Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Ariadne’s Crossword Library: July 2025 Monthly Contest: “Go By” by Emma Oxford. .pdf, .puz only
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Naked in Manhattan by Emet Ozar and Rachel.
AVCX: ($) July 2, 2025 – “Smooth Turns” by Emily Biegas and Sala Wanetick. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1025: “Did you ever notice…” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 2, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: McPuzzle by Trent H. Evans.
Jeff’s Puzzles: For Brian and Sly by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: Cherry Bomb! (Meta) by DrTom.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: July MMMM: Stuffed Cabbage by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 110 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
The Puzzle Pit: Themed Wednesday #5 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Keep ’em coming by Matthew Stock. Online only

Apple News: ($) In a Pickle by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) Sleepy by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Scary Movie 2, Tues. July 1, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Weekly Crossword: Road Trip by Games Editor.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 by Hemant Mehta.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Wedding Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by John Kugelman. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Lives & Legacies by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Dan Caprera.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 by Robyn Weintraub.
Newsday: 7/2/25 in a Hurry by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Pardon Me by Aidan Deshong. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Nesting Birds by Beth Rubin.
The Wall Street Journal: No Dessert for You! by Brad Wiegmann. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Cooler Hair by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
The Rackenfracker: High © by The Rackenfracker. Available format varies by puzzle

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,736 by Ariel.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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