Day: January 20, 2024

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 879 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Olivia Barbieri. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Hold Them At Bay (co-starring Quiara Vasquez!) by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
QVXwordz: Ahoy! Or; A Mini to be Read to the Tune of the Theme From “Gilligan’s Island” by Quiara Vasquez. .puz, .pdf, online.
Words Xing: Themeless #18 by Brendan W. Sullivan. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Is Exhibiting Its Typical Behavior by Rebecca Goldstein. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: Mini Puzzle. iPad-exclusive app.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #1 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “There Can Be Only One” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Window Shopping by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Eggs, Bacon, Grits, Sausage by Khris P. Hamm. Online.
Reason: American Anarchists by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: A Case of Espionage by Jeff Stillman. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Hoang-Kim Vu. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Amie Walker. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Fanny Pack by Rich Katz. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Tricks of the Trades by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Top Seeds by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Caitlin Reid and Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Ben Zimmer. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 108 by Adrian Johnson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Feeling Salty (Freestyle) by Claire Rimkus. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Venture Capital by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Preacher Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Et Voilà! by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Cryptic Crossword by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,266 by Aardvark. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,634 by Zamorca. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 674 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #14076 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Serpent. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Trail Mix by Patrick Berry. .pdf.

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DCL Highlights, Week of 1/13

A new weekly post curated by the DCL team.

If you missed us before now, this is the third post in a new, spoiler-free weekly series designed to recommend puzzles you might have missed among ever-longer daily posts. It draws on the example set by Will Nediger’s Indie Puzzle Highlights posts.

This is not at all an attempt to pick the “best” puzzles, and we will be less detailed in our comments than Will was. Our approach is best described as “puzzles we don’t think you should miss.” Kind of like staff recommendations at a local bookstore.

Little bit lighter this week, but still some puzzles we think you’ll enjoy. Whether you solve one or all of this list, we’d love to hear about your favorite puzzles from the week in the comments here, as well.

Wall Street Journal: Sweet Adeline (1/13) Andrea Carla Michaels and Jeff Jerome with a clean consistent theme and long themers that are just fun to piece together. – Matt

New York Times: (1/13) by Hoang-Kim Vu: Packed full of fresh and interesting phrases; all bangers no skips – Norah

David Alfred Bywaters: Mixed Doubles (1/13) – In David’s typical style, a theme set full of fun finds surrounded by tricky fill. – Matt

Universal Sunday: Post-It Notes (1/14) by Paul Coulter. The kind of theme that even once you’ve got it, each entry is still a small aha moment of wordplay. – Matt

BEQ: Themeless Monday (1/15). Tough (but fair) cluing. – Matt

Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter #26 (1/16) – If you haven’t done one of Matt Gaffney’s Merriam Webster puzzles yet, worth a visit. This one stands on its own in both its trademark format as well as the typical crossword theme. – Matt

Universal: Plus One (1/17) by Astrid Kane and Adam Simpson. Tight theme with a perfect revealer that’s like a bow on top. – Rich

Fireball: Thar She Blows! (1/17) by Dana Edwards. Loved puzzling out this evocative theme. – Rich

Universal: Second Grade (1/16) by Chris Gross: Just liked the theme. – Matt

Wall Street Journal: Put Your Mind at Ease (1/17) by Greg Snitkin. A simple theme concept that lends itself to creative and engaging themers. – Matt

AVCX: To Coin a Phrase by Aimee Lucido (1/17). Fun theme. Good week for themes that result in interesting or re-parsed phrases. -Matt

New Yorker: First off (1/19) by Adam Aaronson. This puzzle is good enough that I forgive Adam for how much the theme filled me with deep constructor jealousy. – Parker