Monday, February 16, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Painted Goldfish by Crosswoods.
Crossword Curiosities: In a Dark Place by Madison Shultz.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #38 – “Big Bottom” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #494 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #129 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Songwriting 101 by Gary Cee. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 16, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Ada Nicolle. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Big Laughs, Sun. Feb. 15, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Monday Fills: Theme Construction by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Alpine Ace by Will Eisenberg.
Puzzmo: Better with age? by Andy Searles. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rob Dubbin. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 by Karen Lurie.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 by Nijah Morris.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Romantic 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 Betsy Ochester & Andrew Gutelle. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Six Degrees of Separation by Lee Glickstein. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Midi: by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: February 16 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 2/16/26 Sky Rides by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Just Keep Swimming! by David Rockow. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Musical Composition by Adrian Johnson.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday 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 Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 202 (2/16/26) by Emily Lutzker.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Monday, February 16 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Daily Mini by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
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: Evil Like Me by Diana Risley.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Enjoyable Sort of Math by Ryan Patrick Smith. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #583: Take Two .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only
Tales From The Cryptic: 7 full-size Browser cryptics: unlocked!. .pdf, online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,931 by Vulcan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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