May 4, 2024 – Daily Crossword Links

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 909 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Vital Discrimination by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Animal Trailers by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Words Xing: Themeless #23 by Brendan W. Sullivan. .puz, .pdf, online.

Fordham Observer: Saturday, May 4 (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
The Triangle: Happy B(Earth)day! by Ian Kratzinger. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Is Out of Corny Jokes by Emet Ozar. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #7 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #169.5: who goes there? (themeless) (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “You Can Say That Again” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: The Force by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Book Club by lila. Online.
Reason: AI Drive by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: A Case of the Giggles by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Ada Nicolle. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. 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: ($) Ew! by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: I’ll Be Brief by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Second to Last by Joe Bower. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Jacob McDermott. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by S.N.. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 123 by Jess Rucks. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Let’s Roll! by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: X-Men by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Remake Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Infiltrated by Joseph Gangi. Online, .pdf. .puz.
The Walrus: The Walrus Crossword June 2024 by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,726 by Pedrock. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,725 by Julius. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath Number 1,281 by Aardvark. .pdf.

The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #14166 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Echo Chamber by Trip Payne. .pdf.

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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.

Los Angeles Times: (4/27) by Evans Clinchy. Deft mix of tricky clues with big payoffs and accessible entries to help move through the grid. – Matt

Slate: Slate Crossword (4/28) by Chandi Deitmer. Delightful grid and a truly standout 42-Across clue. Slate’s crossword has quickly become a must-solve. —Rich, Norah, and Parker

Nautilus Puzzles: Inkblot’s Inferno (4/29) by Ben Tolkin. A fun challenge all around, but I’m picking this because of the clue for 56-Across. —Rich

New York Times: ($) (4/29) by Tom Locke. A damn good theme given room to breathe. One of the better early-week NYT themes in recent memory IMO. – Matt

Lil AVC X ($): Knights of the Wrong Table (4/29) by Lydia Roth and Christina Bodensiek. A set of very funny theme entries anchor a puzzle that carries the right balance of personality and cleverness. -Norah

AVCX: ($) Urban Sprawl (5/1) by Shannon Rapp & Will Eisenberg. It’s good, it’s kinda hard, and (as spoiler free as possible) I like revealers like this. – Matt

Puzzmo: Infinity and Beyond (5/1) by Jo and Winguistics (5/3) by Corvimae. These two puzzles are the first from Puzzmo’s first submission period open exclusively to those who had never published a crossword. Both earn their place on this list this week for their creative and perfectly executed themes. Hope to see more from both of them. -Norah

Los Angeles Times: (5/3) by Jay Silverman. Theme is solid, but the themers themselves are particularly high value for my entertainment and make it memorable. – Matt

AVCX+: ($) Have Fun! (5/3) by Will Nediger. Clever themeless that more than lives up to the imperative in its title. —Rich & Matt

Vox: (5/3) by Andrew J. Ries. Been waiting for someone to make this exact puzzle! -Norah

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