AVCX+: ($) August 8, 2025 – “Less Bitter, More Glitter” (themeless) by Jess Rucks. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1807: No Skips by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 8, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Sideways (Spiral #4) by Jeanne Breen.
The Puzzle Pit: Themeless Friday #9 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Backwords and Forwords by Adam J Sperling. Online only
Trash Panda Puzzles: Morgana’s Ice Cream (Themeless) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree
Apple News: ($) It’s Magic! by Mathew Luter. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Let Them Eat Cake by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Jeff Chen. 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
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, August 7, 2025 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: Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Swap Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
The Week: Our Next Contestant Is… by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Jess Rucks. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Rafael Musa and Matthew Stock.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, August 8, 2025 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 8/8/25 ‘Tis the Season by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Orange is the New Black‘s Nicky by Steph Spadaccini.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Unfinished by Steve Jopek. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Salt Shaker by Guilherme Gilioli.
The Wall Street Journal: Raise a Glass by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #280 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,768 by Pasquale.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener