Tuesday, October 21, 2025

BEQ: Themeless Monday #847 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle 3 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 21, 2025 by Ada Nicolle.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Oct. 20: Pitch Perfect by Ben Zimmer. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) Double Bills by Matthew Luter. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #242: she don’t need a dance floor (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: Where to Begin by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 152 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Logo Threes by brooke & natanlast. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #375 by Queerty.

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: 10/21/2025 by Olivia Barbieri.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/20/2025 by Anna Steel.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Beans and Rice by Rebecca Moore. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Sending Good Vibes, Mon. Oct. 20, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
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
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Dream on by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 by K. Austin Collins.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden
Vulture 10×10: The Voices Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
WashU Student Life : Parting Words by Julie Kassin.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Kieran Boyd & Brian Callahan. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Daybreak by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Spencer Leach.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 by Wyna Liu.
Newsday: 10/21/25 Pump It Up by Guilherme Gilioli. 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: ($) That’s a Stretch! by Jim Heane. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Sleep Cycle by Carina da Rosa.
The Wall Street Journal: Centerpieces by Richard Liu & Katherine Xiong. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 96. Colourful bands by Māyā
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 95. “You need not mean what you say…” (Channel 114) by Māyā
Fill Me In: It’s Adequate (Meta) by Brian Cimmet.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.42 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Batmobile by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) eight tracks by Roger Barkan. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #11.8 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,831 by Pangakupu.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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