Friday, September 26, 2025

BEQ: Halfbacks by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Daily Minis – 3 by Piyush Garodia & Carter Otis.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 26, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #15, 9/26/25 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: The G8 (with Assorted Interests and WordNerdBird!) by Frisco17.
The Griddy: Lacroix, Sweetie, Lacroix by Devin McIntyre.
M & M Crosswords: Can’t Buy Me Love by Martina Waluk.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Midi 27 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: I Make a Mean Cup by Neville Fogarty. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #351 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #350 by Queerty.
seaon’s puzzles: Midisonal #1 – Straight Bars by seaon.

Apple News: ($) Unaltered, Altered by Will Nediger. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Niche Theme Friday: Stone Cold Journalism by Rich Vigliotti.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Marquez. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, September 25, 2025 by Kate Pollot.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 159 (9/26/25) by Monet Shum.
Fordham Observer: Friday, September 26 (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. 25, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Revolutionary Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
WashU Student Life : Because I’m Happy by Rena Cohen.
The Week: Drawing Big Crowds by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Ariana Borut. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Middleweights by Lynn Lempel. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Larry Snyder.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: Friday, September 26 by Molly Cowger.
Newsday: 9/26/25 See 15-Across by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Hand of the King by Patrick Merrell.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Line of Inquiry by Suzanne Oliver. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Tail End (Yet Again) by Sally Hoelscher & Jess Rucks.
The Wall Street Journal: Animal Sounds by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Crossword Nexus: ($) Glad-Handing (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #287 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,810 by Pangakupu.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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