Saturday, February 28, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1093: “You haven’t seen the last of me.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 123 by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #258.5: does it matter? (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #506 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #141 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Rafael Musa and August Miller. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #926 – “Name Game” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Getting Cute by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: I’m Stuffed! by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rob Dubbin. Online only
Reason: Turbo Taxes by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Mad Tea Party by Bryant White.
Tales From The Cryptic: Non-cryptic alert! it’s an Off-Off-Brand Stumper by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online only
The Walrus: Sending Thoughts by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Zhou Zhang & Rafael Musa. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Golden Glider by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Extra Points by Jim Hyres. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Levav.
New York Times Midi: “Philly Special” by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Anna Stiga. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 213 by Greg Snitkin. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Not a Chance! by Ricky Sirois.
Vox: Go Figure by Andrew J. Ries.
The Wall Street Journal: C-Notes by Mike Shenk. 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 Janice Luttrell. 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 204 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.

Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic Snowflake 2026-02 by Darren Miller.
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: Seven Sages by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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