BEQ: Themeless Monday #845 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle 1 by David Quarfoot. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 7, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Oct. 6: I’m A Dead Man by Erica Wojcik, Chandi Deitmer, and Kate Hawkins. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) Just One Away from a Bingo by Brian Callahan. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #240: ??? (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: Have I Got Some Stories for You by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Preparing Beans (Meta) by benchen71.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 146 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Fit for Royalty by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #361 by Queerty.
xwordswithbabka: Greetings from… by Dan Schwartz.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/07/2025 by Anna Steel.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Jasmeet Arora. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Keeping Up with Mr. Cavill, Tues. Oct. 7, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, October 7, 2025 by Games Editor.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, October 7 (Mini) by Ana Winston.
Fordham Observer: Monday, October 6 (Mini) by Ana Winston.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Morning Brew: Put on a Happy Face by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 by Tim Croce.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 by K. Austin Collins.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer.
Vulture 10×10: The Leave Me Alone Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : The Dog Whisperer by Rena Cohen.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Matthew Stock & Mark Valdez. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Film Flam by Sarah Keller. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Corry Cropper.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: October 7, 2025 by Paolo Pasco.
Newsday: 10/7/25 Needle Holders by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Kate Hawkins. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Sound Bites by Tarun Krishnamurthy. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Go Touch Grass! (Freestyle) by Jess Rucks & Ann Hagerty.
The Wall Street Journal: Play it for Laughs by Gary Cee. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.40 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Free Port by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #11.6 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,819 by Carpathian.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener