Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Joyful and Defiant by Darby Ratliff and Rachel.
AVCX: ($) July 9, 2025 “Fly by Night” by Sarah Butkovic. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1027: “I’d like to speak with the manager.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Cross-pollination: Dealing With It All by Leonard Williams.
Cross-pollination: Confinement by Leonard Williams.
Crossweird Puzzles: Performance Review by Dan Schwartz & Dob Olino.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 9, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Original Recipe by Kate Chin Park.
Inteltainment: Themeless #143 Feel smart. Have fun! by Stella Zawistowski.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Universally Admired by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: For the Birds (Meta) by DrTom.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 113 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
The Puzzle Pit: Themed Wednesday #6 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Full-Bodied Tea by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only

Apple News: ($) Hold Onto That Feeling by Will Nediger. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Steel Yourselves, Weds July 9, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Weekly Crossword: In Hot Water 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 8, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Island Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Gerry Wildenberg. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Arenas of Tomorrow by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) En Zone by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 by Patrick Berry.
Newsday: 7/9/25 in the Ballpark by Steve Faiella. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Keep It Inside by Prasanna Keshava. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Sports Cars by Aidan Deshong.
The Wall Street Journal: Slippery Slopes by Alan Siegel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Peak Fitness by Ben Robinson Online only
Cross-pollination: Cryptic F-1 by Leonard Williams.
The Crossword Centre: Solution to Current Affairs by Hedge-sparrow by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,742 by Fed.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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