Day: March 8, 2024

DCL Highlights, Week of 3/1

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.

Los Angeles Times: (3/2) by Stella Zawistowski. Multiple approaches to inject difficult on display in the same puzzle.

New York Times: (3/4) by Samantha Podos Nowak. A gentle puzzle done well.

Universal: Themeless Sunday 75 (3/3) ($) by Rafael Musa. You’ll see why.

Lutercross: Why So Negative? (3/4) by Matthew Luter. Themeless with some fun clues. – Matt

New York Times: (3/6) by Brad Wiegmann. A creative mechanism that had me looking forward to each themer. – Matt

The New Yorker: The Crossword (3/6) by Patrick Berry. A two-pair of grid-spanners in this medium-difficulty themeless. – Matt

Fireball: Compound Interest (3/7) by Dylan Schiff. A theme worthy of the outlet, especially once it clicks. – Matt

Luckystreak+: not that deep (3/5) ($) by Ada Nicolle. A smooth and fun themeless full of delightful content with an especially sparkly bottom stack. -Norah

Cruciverbology: You’re Projecting: (3/4) by Elise Corbin. Mind- (and grid-) bending, boundary-pushing, and satisfyingly difficult. This one rightfully got a lot of praise this week! – Norah and Rich

The Atlantic Mini: (3/8) by Paolo Pasco. Midi that makes great use of the space with a ton of fun trickiness. – Norah

Los Angeles Times: (3/8) by Joe DiPietro. I had no idea what was going on for about 75% of this puzzle till it was perfectly tied together at the end. – Rich

Universal: Wrong Turns (3/8)($) by Jeffrey K. Martinovic. About as hard a theme as you’ll see in Universal. – Rich

Friday, March 8, 2024

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1599: Sum Things by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
⟪Clever Name Here⟫: Is To! 5 by David B. Ritterskamp. .jpz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
M & M Crosswords: 16 Drams by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Mark’s Word Puzzles: Garment Bags by Mark Morin .pdf, .puz, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Neither a Top Nor a Bottom by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
AVCX+: ($) March 8, 2024 – “Pencil Me In” (themeless) by Juliana Tringali Golden. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 8, 2024 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: INCREDIBLE! by Stella Zawistowski. Online.

Apple News: ($) Kitchen Inferno by Rachel Fabi. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe DiPietro. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Nowhere by James S. Kaplan. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Jackson Matz. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Friday, March 8, 2024 – Recipe adjustments by Barbara Lin. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 3/8/24 Musical Question by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Colin Thomas. Online.
Universal: ($) Wrong Turns by Jeffrey K. Martinovic. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Peace & Quiet (Freestyle) by Carolyn Davies Lynch. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Oscars Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Double Puzzle by Rachel Simon. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: The Joyce Is Yours by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Stuck in the Middle with You by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

1Across: Sum of their parts – Grid 5 by Sowmya. .pdf, online.
Mad Dog Cryptics: #20 by Terry Brennan .puz, .pdf.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #206 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000082: “Land of Pyromaniacs” 5×7 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword Number 29,325 by Pasquale. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Number 14,117 by Incognito. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.

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