Day: July 20, 2024

DCL Highlights, 7/13-7/19

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!

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 

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword (7/14) by Quiara Vasquez. Fun to see a Sunday 15x at Crossword Club. —Rich

Puzzmo: Fire Safety (715) by Rose Sloan. Pretty much the platonic ideal of a midi crossword theme to me. —Rich

Slate: Slate Midi (7/19) by Sid Sivakumar. A rare themed puzzle from Slate, and it’s a can’t-miss. —Rich & Matt

Current: On The Air (7/13) by Will Nediger – Matt

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 929 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #27 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Count On It” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Opening Number by Jack Murtagh. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Hit the Road by Darby. Online.
Reason: The Lesser of Two Evils by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: The Jaws of Death by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. 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 Emily Biegas. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: I’d Like to Buy a Consonant by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) ’Tis the Seasoning by Timothy Powell. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Ricky J. Sirois. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 133 by Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Mixed Emotions by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Silver Springs by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Heads of State by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
The Walrus: “Sure grandma, let’s get you to bed” (themeless) by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Rows Garden by Patrick Berry. .pdf.

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