Saturday, November 29, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Club 72: Freestyle 1067: “There’s no rhyme or reason.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
David Alfred Bywaters: Dealing with Affronts by David Alfred Bywaters.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #913 – “Lost!” (Meta) by Ben Chenoweth. Subscribe at Patreon.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 167 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Space Jam by carina da rosa. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Reason: Economized by Stella Zawistowski.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #50 by michael.
Spyscape: Getting the Bugs Out by Bryant White.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Jack Scherban. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Sofia Whang.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Game On! by Kareem Ayas. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. 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
Vox: Countdown by Will Nediger.
The Walrus: The Walrus Crossword Jan/Feb 2026 by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Marangell. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Check the Label by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Adrian Johnson.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 200 by Warren Hoffman and Taylor Johnson. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Heartstrings (Freestyle) by Willa Angel Chen Miller.
The Wall Street Journal: Up for Grabs by Alan Arbesfeld. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Bountiful Offerings by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf only
Gemelo Cryptic: Cryptic
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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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

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