Day: January 31, 2024

Daily Crossword Links Site Updates

A very full edition of News & Notes with all sorts of links and goodies is coming shortly. Separately, some housekeeping here as the new year brings changes to our operation here at Daily Crossword Links.

Due to policy changes at Gmail and Yahoo as well as other factors, we will soon only send emails through WordPress. If you currently receive DCL posts from donotreply@wordpress.com with our site logo in the email, nothing will change for you. If you receive DCL posts with no images in the email, visit our Subscribe page (or sidebar widget) to stay active. The timeline is uncertain, but a quick visit to the Subscribe page will ensure no gaps in email delivery. You can always visit the site directly at dailycrosswordlinks.com to view all posts.

We’ve added a weekly highlights post, a small list of DCL-staff curated puzzle recommendations from the previous week. As the daily emails grow longer, we want to uplift puzzles we enjoyed that maybe you missed or wouldn’t otherwise solve. It’s not meant to be a “best of” list, but something similar to the recommendations you might see scattered around your local bookstore. We publish these highlights each Friday evening, in time for the weekend.

For the first time, we have a public page outlining how to get your puzzles included on the list and what to expect. There are no recent changes to our policies or procedures, other than making them public.

Lastly, we have added a page with donation information for readers interested in contributing to the site. This labor of love has grown substantially in sophistication and team size from its founding four years ago, and contributions will offset operational costs and allow me to better honor the time, skill, and care of our volunteers. We gratefully welcome donations of any size. The daily posts, News & Notes bulletins, and the weekly highlights posts will always remain free.

A robust News & Notes is on its way, hopefully tonight, maybe tomorrow. Thanks for reading.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 24. Stretched Out (Midi) by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 882 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 01/31/2024 by Olivia Barbieri. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords by Steve: Criminal Plot (Mini) by Steve Johnson. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini by Garv Mehdiratta. .pdf, online.
Lexicon Devil: Old Flames (themeless) by Richard D. Allen. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
MEOW: Gimme an A! (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
The Rice Thresher: I’ve Never Made Minis Before So Here Are Nine by Hoang Nguyen. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Speed-Solving This Puzzle by Emet Ozar. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) January 31, 2024 – “Record Setting” by Dan Schwartz and Shannon Rapp. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 31, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Running in Place by Priyanka Sethy & Ajeet Singh. Online.

Apple News: ($) Character Range by Nate Cardin. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: The Stream Dream Team, Weds. Jan. 31, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Chris Gross. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Cheese Filling by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) One Man Out by John Minarcik and Craig Kasper. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Nathan Hale. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Sense of Direction by Steve Faiella. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: Crunch Time by Aaron M. Rosenberg. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Mini (Freestyle) by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Midgard Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Social Distancing by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 783—A2 B1 by Ben Robinson Online.
The Crossword Centre: Crossword Centre February Prize Puzzle by Derek Harrison .pdf
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
The Rackenfracker: Out of Shape #5: Mountin’ Frustration by The Rackenfracker. .pdf, online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,293 by Paul. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14085 by Lightning. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Wire. .pdf, online.

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