Day: February 3, 2024

Saturday, February 3, 2024

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A Crossword Rose: Get With the Program by acommonrose. .puz, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
⟪Clever Name Here⟫: 9 Ball 5 by David B Ritterskamp. .jpz, .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 883 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Bug Out by Madeline Rohde. Online.
Fordham Observer: Saturday (Mini) by Jasmine White. .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Haymarket Mini #63 by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
JKL Crosswords: Exit Rows by Jesse Lansner. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Would Like Your Granola Recipe Please by Emet Ozar. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: Mini Puzzle. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “One More Time” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Mega Crossword: Early Spring by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Heart and Soul by Steve Mossberg. Online.
Reason: Freedom Narratives by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Counteragents by Lisa Senzel. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Miriam Estrin. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Grace Warrington & Greg Warrington. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Subject to Change by Taylor Johnson. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Business As Unusual by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Horse Sense by Kelsey Blakley. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Carolyn Davies Lynch and Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Steve Mossberg. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 110 by Garrett Chalfin and Rafaela Grieco-Freeman. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Oh, Hi! (Freestyle) by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Don’t Stop by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Kitty Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Inner Conflict by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,268 by Pedrock. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,646 by Buccaneer. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 676 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #14088 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Rows Garden by Patrick Berry. .pdf.

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Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles

Other American-style links:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Sally’s Take | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

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A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

DCL Highlights, Week of 1/27

Reminder: This weekly post is not at all an attempt to pick the “best” puzzles, and we won’t be commenting as critics. Our approach is best described as “puzzles we don’t think you should miss.” Kind of like staff recommendations at a local bookstore.

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. There are surely some we missed ourselves.

Lighter list this week, as several of us had busy weeks in our main jobs. Possible that as we work through our backlogs next week’s issue may dip back to the end of January.

The Modern Crossword: ($) Don’t Trust Me (1/27) by Rafael Musa. Sneaky theme with a great aha moment. – Rich

Outside the Box: ($) Both Sides Now (1/29) by Joon Pahk. Fun variety crossword that takes full advantage of the double grid. If you like puzzles that make you think in different ways, I highly recommend an Outside the Box subscription. – Rich

Defector: ($) I’ve Got A Blank Space, Baby (1/30) by Rafael Musa. Defector’s monthly themeless is a timely bop that you’ll want to solve before the 😉 big game 😉 next weekend. – Rich

Los Angeles Times: (2/2) by Amie Walker and Matthew Stock. – Norah

Lil AVC X: ($) “What’s the Forecast, Phil?” (1/30) by Matt Gritzmacher. We’ve got a light list this week, I think my puzzle is neat, and I’m going to throw it in. – Matt

x words by a ladee: themeless xlii (“and then?”) (1/27) by Brooke Husic. Brooke’s monthly puzzles come in “regular hard” and dastardly “experimental” versions. January’s is a fluid grid with good stuff everywhere, no stretches, and (dare I say it?) less difference in difficulty between the two versions than usual. – Matt

Los Angeles Times: (1/27) by Annemarie Brethauer and Katie Hale. Not your typical themeless appearance, but a really fun mix of interesting entries both short and long. – Matt

Please tell us about your favorites of the week in the comments!