Sunday, July 27, 2025

A Crossword Rose: A Couple of Items by acommonrose.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Call for the captain ashore by Crosswoods.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 27, 2025 by Will Nediger.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Gain of Function by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 108 by Jeff Linder.
M & M Crosswords: Zipper Pulls by Martina Waluk.
Nautilus Puzzles: Themeless by Ben Tolkin.
Pun Of A Kind: Ten to Twelve by Mikey G.
Puzzmo: Ups and Downs by DenaRobin. Online only
Smooth Sailing Sunday: 10-4 Good Buddy (Meta) by Wendy Walker.

Apple News: ($) Character Sketches by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Boaz Moser.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Free Competition by Stella Zawistowski. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Jeff Chen. 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 Beast: Eerie Pair, Sun. July 27, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
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
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Slate: Slate Mini: Saturday, July 26, 2025 by Kiran Pandey.
Sporcle: Amy Adams by bhenderson79. Online only
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: Three-point Line by Joe Rodini. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: The Line King by Merl Reagle.
New York Sun: ($) Grand Film Openings by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) Arranged Marriages by John Kugelman.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: 7/28/25 FORESTRY PHRASES: With Woody Words by Gary M. Larson. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 143 by Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Inner Confidence by Adrian Johnson. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: The Writing Process by Zhouqin Burnikel.
Washington Post: Captain Obvious Gets a Car by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.

1Across: Writer & Director by Aquifer. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic 232 by Keshav Sriram and Bob Weisz. Subscribe at link.
Negroni’s Cocktails: ($) Bonus Puzzle: Bootleg by Negroni. Patreon subscription.

Azed Cryptic: 2767.
Everyman Cryptic: 4106.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart.

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