Saturday, January 3, 2026

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Adrian Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Club 72: Freestyle 1077: “The tension is mounting.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Ada Nicolle. iPad-exclusive app.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #145: Bearing Fruit by Alex Boisvert
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #918 — “Fourth And Goal” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Fresh Start by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: This Is So Over My Head by Stella Zawistowski. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
Reason: Art Anti-Authority by Stella Zawistowski.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #85 by michael.
Spyscape: Round and Round and Round by Jeff Stillman.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 165: Naming the Ferocious Egg (7x No. 3) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree
The Walrus: Gladly! (themeless) by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Kyle Dolan. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: A New Role by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Trains Rolling In by Kevin George. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Hannah Slovut-Einertson.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by AuthorName. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 205 by Geoffrey Schorkopf. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Twisted Metal by Brian Callahan.
Vox: 1-26 by Andrew J. Ries.
The Wall Street Journal: Not Business as Usual by Randolph Ross. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
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
Daily POP Crosswords: by Bonnie L. Gentry. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: NATO phonetic alphabet (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 180 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only
TLMB: Cigar Boxes by The Void .pdf, online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Bonus Pathfinder 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: Curly Quote by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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