Friday, September 5, 2025

AVCX: ($) September 5, 2025 One Good Stretch (themeless)  by Rebecca Goldstein. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1815: Why Can’t Both Sides Be True? by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 5, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Bouncing Around by Jeanne Breen.
Puzzmo: Girl Power by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #330 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #329 by Queerty.

Apple News: ($) Side Betting by Wendy L. Brandes. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Niche Theme Friday: Pushkin by Rich Vigliotti.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Post-it Notes by Katja Brinck. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Angela Kinsella Olson. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini 150 (9/5/25) by Jeffrey Broms.
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, Sept. 4, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Performance Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
WashU Student Life : Saucy Slice by Gabriel Cohen.
The Week: September 5, 2025 by The Week Staff.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Kate Hawkins. Online only.
Los Angeles Times: by Patti Varol. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Shuffled Cards by Patrick Blindauer. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Bryan Cheong.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, September 5, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 9/5/25 Car Chore by S.N.. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: She Traded Scranton for Scrubs by Robyn Weintraub.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) A Low-Key Puzzle by Pam Klawitter. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: All in Good Time (Freestyle) by Willa Angel Chen Miller.
The Wall Street Journal: Driving Force by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Out Of Left Field: ($) #284 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,792 by Paul.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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