Monday, May 12, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Tool Near Babe the Big Blue Ox by Crosswoods.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 12, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Lil AVCX: ($) Slow Burn by K.J. Sarr. Subscribe at link.
lost for xwords: Spiral #18 – Childlike Wonder by August Miller.
M & M Crosswords: Old Cheese by Martina Waluk.
Monday Fills: Game of Thrones by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Who’s Wearing the Pants? (Meta) by BirdLives.
Pair-o-Ducks: Maternal Leave by Pair O Ducks.
Placeholder Puzzles: Word to your mother by Katja Brinck.
Puzzmo: Moment of Joy by Ryan Judge. Online only
Star-Crossed: Puzzle #14: Themeless 4 by Kiran Pandey.

Apple News: ($) Rare Treats by August Miller. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Mike Nothnagel. 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 Beast: Stormy Weather, Mon. May 12, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, May 12, 2025 by Gabriel Bernick.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, May 11, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, May 11, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Doug Peterson & Angela Kinsella Olson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Non-Square Meal by Kevan Choset and Perry Choset. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Christina Iverson.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, May 12, 2025 by Elizabeth C. Gorski.
Newsday: 5/12/25 Up on the Roof by Stan Newman. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) May I Take Your Order? by Susan Gelfand. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Gone Fishing by Sally Hoelscher.
The Wall Street Journal: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again by Sam Koperwas & Jeff Chen. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Kevin’s Puzzles at Home Season 10, Episode 2: Before and After by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 250 by Dave Murchie.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #543: Helter Skelter 9 .pdf only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,692 by Brummie.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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We’ve revamped information about available puzzle formats, only highlighting when one of .puz (either direct or via the “Crossword Scraper” browser extension), .pdf (either directly or via a print option), or online solving options are not available.

Other American-style links:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety links:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener