July 28, 2024 – Daily Crossword Links

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosstina Aquafina: themeless no. 33 by crosstina aquafina. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Apologies to Nick et al by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Olympic Rugby by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: Test Your Medal by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Quid Pro: Sensational by Andrew Anker. .puz, .pdf, online.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: State of Play (Meta) by Guffman & ajk. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #35 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 28, 2024 by Trent H. Evans. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Themeless Challenger by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Be Yourself by Pravan Chakravarthy. Online.
Sporcle: 2024 Summer Olympics by loesje11. Online.

Apple News: ($) Breaking Character by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Caleb Madison. .pdf, online.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: I Heard a Rumour, Thurs. July 25, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by John Beck. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Squad Goals by Rebecca Goldstein & Amie Walker. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: July 28, 2024 – Tech Stocks I’d Like To See by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Checkboxes by Will Pfadenhauer. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Do the Math by David Sullivan. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) The Big Five-O by Paolo Pasco. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: 7/28/24 HOLLYWOOD ENDINGS: Wherein You’ll Have the Last Word by Gary M. Larson. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, July 28, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. Online.
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 95 by Jasmeet Arora and Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Olympic Games by Amie Walker and Rebecca Goldstein. .puz.
USA Today: Mama by Matthew Luter. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Making the Switch by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: Celebration & Cerebration. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic 183 by Stella Zawistowski. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,058 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart. .pdf, online.

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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.

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Universal: Creative Spelling (7/24) by Aidan Deshong. A clever set of themers brought together by a satisfying revealer. – Will

Universal: French Blend (7/22) by Brian Callahan. A very fun use of symmetry and crossing theme entries that elevates an already extremely creative theme. – Will

New Yorker: (7/22) by Kameron Auston Collins. A difficult themeless that relies on terse clues to make a grid that’s hard to break into but satisfying to fill. -Will

New York Times: (7/23) by Sarah Sinclair and Amie Walker. The standout feature is cluing that feels abnormally fresh and modern for the Times, but also has a pleasant themeset and revealer perfect for a Tuesday difficulty. – Norah

Crosswords Schmosswords: (7/26) by Kate Chin Park. Everything indie themelesses should be: distinct voice; a balanced approach to its inclusion of references, humor, and vocabulary; entries and clues that make you want to learn something new; and challenging but not too difficult. – Norah

Crossword Club: (7/21) by Will Nediger. New at Crossword Club are full-size themelesses published every Sunday – a welcome addition to the growing pool of easy themelesses. This one is smooth and breezy with a conversational touch. – Norah

The Modern Crossword: (7/20) by David Steinberg. A stunner of a theme (that did in fact slow me down) that makes use of its size and interface beautifully. – Norah

Lil AVC X: ($) Not Cool (7/23) by Deanne Cliburn. This was one of the first revealers I ever wrote down when I started constructing crosswords, but I never did anything with it. Love seeing it out there in a puzzle. —Rich

Luckystreak Xwords: the rise and fall of a midwest princess (7/25) by ada nicolle. A perfect crossword representation of one of the best albums of the year. —Rich

Crossword Nexus: Oopsy-Daisy (7/26) by Alex Boisvert. Fun variety puzzle—and an exciting new solver that aims to replicate the experience of solving different puzzle shapes on paper. —Rich

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