Saturday, August 9, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1036: “Don’t worry, no one’s watching.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
David Alfred Bywaters: Is That a Dog I Hear? by David Alfred Bywaters.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Midi #3 by Jeanne Breen.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #897 — “Numbers Game” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Midwest Crossword Tournamant: My Kind of Town (Preview Puzzle) by Shannon Rapp. Registration open now
Puzzmo: Romantic Encounters of the Third Kind by kareemayas. Online only
Reason: Remember, Remember by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: The Iron Door Mystery by Bryant White.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Daniel Bodily. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) My Little Spoonerism by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. 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: Getting Even by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: Golden Delicious by Will Nediger.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by David Karp. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Solve for X by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Coast to Coast by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Aidan Deshong and Akshay Seetharam.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 184 by Ryan Judge. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Shortened Suite by Beth Rubin.
The Wall Street Journal: Make a Bee Line by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

The Crossword Centre: Crossword News August 2025 by Derek Harrison .pdf only
The Crossword Centre: Solution to Dame by Skylark by Derek Harrison .pdf only

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: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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