Tuesday, August 19, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1810: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 19, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Aug. 18: Musical Arrangement by Erik Agard and Kelsey Dixon. Subscribe at link.
Hyperallergic: Who’s the Artist Behind Those Giant Bowling Pins? by Natan Last.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #233: anarchy! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #232.5: i’m not crazy! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: Staying on the Move by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: What’s On TV? (Meta) by benchen71.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 128 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Placeholder Puzzles: Pears Division by Katja Brinck.
Puzzmo: Bread Bowl by Ryan Mathiason. Online only

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Michelle Rago. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) In Need of Direction by Kareem Ayas. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Wedding Crashers, Tues. Aug. 19, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
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
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Negligee by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 by Tim Croce.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 by Nate Cardin.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer.
Vulture 10×10: The Maple Brook Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Kyle Dolan. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Ch-Ch-Changes by Randall J. Hartman. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Eric Rollfing.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 by Brooke Husic.
Newsday: 8/19/25 What’s New by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Shades Of Gray by Rachel Glover and Jeffrey Martinovic. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Dentist’s Orders by Mark Budovitch.
The Wall Street Journal: Field Goals by Jonathan Raksin & Jeff Chen. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.33 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Rank Hypocrisy by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) rows garden #47 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,777 by Philistine.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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