ezersky answers questions from Spelling Bee solvers, going deep on his strategies in developing the daily puzzle, and offering solving tips.
Pete Muller and Andrew White were featured in Princeton Alumni Weekly earlier this month. They discuss how they got started working together in puzzles and their process for creating the daily mini meta series for The Washington Post.
Congratulations to Anna Gundlach, who has joined the editorial team at Andrews McMeel Universal.
Outside the Box Year 8 by Joon Pahk begins in September and subscriptions are open now. You can also subscribe to only weekly Rows Gardens or biweekly variety puzzles if you prefer. If you haven’t branched into variety puzzles, this is a great place to start: 72 Rows Gardens and Variety puzzles for $30 is a great deal and Joon is one of the best variety puzzlemakers in the game.
Sean Weitner and JonMichael Rasmus of The Rackenfracker are launching a variety cryptic subscription service beginning in September. Word▶️ is a suite of puzzles “about all of the different things we press ▶️ on — movies, music, television, gaming, the internet,” the creators said. Word▶️will release a new puzzle to subscribers every month for a year. The first puzzle, On First, has been released as a free preview ahead of launch.
10x10x10 Crosswords III is a pack of ten 10×10 puzzles (five crosswords and five variety puzzles) by Grant Fikes. The pack is yours for a minimum $2 donation to selected charities.
Lollapuzzoola puzzles have been emailed to competitors. The complete puzzle pack is also available to everyone for $20 for a limited time at bemoresmarter.com.
A-to-Z Crosswords: Puzzle #71 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link. Atlas Obscura: Alpha and Omega by the “Creating Crossword Puzzles” students. .puz, .pdf, online. Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. Crosstina Aquafina: themeless 18 by crosstina aquafina. .pdf, online. Daily Beast: A Start-Up Is Born by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online. Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Slightly Smaller Than Usual Themeless 30! by Frisco17. .puz, .pdf, online. The Hub Crossword: ($) Brownian Motion by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription. Jeff’s Puzzles: Music That Moves You by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Butterfly Effect (Meta) by Paolo Pasco. Subscribe at Patreon. Monday Fills: Themeless 111 by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online. New York Magazine: Speaking in Code by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online. The New Yorker: The Crossword by Natan Last. .pdf, online. Rossword Puzzles: Track Your Order by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.
A-to-Z Crosswords: Puzzle #70 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link. The Atlantic: by Ross Trudeau. .pdf, online. Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. Daily Beast: Hollywood and Vine, Sun, Aug 27, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online. M & M Crosswords: Statler, Waldorf, and Friedan by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online. Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online. Pun Of A Kind: Top of the Class by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online. Sporcle: Cereal Slogans by emilyda24. Online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play Los Angeles Times: Game for Anything by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz. LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online. Merl Reagle Archives: August 28, 2022 – Home Improvement (2) by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf. New York Sun: ($) One Over Par by Harvey Estes. Reissues from 2002. New York Times: ($) Animal Hybrids by Ori Brian. Online, .pdf, app. New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app. Newsday: MOVE-IES: With Action-Packed Titles by Gary M. Larson. Online, .pdf, backup online. Universal: Relieving the Pain by Kevin Shustack. Online, pdf. .puz. Universal Sunday: Bad Sports by Rebecca Goldstein. .puz. USA Today: Broken Link by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app. Washington Post: Secret Agents by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
A-to-Z Crosswords: Puzzle #69 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link. Club 72: Freestyle 740 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf. Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. David Alfred Bywaters: Excess Verbiage by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online. JKL Crosswords: The A’s Have It by Jesse Lansner and Laura Braunstein. .puz, .pdf, online. Morning Brew: Overboard by Mary Tobler .pdf, online. The Nexus Blog: Puzzle #54: By George! (with Frisco) by Alex Boisvert .jpz, .pdf, online. Spyscape: Off By Four by Rena Cohen. .pdf, online. Vulture 10×10: The MTV Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
A-to-Z Crosswords: Puzzle #68 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link. AVCX+: ($) Reinventing the Wheel by Max Carpenter. Subscribe at link. BEQ: The Wild Party by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online. ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Romance Language by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link. Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. Crucinova: ($) Time for Dessert by Victor Barocas. Subscribe at link. The New Yorker: Playtesting by David Steinberg. .pdf, online. Vulture 10×10: The Backstabbing Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online. Washington Examiner: ($?) What Regulations? by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online. The Week: Geografia Quiz by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 604. Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,183. The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,846. Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #126 by JonMichael Rasmus and Sean Weitner. Patreon subscription. *Correction: We misidentified the authors on this puzzle yesterday.
A-to-Z Crosswords: Puzzle #67 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link. Aries Puzzles: ($) Aries Freestyle #5.34 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link. ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Romance Language by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link. Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. Daily Beast: Question Everything, Thur, Aug 25, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online. Jeff’s Puzzles: Mostly Musical Mini 19 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf Jonesin’: “‘Eh-Oh!”–two letters not just for the Teletubbies. by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online. M & M Crosswords: XYZ by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online. The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, August 25, 2022 by Caitlin Reid. .pdf, online. No-Feet McGee: ($) Dish Out by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link. Vulture 10×10: The Confident Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
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