Sunday, September 21, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Ohh Behive by Crosswoods.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 21, 2025 by Trent H. Evans.
The Griddy: Damn Daniel! by Devin McIntyre.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Themeless Challenger by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 112 by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #237.5: run that back? (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
M & M Crosswords: Short Shot by Martina Waluk.
Puzzmo: Do you remember hearing that? by tearecs. Online only
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Fourth Man Out (Meta) by Darth.
xwordmaxxing: september 20 by Adrianne Baik.

Apple News: ($) Music Genres by Chandi Deitmer. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Elliot Caroll & Erik Agard.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 09/20/2025 by Ananya Govindarajan.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Street Singers by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Jared Goudsmit. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: The Spirit of 75, Sun. Sept. 21, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
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
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Slate: Slate Mini: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 by Nate Cardin.
Sporcle: Sense of Direction by TomT143. Online only
WashU Student Life : The Behind the Scenes Crossword by Alex Nickel and Rena Cohen.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? by Katy Steinmetz & Rich Katz. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: September 21, 2025 – Anagram Antics by Merl Reagle.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) Gimme a Break! by Adrianne Baik.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: 9/21/25 WESTERN WORDS: Let’s Ride, Pardner by Gary M. Larson. 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 151 by Chandi Deitmer. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: “End of Discussion!” by Sala Wanetick. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: I Guess I Never Got the Memo (Freestyle) by Amie Walker.
Washington Post: Capital Gains by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.

1Across: 16C – SpurTed by Sceptic Cryptic. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic by Keshav Sriram. Subscribe at link.
Garden Variety Puzzles: Rows Garden #5 by Peter Baronowski. .pdf, .rgz only

Azed Cryptic: 2767
Everyman Cryptic: 4106
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart.

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