Saturday, February 14, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache
Club 72: Freestyle 1089: “Why so serious?” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #148: Dirty Dancing With The Devil (and contest results!) by Alex Boisvert
Pocket Squares: Be sweet to me by Jasper Davidoff.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #492 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #127 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Will Angel Chen Miller. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin
The Chicago Maroon: Premium Mini 6 by Piyush Garodia & Carter Otis
The Chicago Maroon: (Special) Love at First Plight by Piyush Garodia
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger
Crossword Flow: ($) Everybody Say “Love” by Jess Rucks. iPad-exclusive app
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #924 — “You’ve Seen This One” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Dating Profiles by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Make the Cut by Amie Walker & Amanda Rafkin. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rob Dubbin. Online only
Reason: Coming in Second by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Behind the Lines by Richard D. Allen.
The Walrus: Tell It To Me Straight by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: The Show Must Go On by Aaron M. Rosenberg.
Los Angeles Times: by Amanda Cook. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Keep It Together by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) She’s a Gem by Mark Feldman. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by David Karp.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by David P. Williams. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 211 by Rafael Musa. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: This Puzzle Is Full of Heart (Freestyle) by Amanda Rafkin & Amie Walker.
Vox: Quit Playing Games with My Heart by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Wall Street Journal: All You Really Need! by Rich Proulx & Simeon Seigel. 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 Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Daily Mini by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 198 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

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 Globe and Mail: The Weekender Cryptic by Fraser Simpson
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Marching Bands by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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