Monday, October 20, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 20, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Lil AVCX: ($) On Your Merry Way by Jess Shulman. Subscribe at link.
M & M Crosswords: Ruffalo and Hemsworth by Martina Waluk.
Monday Fills: No Kings by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #20 – Themeless by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Fancy Footwork by Doug Peterson & erik. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Scientific American: Organized Chaos by Aimee Lucido.

Apple News: ($) And a Little Something by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: by Stella Zawistowski.
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: Movie Monday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: 99 and Doing Fine, Sun. Oct. 19, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Angela Kinsella Olson. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 168 (10/20/25) by Emily Lutzker.
Fordham Observer: Monday, October 20 (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 Crossword: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 by Ben Zimmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
Vulture 10×10: The Angel Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
WashU Student Life : Summer in Cousins by Morgan Egelston.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Los Angeles Times: by Matthew Stock. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Eureka! by Donna S. Levin. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Aaronson.
New York Times Midi: by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: Austerity Measures by Rafael Musa.
Newsday: 10/20/25 Look It Up by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Midsommar Home Cook by Steph Spadaccini.
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: ($) Software Upgrade by Guilherme Gilioli. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Roy WHO Biv? by Harry B. Samuels.
The Wall Street Journal: Final Contests by Stella Zawistowski. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #11.14 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Cool Flip Trick by Bob Weisz. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #566: Anagram Chambers 13 .pdf only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Fresh-Cut Rowses, Puzzle 1 by Juliana Tringali Golden. Puzzle pack for purchase
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,830 by Vulcan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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