Thursday, August 7, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Going Dutch by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 7, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Jonesin’: Meaningful by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
KVN RNLD: One Way or Another by Kvn Rnld.
M & M Crosswords: Hee Haw by Martina Waluk.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 124 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Face the Day by carina da rosa. Online only
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 8/7/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) If I Were a Rich Girl by Stella Zawistowski. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Cheers to Him, Thurs. Aug. 7, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Weekly Crossword: Al Dente by Games Editor.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Neville Fogarty. 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
Morning Brew: Know-it-all by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 by Ben Zimmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 by Kameron Austin Collins.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Illyria Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Marangell. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) An Atrocious Pun by Matt Ginsberg. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Ben Zimmer.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, August 7, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 8/7/25 Keepers by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Take Your Positions! by Ricky Sirois. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Job Openings by Dena R. Verkuil.
The Wall Street Journal: Long Gone by Simeon Seigel & Rich Proulx. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 8/7/25 by Adam Simon Levine. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 660: Pent Words 132 by Grant Fikes. .pdf only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,767 by Imogen.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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