Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1084: “C’mon in, you’ll have fun”. .pdf, .puz only
Jeff’s Puzzles: A PC Puzzle by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #254: i know my way around (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #473 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #110 by michael.
Apple News: ($) At the Golden Shovel by Will Nediger. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: Universal Language by Stella Zawistowski.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 28, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Turn Up The Heat by Trent H. Evans.
Crossword Flow: ($) Low-Hanging Fruit by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Turn It Up Even Higher, Weds. Jan. 28, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
MEOW: Weekly Meta by Dr.Tom.
People Puzzler: Mother of Mayhem by Adam Auriemma.
Puzzmo: Foul Language by bob weisz. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Amie Walker. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 by Nate Cardin.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Masquerade Puzzle by Malaika Handa.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Brian Russell & Zhouqin Burnikel. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Past Imperfect by Billie Truitt. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Kevin Curry.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: Wednesday Crossword by Robyn Weintraub.
Newsday: 1/28/26 5 Down by Steve Faiella. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Diamondbacks by Noelle Griskey. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Clear Out by Zhouqin Burnikel.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Wall Street Journal: Kinda Sorta by Justin Werfel. Direct link to .puz.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini 1/27/26 by Rich Vigliotti.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday 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 Samuel A. Donaldson. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 194 (1/28/26) by Emily Lutzker.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, January 28 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, January 27 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Hair (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Rice Thresher: English Should Have Accent Marks by Ava McClung.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
WashU Student Life : Not-So-Boaring by Rachel Goldstone.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Let Loose by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
The Rackenfracker: Concerning Developments by The Rackenfracker. Available format varies by puzzle
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,915 by Qaos.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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