Thursday, February 5, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Elliot’s Puzzles: Expressionistic by Elliot’s Puzzles. Online at Crosswordr.
M & M Crosswords: Speedy by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #482 by Queerty.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 2/5/26 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Shakespeare Plays + ASCII Art (Themeless, 2/4/26) by Ryan Patrick Smith.
Southern Crosswords: southern crossword mini #118 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Rafael Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Billboard: by Adam Aaronson.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 5, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Crossword Flow: ($) Night Sky by Rebecca Moore. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: It’s Time to Play the Music, Thurs. Feb. 5, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) What’s Your Bag? by Paul Coulter. Subscribe at link.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #2, 2/5/26 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Who’s Your Baddie? by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Provincetown Independent: Come On In, the Water’s … Freezing by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Seasoned Veggies by Katie Young. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rob Dubbin. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 by Nate Cardin.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Quad Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Rich Katz. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) To the Nth Degree by Kevin George and Bonnie L. Gentry. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Dario Salvucci.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, February 5, 2026 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 2/5/26 Lost Art by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) New Music by Daniel Hrynick. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Entertain Me (Freestyle) by Hannah Slovut-Einertson.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Down the Line by Richard Liu & Katherine Xiong. Direct link to .puz.

The Columbia Spectator: Good Eats! by Ananya Govindarajan.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday 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 Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Crossword: Let the Games Begin by Jasmine White.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, February 5 (Mini) by Damian Grove.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: The archer (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 194 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.
WashU Student Life: Gossip Sesh by Naomika Raveendran.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,922 by Philistine.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Cryptic: Daily Cryptic via The Globe and Mail

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