BEQ: Themeless Monday #848 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle #4 by Barbara Lin. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
The Chicago Maroon: Daily Minis – 35 by Piyush Garodia and Carter Otis.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 28, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossworms: croctober 2025: week four puzzles by Franci Dimitrovska
Crossworms: croctober 2025 – week three puzzles by Franci Dimitrovska
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Oct. 27: I’ve Seen This One (Themeless) by Will Eisenberg and Brian Callahan. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) What’ll It Be? by Katie Hoody. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: You’re Looking At It by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 155 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Parker Higgins: Rain sounds by Parker Higgins.
Puzzmo: Figures of Speech by Ori Brian. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #382 by Queerty.
Quite Vexing: Halloweek #1: Something Humerus by Quiara Vasquez.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: by Stella Zawistowski.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/28/2025 by Anna Steel.
The Columbia Spectator: Tricky treats by Anna Steel.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Taylor Harris. 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: A Boom in Ticket Sales, Tues. Oct. 28, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, October 28 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
Fordham Observer: Monday, October 27 (Mini) by Emaan Ehtasham.
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: Witch by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 by K. Austin Collins.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden
Vulture 10×10: The Love Square Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Coffee Orders by R. Dehao Tieh.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Samuel A. Donaldson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) iPod Shuffle by David Sullivan. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Adrianne Baik.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 by Aimee Lucido.
Newsday: 10/28/25 Brown Beginnings by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
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: ($) Style Tips by Noelle Griskey. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Your Mileage May Vary by CJ Tan.
The Wall Street Journal: Fancy Pants by Joe Marquez. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.43 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: #307: Gyre and Gimble by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #11.9 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
TLMB: Settling in to Mastodon/the Fediverse by The Void .pdf, online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,837 by Alia.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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