Saturday, September 13, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1046: “Any bright ideas?” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Beam Me Up!” (Meta) by Rick Kennedy. Subscribe at Patreon.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 137 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Good Dreams, Bad Dreams by Ben Zimmer. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #339 by Queerty.
Reason: Fun While It Lasted by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Street Smarts by Frédérick Lavoie.
Tuff Crosswords: International Waters (25×24 Themeless) by David Tuffs.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Karen Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Ananya Govindarajan.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Ada Nicolle. 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 Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. 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: I Will Go First by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: Set a Reminder by Andrew J. Ries.
The Walrus: The Walrus Crossword November 2025 by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Jess Rucks. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Twist Endings by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Alex Jiang.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 189 by Emily Biegas and Malaika Handa. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: That’s a Plus (Freestyle) by Amanda Rafkin.
The Wall Street Journal: Home Improvement by Sam Koperwas & Jeff Chen. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Snake Charmer 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: Trail Mix by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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