Month: April 2024

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Jack Of All Squares: The British Are Coming! by Lyle Broughton. .pdf, online.
lost for xwords: Crossword #112 – “Elliptical, of Course” by August Miller. .pdf, online
M & M Crosswords: Friends and Countrymen by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Phil’s Crossword Corner: This Puzzle Sucks (Meta) by Philip Chow. .puz, .pdf.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Outer Space (Meta) by Chris Barbee. .puz, .pdf, online.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 142: The Nutty Processor (Mini) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree .ipuz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/21/2024 by Reda Shaikh. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Sunday by Liam Rappeleye. Online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 21, 2024 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Coastal Cities by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #167.5: what a fantastic day (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: We’re All Right by Adrian Johnson. Online.
Sporcle: Cat Words by pibble. Online.

Apple News: ($) Strange Attraction by Adam Wagner. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Chandi Deitmer. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Mike Nothnagel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: ’80s Reunion, Sun. Apr. 21, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Getting in the Way by Julian Kwan. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: April 21, 2024 – Oo-ee, Baby! (2) by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Themeless 71 by Rachel Fabi and Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Byron Walden. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) Get Cracking by Michael Schlossberg. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: 4/21/24 FINISHING TOUCHES: Not Too Hard, Mostly by Mark McClain. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, April 21, 2024 by Sid Sivakumar. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. Online.
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 82 by Adrian Johnson and Ada Nicolle. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Paper Hat by Beth Rubin. Online, .pdf, app.
The Walrus: A Cheeky Crossword by David Karp. .pdf, online.
Washington Post: Break in the Action by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic 170 by Andy Yingst & Roland Ingram. Subscribe at link.
Juff’s Cryptic Crosswords: Free Radical by juff. .pdf, online, .ipuz.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,044 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Kairos. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart. .pdf, online.

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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Ashley’s Crosswords: “Skadoosh” — 5×5 by Ashley Wong. .jpz, .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 905 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Alternative Medicine by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Enigmatology: NYT Thursday By David Kwong. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini (Saturday): by Christopher Nunez. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini (Friday): by Ananya Govindarajan. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Mini by Lavanya Jasra. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: It’s All About Perception by Ryan Hunstein & Maddie Feldman. Online.
Fordham Observer: Pollution is Not the Solution This Earth Day! by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
The Triangle: CROSSWORD: ‘Tis the Season (Tax Season) by Ian Kratzinger. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Is Extra Tall (So Maybe Solve This One on a Computer) by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: April 20, 2024 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Rodini. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “You In or Out?” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Left Alone by Adrian Johnson. Online.
Reason: Happy 4/20 by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Trust No One by Shannon Rapp and Will Eisenberg. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Rich Feely. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Swap Bands by Larry Snyder. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Two-Part Solutions by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Words, Words, Words by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 121 by Dylan Merrill. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Higher Forces by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: I Wasn’t Finished by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Turning Heads by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 49. Crossswords! by Māyā .pdf, online.
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 48. A crossword too far? by Māyā .pdf, online.
Puzzles For Progress: [insert puzzle hunt party here] (Part 2) by Jacob Cohen. Online.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Pathfinder by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,713 by Leonidas. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath Number 1,279 by Gozo. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 387 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: No. 14154 by Afterdark. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by tktktk. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

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DCL Highlights, Week of 4/12

Scroll on for our recommendations from the last week of puzzles!

Remember that this is not 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.

ACPT: ($) Puzzle 8; A Final (4/7) by Sid Sivakumar. Listing this week because I waited to solve it. A tough but fair themeless that feels quintessentially Sid. -Norah 

The Modern: ($) It’s All Greek To Me (4/13) by Aaron Ullman. Smooth and breezy with a fun theme that reveals itself in parts. Appreciation to the Modern for their willingness to run 16-wide themers. -Norah 

Luckystreak Xwords: fie! (4/13) by ada nicolle. Really impressive grid, with a 9×5 stair stack in the center and four long entries going down through it—all with Ada’s typical flair.  —Rich 

Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Clue Cryptic (4/13) by herzwesten and joeadultman. This murder mystery is an absolute blast—and very approachable if you’re new to variety cryptics. —Rich 

The Atlantic: Mini (4/15) by Paolo Pasco. For 2D alone. -Norah 

Westwords: (4/15) by the Westwords team. A clever and fun way to reveal the constructor lineup. -Norah 

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 7 (4/15) by Nova Qi. Delightfully modern fill and lovely clues at the choppy level. I highly recommend the spring league puzzle pack if you aren’t participating. —Rich and Norah 

Lil AVC X: ($) Climbing the Corporate Ladder (4/16) by Kaye Barton. Kaye takes advantage of the flexibility of the midi space offered by Lil AVC X to put a tight new twist on a classic puzzle form. Smart, fun, and not to be missed. – Norah 

Lemonade Disco: Side Salad (4/17) by Kaitlin Hsu. Packed with indie voice, humor, and cultural references and approachable for beginner solvers. -Norah 

Los Angeles Times: (4/19) by Rebecca Goldstein. I love everything about this theme: the themer finds, the density, the cluing. A puzzle I wish I could solve twice. -Norah  

Friday, April 19, 2024

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1671: Tandem Bikes by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Haymarket’s Squares: Haymarket Mini #68 by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
lost for xwords: Cryptic #5 – A Lack of Color by August Miller. .pdf, online
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Mark’s Word Puzzles: April 19 by Mark Morin .pdf, .puz, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 19, 2024 by Henry Frieman. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Crossword by Evan Stubbs & Ethan Plague. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Crossword (Mini) by Nina Wang. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Chip Dip (Mini) by MC McCoy. Online.
Duke Chronicle: Mini 64 (4/19/24) by Ben Matz. .puz, .pdf, online.
Harvard Independent: Weed Issue – 4.18.24 The Weed Issue Crossword by Han Nguyen. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Holds a Grudge by Darby Ratliff. .pdf, online.
AVCX+: ($) April 19, 2024 – “Call it What You Want” (themeless) by Rebecca Goldstein. Subscribe at link.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Never Say Die by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 19, 2024 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.

Puzzmo: Bonus Content by hkv. Online.

Apple News: ($) Spy on the Inside by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle by Ben Tolkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Give It a Try by Lynn Lempel. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Kate Hawkins. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker Mini: April 19 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/19/24 Before and After by Winston Emmons. Online, .pdf.
People Puzzler: Liar, Liar by Steph Spadaccini. .pdf, online.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Friday, April 19, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Colin Thomas. Online.
Universal: ($) Film Blocking by David Levinson Wilk. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: No Resolution (Freestyle) by Dena R. Witkes. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The 11th Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: A Tale of Twelve Cities by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #212 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: “In The Loop” – a cryptic proposal by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,361 by Harpo. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Numbe 14,153 by Afterdark. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword Number 11,708 by Phi. .pdf, online.

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 39! by Frisco17. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Haze and Rain by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: Incomplete Broadway by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco: Side Salad by Kaitlin Hsu. .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco: What’s Cooking? by Mike Torch. .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco: Dinner and a Movie by Shannon Rapp. .pdf, online.
Lemonade Disco: Value Menu by Dylan Schiff. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Telly and Take-Out by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/18/2024 by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 18, 2024 by Maya Wong. .pdf, online.
The Daily Northwestern: Weekly Crossword: The First Puzzle by Lara Choy, Jaharia Knowles, and Sarah Serota. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Read Up (Mini) by MC McCoy. Online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini by Miles Anderson. Online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Never Say Die by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 18, 2024 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Igor Ryzhkov. iPad-exclusive app.
Fireball: ($) Themeless 166 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Any other name by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: ::yawn:: by chandi. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: People Is Talking, Weds. Apri. 17, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Hoang-Kim Vu & Jessica Zetzman. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Fire Starters by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by David Kwong. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, April 18, 2024 by Mollie Cowger. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/18/24 Three-for-All by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, April 18, 2024 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: ($) One More Thing by Justin Werfel. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Firecrackers by Sam Brody. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Comeback Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: It’s a Robbery! by Alan DerKazarian. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 592: Codewords 28 by Grant Fikes. .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,711 by .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,360 by Paul. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14152 by Afterdark. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Rodriguez. .pdf, online.
The Spectator: ($) 2560 by Mr Magoo. Subscribe at link.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 74. Take a Happy Song and Make It Worse by Eli Lowe and Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 904 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/17/2024 by Ananya Govindarajan. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Northwestern: The Mini Crossword by Hannah Webster. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Crossword by Natalie Cheng, Sangitha Aiyer, Rosemary Yang, and Mia Ginsberg . .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini Crossword by Mia Ginsberg. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Eye Catching by Shana Ann Chen. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Jaw Dropping (Mini) by MC McCoy. Online.
Duke Chronicle: Mini 63 (4/17/24) by Annie Qin. .puz, .pdf, online.
gin + grapefruit: Slurpees at 7-Eleven by Matt Forest. Online.
Lemonade Disco: Gimme Some Sugar by Garrett Herzfeld. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
MEOW: The Odd Couple (Meta) by Cap’n Rick. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini by Alex Warren. Online.
The Rice Thresher: Until We Meet Again by Hoang Nguyen. .puz, .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #111 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword ‘Accidentally’ Leaves Gloves Everywhere by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) April 17, 2024 – “District Lines” by Laura Braunstein and Jesse Lansner. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 17, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #167: i was just saying (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: That’s a Vibe by Priyanka Sethy & Rajiv Sethy. Online.

Apple News: ($) Whisper Campaign by Chandi Deitmer. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: People Is Talking, Weds. Apri. 17, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Emma Oxford. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Zigzag Pattern by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Alan Olschwang. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Joseph Gangi. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/17/24 You Bet by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: ($) OpenAI by Prasanna Keshava. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Ham Sandwiches by Chandi Deitmer. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The French Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Double Team by Daniel Bodily. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: New Art by Ben Robinson Online.
The Crossword Centre: Crossword News April 2024 by Derek Harrison .pdf.
Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2024-04 by Darren Miller. .pdf.
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,710 by Basilisk .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,359 by Tramp. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14151 by Vidwan. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Eccles. .pdf, online.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Ashley’s Crosswords: School Spirit. .puz, .pdf, online.
BEQ: PUZZLE #1670: Marching Bands by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themeless # 31 by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/16/2024 by Reda Shaikh. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Northwestern: The Mini Crossword .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Sarah Marcus. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 (Mini) by Lala Mustafa. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Still Life (Mini) by MC McCoy. Online.
Grid Therapy: Free Association 87 by Trent H. Evans. .puz, .pdf, online.
Hyperallergic: Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: April 2024 by Natan Last. Online.
kachwords: Music Midi #9: Just My Type by John Kachurek. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Like a Fine Wine by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Let’s Go Hunting (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 7 by Nova Qi. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 16, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Crossword Nation: ($) Veggie-mania! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, April 15: Different Strokes by Dylan Schiff. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Climbing the Corporate Ladder by Kaye Barton. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #166.5: that would fix me (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Light by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Where are my marching band friends at? by Kate Hawkins. Online.
Westwords: Who’s Who at Westwords? It’s a Puzzle! by the Westwords Team. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Jared Goudsmit. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Art Meets Science, Tues. Apr. 16, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Caroline Hand. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Ricky Sirois. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Hidden Seasonal Signs by Timothy Powell. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Vincent. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Aimee Lucido. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/16/24 Agitations by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Hemant Mehta. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Nick Huntley. Online.
Universal: ($) I’m Stuffed by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Coast to Coast (Freestyle) by Hoang-Kim Vu. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Ticket to Ride Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Separation of Powers by Joseph Gangi. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #11.16 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Et Tu, Etui?: thank you, north yorkshire tribune by et tu etui. .pdf, online.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #7.16 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Flight of Fancy by Jack Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #9.32 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,709 by .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,358 by Philistine. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14150 by Pixie Dust. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Deri. .pdf, online.

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Monday, April 15, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/15/2024 by Christopher Nunez. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Northwestern: The Mini Crossword .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: April 15 by Srikar Venkatesan, Clarice Wang, and Joyce Lee. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: April 15 (Mini) by Nina Wang. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 75 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini by Duncan Beecroft. Online.
Monday Fills: Themeless 128 by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: A Fool and His Money (Meta) by Clark E. Tripe. .puz, .pdf.
QVXwordz: Girls Gone Wild by Richard Allen & Quiara Vasquez. .puz, .pdf, online.
Words Xing: Themeless #22 by Brendan W. Sullivan. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Atlas Obscura: Swipe Up by Zhouqin Burnikel. .puz, .pdf, online.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Knocks ‘Em Back by Darby Ratliff. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 15, 2024 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #6, 4/14/24 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Central Position by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Lil AVC X: ($) Twist and Shout by Geoffrey Schorkopf. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Long Time No C by Joe Deeney. Online.

Apple News: ($) Ring Ring! by Nate Cardin. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Ken Can Sing, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Micah Sommersmith. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle by Taylor Johnson. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) What’s It All For? by David Levinson Wilk. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Amanda Winters. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, April 15, 2024 by Elizabeth C. Gorski. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/15/24 Out on a Limb by Doug Peterson. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, April 15, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: ($) See the Point by Susan Gelfand. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: PTA Meeting by Lynn K. Watson. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Disunity Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Diversified Portfolio by Katie Hoody. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

The Crossword Scholar: Sneaky Six #16: One of 72 usually found in Republican-covering feed? by Aaron Riccio. .puz, .pdf, online.
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: No recycled clues, honest! by Māyā .pdf, online.
Mallimack: Pleep 0002 by Mallimack. .puz, .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 222 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #487: Masquerade Party 3 .pdf.
Square Chase: ($) The Trees (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 368 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17708 by Bobcat.pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,357 by Brummie. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Puzzle 14149 by Crescent. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Full-Sized Puzzle: 04/14/2024 by Reena Bromberg Gaber. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/14/2024 by Ananya Govindarajan. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/13/2024 by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Northwestern: The Mini Crossword .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian:  (Mini) by Evan Stubbs. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: The Crossword by Garv Mehdiratta, May Hathaway, and Asha Chawla. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, April 14 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Luckystreak Xwords: fie! (themeless) by ada nicolle. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Giant Inflatable Donut by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Sunday by Marissa Corsi. Online.
Phil’s Crossword Corner: Chain Reaction (Meta) by pchow13. .puz, .pdf.
Pun Of A Kind: You’ll Turn It Around by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Wrapping Paper (Meta) by ajk. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 14, 2024 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #828 — “Know Your Place” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: For here or to go? by Dob Olino. Online.
Sporcle: Radio Vowels by ZBG. Online

Apple News: ($) Spread the Word by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: Caleb’s Inferno by Caleb Madison. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Curb Appeal, Thurs. Apr 11, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Caroline Hand. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Rock ‘n’ Roll by Tom Pepper & Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: April 14, 2024 – I.Q. Test by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Themeless 70 by Shannon Rapp and Amie Walker. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Good to Know by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) In a Stew by Adam Cohen. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) Savings Plan by John Rippe and Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
Newsday: 4/14/24 COUNT OFF: But Not by Much by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, April 14, 2024 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. Online.
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 81 by John Ewbank. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: It All Adds Up! by Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock. .puz.
USA Today: “Amazing to See You!” (Freestyle) by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
The Walrus: Let’s Watch by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Washington Post: Boxed In by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: Call of Duty by Samit Kallianpur. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic 169  by Bryant White. Subscribe at link.
Negroni’s Cocktails: ($) April Cocktail: Margarita by Negroni. Patreon subscription.
Puzzlesnacks: Mini One Two Three by Eric Berlin. .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,043 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: US Crossword 38 by Reorder.pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hoskins. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Puns and Anagrams by Michael Lieberman. .pdf, online.

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DCL Highlights, Weeks of 3/29 and 4/5

Scroll on for our recommendations from the last week of puzzles!

Remember that this is not 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.

So great to see many of you at ACPT. For those who weren’t there, thanks for your patience as we took a week off. Two weeks’ worth of recommendations are below, though I forgot to jot down a few blurbs. Still good puzzles 🙂

Club 72: Freestyle 899 (3/29) by Tim Croce. Tim specializes in hard themelesses and it can take a bit to get used to this style. This edition, while as hard as anything he’s published, is also fair throughout and for me was well worth the grind to piece it together. –Matt

The Modern: ($) Academic Terms (3/30) by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. One of those themes where you know what’s going on, and each entry is still a small aha moment on its own. –Matt

Universal Sunday: Worduckens (3/31) by Adam Wagner. Cleverly themed and pleasant to solve –Norah

Washington Post: World Wide Web (3/31) by Evan Birnholz. –Matt 

Puzzmo: First Words (4/1) by brooke. A fun April Fools’ Day challenge as only Brooke can do it.  —Rich and Norah and Matt

The New Yorker: The Crossword (4/1) by Caitlin Reid. Really enjoyed the wordplay in this one. —Rich

Puzzmo: It Takes Two (4/3) by Erik Agard. Adorable meta-theme. –Norah

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword (4/3) by Kate Chin Park and Lil AVC X: ($) Eclipse (4/8) by Katja Brinck. These different takes on the eclipse theme are a great example of how much creativity there is in the midi space. —Rich

The New Yorker: The Crossword (4/3) by Robyn Weintraub. Especially satisfying middle stack –Matt

Universal: Beginning Bird-Watching (4/3) by Rebecca Goldstein and Will Eisenberg. So glad this theme set worked in mirror symmetry, because it’s a fun group. –Matt

AVCX: ($) Seeing Double (4/3) by Sam Brody –Matt

Trash Panda Puzzles: Hawaiian Drinks on the Ghost Ship (4/4) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree –Matt

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Custom-built for Critters (4/3) by Barb Olson –Matt 

Universal: Universal Freestyle 119 (4/6) by Rich Feely –Matt

New York Times: (4/5) by Rebecca Goldstein –Matt

Kieran Boyd: Ambitious Constraint Practiced Thoroughly (4/8) by Kieran Boyd. It’s true to its title, both the ambitious constraint and the practiced thoroughly parts, in the best way. –Matt

The New Yorker: The Crossword (4/10) by Rebecca Goldstein. Surprise themed New Yorker! And a delightful one at that. —Rich

Slate: Slate Midi (4/10) by Chandi Deitmer. I’ve really been enjoying Slate’s new crossword; this one is probably my favorite so far. —Rich

Los Angeles Times: (4/12) by Amie Walker & Wendy L. Brandes. Lovely theme with a truly satisfying revealer. —Rich and Norah