Month: May 2025

Ariadne’s Crossword Library: In All Directions by Emma Oxford. .pdf, .puz only
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Literary Twists by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 1, 2025 by Will Nediger.
El País: Apellidos literarios significativos by Margot Machado. Online only
Fireball: ($) Slippery Characters by Justin Werfel. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Ee-Aw by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
M & M Crosswords: Tennis Bagel by Martina Waluk.
Memorial Hall Library: This puzzle also has birds in it.
Nautilus Puzzles: Themeless by Ben Tolkin.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Midi 20 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #5: Two-Act Plays (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Provincetown Independent: Off to the Races by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Bowl Games by Geoffrey & Will. Online only
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 5/1/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Westwords: Westwords 2025 Constructor Reveal! by Rebecca Goldstein.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kareem Ayas. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 05/01/2025 by Rich Vigliotti.
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: Top 40 Thursday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Lightning Crashes, Weds. April 30, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 30, 2025 by Sejal Mehta.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fordham Observer: Crossword: How To Say Goodbye by Damian Grove.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Monster Mini No. 2 by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 by Chandi Deitmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Anti-Hero Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Michael B. Berg. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Suitable Emotion by Curtis Yee. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Aidan Deshong and Adam Levav.
New York Times Monthly Bonus: Fashion Forward by Sarah Sinclair.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, May 1, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 5/1/25 Verbal Voyage by Gary Larson. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Split a Meal by Drew Schmenner. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: TV Sets by Michael Berg.
The Wall Street Journal: Place Holders by Desirée Penner & Jeff Sinnock. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 646: Section Six 64 by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
Beneath The Surface: Cryptic #31 (Midi) by Kyle Dolan.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #5: Two-Act Plays (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Puzzle Tome: Numbers (Cryptic) .pdf, online.
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) “Gardening Lesson” Rows Garden Set by Juliana Tringali Golden. Puzzle pack for purchase
TLMB: Big Elbows by The Void .pdf, online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,683 by Paul.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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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