Sunday, February 22, 2026

7 down: the drum head by 7down.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Come On And Work It On Out by Jeff Linder.
M & M Crosswords: Better With Bacon by Martina Waluk.
Pun Of A Kind: Two by Two by Mikey G.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday (Sunday) #39 – “I Literally Love Them!”, Volume 3 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #499 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #135 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Passing Comments by Wayne Bergman. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Matthew Luter; 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 22, 2026 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Flow: ($) Work It by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Going Green, Sun. Feb. 22, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Long Letters by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Puzzmo: Musical Acts by Darby Ratliff. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rob Dubbin. Online only
Slate: Slate Mini: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 by Nijah Morris.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Weekly Meta

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED by Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: February 22, 2026 – Final Ballot by Merl Reagle.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Auto Trailers by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) Books of the Bible by Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
Newsday: 2/22/26 UP IN THE AIR: Look Skyward and See by Gary M. Larson. Online .pdf
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 173 by Amie Walker. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Copy That by Daniel Grinberg. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: “That One’s on Me!” (Freestyle) by Rafael Musa.
Washington Post: X Games by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday 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
Fast Company: Break Even Points by Joe Rodini
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
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.

1Across: Money Matters by Veeyares. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden by Juliana Tringali Golden. Purchase at link.

Azed Cryptic: Cryptic
Everyman Cryptic: Cryptic
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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