Friday, March 20, 2026

BEQ: Sort of Puzzled by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ghana7crosswords: themeless 45 (stumper style) by ghana7. Online only
M & M Crosswords: Emergency! by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #528 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #161 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Spring Roles by Dan Zarin. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
AVCX+: ($) March 20, 2026 – “Oh, You Shouldn’t Have” (themeless) by August Miller. Subscribe at link.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 20, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Ada Nicolle. iPad-exclusive app.
People Puzzler: A Songbird in Her Own Right by Robyn Weintraub.
Puzzmo: Listen to this by Priyanka Sethy & Rajiv Sethy. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rose Sloan. Online only
Scientific American: Disappearing Act by Aimee Lucido.
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Amie Walker. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, March 19, 2026 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, March 19, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Shrill 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 John Liber. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Last Gasps by James Sajdak. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Rafael Musa and Rebecca Goldstein.
New York Times Midi: Some Strings Attached by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker Mini: by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 3/20/26 Super Senior by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Square Roots by Zhouqin Burnikel. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Animal Rights by Jay Silverman.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Peer Review 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: Sports Fan Friday 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 Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 212 (3/20/26) by Emily Lutzker.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Friday, March 20 (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
The Times Ponder: ($) Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
WashU Student Life: Springing Forward by Julie Kassin.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Out Of Left Field: ($) #312 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Tales From The Cryptic: Chicken Grabbing Your Ass – 7×9 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,959 by Ludwig.
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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