Tuesday, August 26, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1812: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 26, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Aug. 25: Out Of Office Again (Themeless) by Evan Mulvihill. Subscribe at link.
Jeff’s Puzzles: G’Day Mates 2 by Jeff Linder.
LuterCross: I Like You by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Join Forces (Meta) by Phil Chow and benchen71.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 130 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: a little 2 on the nose by bewilderingly. Online only

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Josh Knapp. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) Sound It Out! by Tarun Krishnamurthy. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Let’s Play Some 45’s, Tues. Aug. 26, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, August 25, 2025 by Games Editor.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. 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: Wicked Witch by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 by Dan Kois.
Vox: by Juilana Tringali Golden.
Vulture 10×10: The Open Marriage Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Fun in the Sun! by Naomika Raveendran and Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Susan Gelfand. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Switcheroo by Jim Page. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Kevin Curry.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 by Wyna Liu.
Newsday: 8/26/25 Leak Prevention by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic. Online only
Universal: ($) Split Ends by Stella Zawistowski. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Early Risers by Stella Zawistowski.
The Wall Street Journal: What’s New? by Kevin Christian & Andrea Carla Michaels. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Crossword Nexus: ($) Change for the Better (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.34 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,783 by Vlad.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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