Day: July 12, 2024

DCL Highlights, 6/22-7/12

Sorry for missing a few. We expect to be back on our weekly schedule after this. Hope you’ve been solving enjoyable puzzles anyway!

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.

Did we miss your favorites? Add them in the comments!

Westwords: ($) Tournament Puzzle Suite (6/23) by Adam Wagner, Amanda Rafkin, Enrique Henestroza Anguiano, Mollie Cowger, Rafael Musa, Rich Proulx, and Sara Cantor – Matt & Norah

Universal: Themeless Week (6/24-6/30) by Larry Snyder, Amie Walker & Shannon Rapp, Kyle Dolan, Jess Rucks, Lydia Roth, Kareem Ayas, and Adrian Johnson – Norah

New York Times: ($) (6/27) by Paolo Pasco and Sarah Sinclair – Norah

The New Yorker: (7/1) by Chandi Deitmer – Norah

Crossweird Puzzles: pleading_face (6/25) by Dob Olino. A different kind of crossword challenge. —Rich 

Los Angeles Times: (7/5) by Erik Agard. Really tight theme and wordplay. —Rich 

Cruciverbology: Big telescope, small puzzle (7/7) by Elise Corbin. —Rich 

The Modern Crossword: ($) (7/8) by Jared Goudsmit. —Rich 

Defector: ($) Going, Going, Gone (7/8) by Erik Agard. —Rich 

Friday, July 12, 2024

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1695: Disqualifications by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossweird Puzzles: [To audience] by juff. .puz, .pdf, online.
lost for xwords: Crossword #117 – “It’s Cold Out There” by August Miller. .pdf, online
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Mark’s Word Puzzles: July 12, 2024 by Mark Morin .pdf, .puz, online.
Star-Crossed: Puzzle #3: Highs and Lows (themeless) by Kiran Pandey. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, July 12, 2024 by Lizzie Ferrazza. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #19 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
AVCX+: ($) July 12, 2024 – “Please, Please, Please!” (themeless) by Hoang-Kim Vu. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 12, 2024 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Puzzmo: Self-Contained by Bonnie Eisenman. Online.

Apple News: ($) Feeling Down by Will Nediger. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Renee Thomason & Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Jeepers Creepers by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Malaika Handa. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker Mini: July 12, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 7/12/24 Not So Unique by Stan Newman. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Magic Man with Moves! by Patrick Merrell. .pdf, online.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Friday, July 12, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Colin Thomas. Online.
Universal: ($) Go to Great Lengths by Dylan Schiff. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Right Over There (Freestyle) by Carolyn Davies Lynch. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Occult Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: You Can Say That Again by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.
The Week: There’s That Name Again by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Mixed Messages by joeadultman Online.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #224 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,433 by Paul. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.

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