Thursday, March 12, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
M & M Crosswords: Women’s March Mini by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #518 by Queerty.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 3/12/26 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Dietary Fiber + Whimsical Foes (Themeless, 3/11/26) by Ryan Patrick Smith.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #153 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kelly Nguyen Dickson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. 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: March 12, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Flow: ($) The Pool by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Let Me Tell You What I Really Think, Thurs. March 12, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Two-Story Building by Justin Werfel. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Rows and Columns by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Mr. Peanut by Jack Murtagh.
Provincetown Independent: Surf’s Up by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: I’ll get to yoga eventually by Rob Dubbin. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rose Sloan. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 by Chandi Deitmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 by Nate Cardin.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Redemption 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 Jay Silverman. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Doug Peterson. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Joe Marquez.
New York Times Midi: Songwriting by Aaron Gee and Avery Gee Katz.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, March 12, 2026 by Andy Kravis.
Newsday: 3/12/26 in a Robot Kit by Alan Levin. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) It’s Alive! by Will Eisenberg and Kareem Ayas. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Easter(n) Island by Matthew Luter.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Get the Complete Picture by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.

The Columbia Spectator: Global corners: Places, peaks, and islands by Michael Lenox.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday 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 Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini 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.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 209 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.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,952 by Paul.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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