Friday, September 12, 2025

BEQ: Get a Clue by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 12, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Light It Up! by Trent H. Evans.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Fully Freehand Fhemeless #4 by Frisco17.
The Puzzle Pit: Themeless Friday #11 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Haul Ass by Amie Walker & Amanda Rafkin. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #337 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #336 by Queerty.

Apple News: ($) Big Apple Encounters by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 09/12/2025 by Ananya Govindarajan.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Second (City) Helpings by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini 153 (9/12/25) by Monet Shum.
Fordham Observer: Friday, September 12 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
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. 11, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Quarterback Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Luck of the Irish by Cherish Amby-Okolo.
The Week: Flower Power by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Katherine Simonson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) TV Audio Problems by Patrick Blindauer. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Joe Marquez.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, September 12, 2025 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 9/12/25 Across and Down by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Gandhi Star Turned Marvel Mischief-Maker by Patrick Merrell.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Amanda Rafkin. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) I Hear You! by Sarah Butkovic. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Top Dog by Emily Biegas.
The Wall Street Journal: You’ll Learn by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Out Of Left Field: ($) #285 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,798 by Pasquale.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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