October 15, 2025 – Daily Crossword Links

AVCX+: ($) October 15, 2025 “Challenging Turn” by Kate Hawkins. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Club 72: Freestyle 1054: “Keep me informed.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 15, 2025 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Club: Greenbacks by Trent H. Evans.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 48! by Frisco17.
Inteltainment: Themeless #150 Feel smart. Have fun! by Stella Zawistowski.
Jeff’s Puzzles: To My New Grandson by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: Weekly Meta: Middle Ground by DrTom.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #J: Need a Ringer? (Meta) by Danny K. Bernstein.
The Puzzle Pit: Themed Wednesday #11 – “On the Calendar” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Let the Star hunt begin! by Matthew Stock. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #371 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #370 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #369 by Queerty.

Apple News: ($) Supporter Base by Jess Rucks. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: Fangs n’ Claws by Stella Zawistowski.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/15/2025 by Ananya Govindarajan.
The Columbia Spectator: Big game blues by Nicholas Fink, Manuela Moreyra, Ananya Govindarajan.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) For the Foodie by Kelly Richardson. 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 Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Tour Story, Weds. Oct. 15, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 166 (10/15/25) by Jeffrey Broms.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, October 15 (Mini) by Genesis Salguero.
Fordham Observer: Monday, October 13 (Mini) by Roop Somal.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, October 14 (Mini) by Samantha Geiler.
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.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 by Hemant Mehta.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The McDonalds Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Another Year Wiser by Sarah Tong.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Victoria Fernandez Grande. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Country Club by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) How Precious! by Jonathan Gersch. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Nick Offerman and Christina Iverson.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 by Caitlin Reid.
Newsday: 10/15/25 Two-Word Trees by Jerry Clarkson. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: American Royal by Patrick Merrell.
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: ($) Countrywide by Victoria Fernandez Grande. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Age Backwards by Zhouqin Burnikel.
The Wall Street Journal: Viral Investment by Prasanna Keshava. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Repercussion by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Square Chase: ($) Unraveling (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,826 by Brendan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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