Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1090 by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Elliot’s Puzzles: Embracing Nature by Elliot’s Puzzles. Online at Crosswordr.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 53! by Frisco17.
Inteltainment: Themeless #159 by Stella Zawistowski.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #257: for a friend (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #495 by Queerty.
See 17-Across: My Girls V2 by Brandon Koppy.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #131 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Snip, Snip, Snip by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
AVCX: ($) Natural Cycles by Leonard Williams. Subscribe at link.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 18, 2026 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Club: Double Doors by Trent H. Evans.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Mama Drama! Weds. Feb. 18, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
MEOW: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Alpine Ace by Will Eisenberg.
Puzzmo: Flower Power by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rob Dubbin. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Kate Hawkins. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 by Kavin Pawittranon.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Time Travel Puzzle by Malaika Handa.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Craig Stowe. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Fun, Fun, Fun in the Sun by Andrea Carla Michaels. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Victor Schmitt.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: Wednesday Crossword by Erik Agard.
Newsday: 2/18/26 Unreal People by Steven Jopek. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Droplets by Alan Levin. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Wrong Turn by Prasanna Keshava.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Wall Street Journal: Parting Shots by Andrea Carla Michaels & Kevin Christian. Direct link to .puz.

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 Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 203 (2/18/26) by Conor McGall.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, February 18 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, February 17 (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: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Rice Thresher: Crossed Country by Ainsley Ganti.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
WashU Student Life: Nice to Meet Hue! by Pandora Johnson.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: High Altitude by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Tales From The Cryptic: Stealing Disney’s Head by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,933 by Soup.
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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