Wednesday, October 29, 2025

AVCX+: ($) October 29, 2025: Home Visits by Lillian Leibovich and Rich Proulx. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Club 72: Freestyle 1058: “Don’t take this at face value.” by Tim Croce.pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 29, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Floor Plans by Trent H. Evans.
Inteltainment: Themeless #151 by Stella Zawistowski.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Apparently So by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #243: perpetually yours (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
MEOW: Weekly Meta
Puzzmo: Sugarcoated by Adam Aaronson & Alina Abidi. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #383 by Queerty.

Apple News: ($) Musical Duets by Ada Nicolle. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Related by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Caitlin Reid.  App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen.  App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Baby Love, Weds. Oct. 29, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 171 (10/29/25) by Jeffrey Broms.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, October 29 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sowmya Ramkumar.
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
The Rice Thresher: Happy Halloween! by Ava McClung.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 by Hemant Mehta.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Angel Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Election Season by Naomika Raveendran.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Sheri Steinmetz & Katie Hale. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Peace Plan by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) Movies Free of Charge by Lee Glickstein. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by John Donegan.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: Daily Puzzle by Caitlin Reid.
Newsday: 10/29/25 Hand-to-Hand Combat by Jay Silverman. 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: ($) Sounds Like a Know-It-All by Robert S. Gard. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Light It Up by Chandi Deitmer.
The Wall Street Journal: Creature Feature by AJ Phillips. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Method Actors by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
The Rackenfracker: Eights and Nines by The Rackenfracker. Available format varies by puzzle

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,838 by Anto.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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