Friday, August 15, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1809: Watch Out! by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) On the Take by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 15, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon
The Puzzle Pit: Themeless Friday #10 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Success Stories by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only

Apple News: ($) Old Math, New Math by Adam Wagner. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) ABC … Simple as Do Re Mi by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
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. 14, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Whodunnit Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
The Week: Who’s The Boss by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Zachary David Levy. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Beginning With Z’s by Larry Shearer. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Dena R. Verkuil.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, August 15, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 8/15/25 Best Pict Ures by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Top Tennis Star by Robyn Weintraub.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Trick Plays by Rachel Glover and Jeffrey Martinovic. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: An Average Puzzle by Brian Gubin.
The Wall Street Journal: Make It a Double by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Out Of Left Field: ($) #281 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #H: “Play That Rockin’ Role” (Meta) by Danny K. Bernstein.
Square Chase: ($) #88 Hero’s Journey (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,774 by Vlad.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

Support Daily Crossword Links

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

Leave a Reply