AVCX+: ($) October 8, 2025 – “Orientation Centers” by K.J. Sarr. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Club 72: Freestyle 1052: “You almost sold me.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 8, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Rec Center by Trent H. Evans.
MEOW: Middle Ground (Meta) by DrTom.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: October MMMM: You Should See the Other Guy! by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White.
Puzzmo: Hardly Fine Motor Skills by bob weisz. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #363 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #362 by Queerty.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 158: It’s a Zoo (Mostly-Mini) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree
Apple News: ($) Negative Correlation by Chandi Deitmer. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: by Stella Zawistowski.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/08/2025 by Anna Steel.
The Columbia Spectator: Around the world by Ananya Govindarajan.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Double Crossed by Tarun Krishnamurthy. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Games People Play, Weds. Oct. 8, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Weekly Crossword: TV Time! by Games Editor.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 164 (10/8/25) by Jeffrey Broms.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, October 8 (Mini) by Ruchi Kumbalaparambil.
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
The Rice Thresher: Primetime Disasters by Thomas Lu.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Canine Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Creative Thinkers by Rena Cohen.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Amie Walker & Amanda Rafkin. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Head Strong by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) United Nations by David R. Kwong. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Trujillo Diaz.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker: Wednesday, October 8 by Erik Agard.
Newsday: 10/8/25 Fanciful Transport by Prasanna Keshava. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Amanda Rafkin. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Conversation Pieces by Sala Wanetick and Greg Snitkin. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Odds and Ends by Alex Eaton-Salners.
The Wall Street Journal: Crossing Paths by Robert S. Gard. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Addled Lion by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,820 by Pasquale.
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
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