Day: April 18, 2025

DCL Highlights: Weeks of 3/23-4/13

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 solved that 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!

Lil AVCX: ($) By the Numbers (3/31) by Kaye Brown. You don’t have to be a [spoilers] superfan to appreciate this gridwork. —Rich

Universal: ($) Figure It Out (4/3) by Drew Schmenner. —Matt

The Walrus: Elbows Up (4/4) by Emma Lawson. —Matt

Los Angeles Times: (4/5) by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano & Erik Agard. Such marvelous cluing! This puzzle was a challenge for me but I loved every minute of it. —Rich

Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Just One Clue 2! (ft. 138 Cluers!) by Frisco17 (grid) + Gizmo Thwomp (organization) + 136 other amazing people. —Matt

Apple News: ($) Three in a Row (4/6) by Claire Rimkus. I really wish Apple puzzles were more widely accessible because they’re really good! If you can get it, this theme is a delight. —Rich

New York Times: ($) Course Correction (4/6) by Kareem Ayas. A theme with enough layers to leave me seriously impressed, and then I noticed yet one more. How’d he make it? No clue. But I loved solving it. —Jess

USA Today: Sounds Like Fun (4/6) by Dan Hrynick. —Matt

Half-Baked Puzzles: Puzzle #107: You Can Call Me… (4/7) by Rich Iurilli and Will Eisenberg. —Matt

The New Yorker: The Crossword (4/15) by Paolo Pasco. I’m sure someone else has done this grid shape before, but I’m blown away by how cleanly Paolo filled around a trio of intersecting stacks. —Rich

Friday, April 18, 2025

AVCX+: ($) “A Barrage of Meows” (themeless) by Amie Walker and Amanda Rafkin. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1775: Missing Period by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Cross-pollination: Derangement by Leonard Williams. .pdf, .puz, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 18, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #6, 4/18/25 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Midi 18 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Yum, hops! by erik. Online.
Puzz-up: Fox 400 by Laura Taylor Kinnel. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Corrupt Court by Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/17/2025 by Ananya Govindarajan. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online
Crossword Flow: ($) by Igor Ryzhkov. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Emily Carroll. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 17, 2025 by Kate Pollot. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Love Feast (Mini) by Mikaela Lavandero. Online.
Duke Chronicle: Mini 143 (4/18/25) by Ben Matz. .puz, .pdf, online.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, April 17, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, April 17, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
WashU Student Life : Full-Court Press by Molly Levitt. Online.
The Week: Cleanup Time by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Doug Peterson. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, April 18, 2025 by Mollie Cowger. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/18/25 Cutoffs by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: He’s Andor by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Colin Thomas. Online.
Universal: ($) Bean Dip by Glenn Cook. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Pop-Up Ads by Leo Tsai. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: The Drive to Succeed by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 4/17/25, by Shannon Rapp and Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #264 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,672 by Brendan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.

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