Saturday, August 2, 2025

Ariadne’s Crossword Library: Monthly Contest: “Shh! This Is a Library!” by Emma Oxford. .pdf, .puz only
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1034: “Tell me when to stop.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #12 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Name That Tunesmith” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Some Like It Hot by chandi. Online only
Reason: Revolving by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Double O Seven by Michelle Rago.
xwords by a ladee: puzzle 94 // momentary flicker by brooke husic.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Joyce Keller. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Jared Goudsmit. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sharada Hiregange.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Vox: Running the Triple Option by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Walrus: The Walrus Crossword Sept/Oct 2025 by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Adrian Johnson & Will Nediger. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) 4×4 by Kelsey Blakley. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Robert Logan.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Anna Stiga. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 183 by Zachary Edward-Brown. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Feeling Meh Inside by Beth Rubin & Amanda Rafkin.
The Wall Street Journal: Jobs ‘R’ Us by Michael Priestley. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

The Gnomon: Issue #2, August 2025 by Andy Yingst. Subscribe at link.
TLMB: Pyjamas by The Void .pdf, online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Marching Bands 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: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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