Saturday, July 26, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Is In Vogue by Darby Ratliff.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1032: “Please, let me show you.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crosstina Aquafina: themeless no. 36 by crosstina aquafina & erik agard.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #138: Stained Glass by Alex Boisvert
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #895 — “Use Your Head” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Y2K by Joe Deeney. Online only
Reason: Extreme Measures by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Out of Control by Bryant White.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 152: Citrus Jazz (Freestyle) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Brian Callahan and Rafa Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Looking Good, Feeling Good by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Angela Kinsella Olson. 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
Vox: Taste Test by Patrick Blindauer.
The Walrus: Don’t Start (Themeless) by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Malaika Handa. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Six of One by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Levav.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Winston Emmons. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 182 by Ryan Mathiason. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: First Base by Winston Emmons.
The Wall Street Journal: Double Trouble by Daniel Bodily. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Snake Criss-Cross by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Puzzle Building by Dean Felch. Direct link to .pdf.

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