Sunday, August 3, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: ($) Alaskan Husky from Nome by Crosswoods.
Crossword Club: Sunday, August 03, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Come to Papa by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Gimme A Break! by Jeanne Breen.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Streaming Tunes by Jeff Linder.
M & M Crosswords: Bond’s Martini Way by Martina Waluk.
Pun Of A Kind: Pen Name by Mikey G.
Puzzmo: Music Players by Olivia Mitra Framke & Jess Shulman. Online only
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Winning Numbers (Meta) by DavyGravy.
World of Crosswords: Themeless 158 by Marya and Carla.

Apple News: ($) Shift Tab by Ellie Sienkiewicz. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Freestyle by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Happy Birthday, Mr. President by Matt Gaffney.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sharada Hiregange.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Slate: Slate Crossword by Chandi Deitmer.
Slate: Slate Mini by Kavan Pawittranon.
Sporcle: Split Mammals by DragMoogle. Online only
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: Kinetic Exercises by Ella Dershowitz. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: July 27, 2025 – The Line King by Merl Reagle.
New York Sun: ($) Up to a Point by John Farmer. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) Heavenly Voices by Jeremy Newton.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Down You Go by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 144 by Amie Walker and Rafael Musa. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Blind Stitch by Hanh Huynh. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Starting Pitch by Max Schlenker.
Washington Post: Uh, What? by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic by Andy Yingst. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Cryptic by Richard Silvestri.

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Ariadne’s Crossword Library: Monthly Contest: “Shh! This Is a Library!” by Emma Oxford. .pdf, .puz only
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1034: “Tell me when to stop.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #12 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Name That Tunesmith” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Some Like It Hot by chandi. Online only
Reason: Revolving by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Double O Seven by Michelle Rago.
xwords by a ladee: puzzle 94 // momentary flicker by brooke husic.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Joyce Keller. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Jared Goudsmit. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sharada Hiregange.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Vox: Running the Triple Option by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Walrus: The Walrus Crossword Sept/Oct 2025 by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Adrian Johnson & Will Nediger. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) 4×4 by Kelsey Blakley. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Robert Logan.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Anna Stiga. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 183 by Zachary Edward-Brown. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Feeling Meh Inside by Beth Rubin & Amanda Rafkin.
The Wall Street Journal: Jobs ‘R’ Us by Michael Priestley. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

The Gnomon: Issue #2, August 2025 by Andy Yingst. Subscribe at link.
TLMB: Pyjamas by The Void .pdf, online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Marching Bands by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

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: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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Friday, August 1, 2025

Ariadne’s Crossword Library: Shh! This is a Library by Emma Oxford. .pdf, .puz only
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1805: BFFs by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Brian Gubin: Wrecking Balls by Brian Gubin.
Crossword Club: Friday, August 01, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Memorial Hall Library: Wise Words from Steven Wright by Dean Baumeister.
The New Dork Times: ($) Meet The Editor: Jim Riddle! by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #8: Lost… (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Puzzmo: Hip-Hop on Top by Frisco17. Online only

Apple News: ($) Go Team! by Chandi Deitmer. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) All Around by Kareem Ayas. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sharada Hiregange.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, July 31, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, July 31, 2025 by K. Austin Collins.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Psychosexual Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
The Week: Puzzlemania by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Kyle Beakley and David Levinson Wilk. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Info Please by Doug Peterson. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Abigail Martin.
New York Times Monthly Bonus: Summer Syllabus by Aimee Lucido.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, August 1, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: Bedspread by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: by Patrick Merrell.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) 10 + 10 by Prasanna Keshava. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Hubcaps by Jake Halperin.
The Wall Street Journal: Sending Letters by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Beneath The Surface: Cryptic #33 (mini) by Kyle Dolan.
Mad Dog Cryptics: Mad Dog Cryptic #26 by Terry Brennan.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Puzzle #279 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #8: Lost… (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Puzzle Tome: Recipes (Cryptic) .pdf, online.
Square Chase: ($) Night Out (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,762 by Brockwell.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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