Thursday, October 23, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Taking Ownership by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 23, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Fireball: ($) All Together Now by Paul Coulter. Subscribe at link.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 49! by Frisco17.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Repeat Offenders (Midi #5) by Jeanne Breen.
Jonesin’: Keywords by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
M & M Crosswords: Clown Prelude by Martina Waluk.
Nautilus Puzzles: Themeless by Ben Tolkin.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 153 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Banded Gemstone by Enrique. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #377 by Queerty.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 10/23/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kelsey Dixon. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
The Columbia Spectator: Did you do the readings? by Rich Vigliotti.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: A Director’s Director, Thurs. Oct. 23, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fordham Observer: Crossword: I’ve Got a Bone to Cross by Damian Grove.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, October 23 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
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: Skittles by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 by Tim Croce.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Broadway Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
WashU Student Life : Flying High by Rachel Goldstone.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) A Study in Scarlet by Francis Heaney. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Aimee Lucido.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, October 23, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 10/23/25 Spill Drill by Fred Piscop. Online .pdf
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
Universal: ($) Filling Out a Puzzle by Greyson Miller. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Shut the Front Door by Katherine Baicker.
The Wall Street Journal: Just Visiting by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Square Pursuit: So Long, and Thanks for All the Cryptics by Steve Mossberg.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,833 by Carpathian.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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