AVCX+: ($) October 17, 2025 – “3-4-5 (six-seven)” (themeless) by Adrian Johnson. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: The Consequences by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosstina Aquafina: themeless no. 37 by crosstina aquafina, esq. llc.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 17, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Marquee Grids: That’s not a joke! (themeless) by MARQUEE.
Puzzmo: Squiggly Lines by Terry Sun. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Apple News: ($) Bad Taste by Maddy Ziegler. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/17/2025 by Ananya Govindarajan.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Ada Nicolle. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 167 (10/17/25) by Monet Shum.
Fordham Observer: Friday, October 17 (Mini) by Damian Grove.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
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: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 by Kiran Pandey.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Political Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
WashU Student Life : The Legend of Hercules by Vinisha Tripathi.
WashU Student Life : We Miss You, Rams by Rena Cohen.
The Week: Country Folk by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Luke Nagel. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Funny Farm by Alan Olschwang. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Karen Steinberg.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker Mini: Friday, October 17 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 10/17/25 Gee Whiz by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Actor, Director, Raccoon by Patrick Merrell.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Nate Cardin. Online only.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
The Times Ponder: ($) Daily Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Two Beers by Kareem Ayas. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Hard at Work (Freestyle) by Willa Angel Chen Miller.
The Wall Street Journal: It’s All Connected by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 10/16/25 by Andrew McCarroll. Subscribe at link.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #290 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Tales From The Cryptic: special collab! “Pet Dragon” – 5×9 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,828 by Enigmatist.
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