Saturday, September 27, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Daily Minis – 4 by Piyush Garodia and Carter Otis.
Club 72: Freestyle 1049: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
The Griddy: Sweet Potato by Devin McIntyre.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Going Underground by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #238.5: there’s no other option (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Free Refill” by Will Nediger (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
The New Dork Times: Mini 142 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Musical Callbacks by Enrique. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #353 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #352 by Queerty.
Reason: Paleo Pal by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Lettermen by Danish Abdi.
Trash Panda Puzzles: The Spiritual Journey of a Night Owl (Themeless) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Will Angel Chen Miller. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Anna Steel.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Lynn Lempel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhoupin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword by Lara Choy.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. 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: Above and Beyond by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: AI Reimagining by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Walrus: Listening to our Bodies by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Doug Peterson & Samuel A. Donaldson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Gold Diggers by Edward Alch. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Adrian Johnson and Christina Iverson.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by David P. Williams. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 191 by Ryan Mathiason. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Slumber Party (Freestyle) by Mark Valdez.
The Wall Street Journal: The Nuclear Option by Zachary David Levy. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2025-09 by Darren Miller.
Mad Dog Cryptics: Mad Dog Cryptics #27 by Terry Brennan.
TLMB: Awkward Pauses (Mev #14) by The Void .pdf, online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) A-Z Cryptic 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: Double or Nothing by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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