Monday, March 23, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Humble Pie by Crosswoods.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #44 – Themeless by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #164 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Inside Out by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. 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 23, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: BTS OMG! Mon. March 23, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Lil AVCX: ($) Edge Cases by Wilfred Bowie. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Yes, Okay Tree by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Choosin’ Texas Country Singer by Will Eisenberg.
Puzzmo: Picture This… by CJ Tan. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rose Sloan. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by rafa. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, March 22, 2026 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, March 22, 2026 by K. Austin Collins.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Utah 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 Caroline Hand. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Two of a Kind by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Matthew Luter.
New York Times Midi: Victory Formation by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: March 23 by Natan Last.
Newsday: 3/23/26 Around a Neck by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) What the What? by Joe Rodini. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Touch Grass by Zhouqin Burnikel.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
The Wall Street Journal: Mixed Load by Henry Lin-David. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday 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
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 213 (3/23/26) by Jeffrey Broms.
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.
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.
WashU Student Life: Da Bears by Morgan Egelston.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #11.25 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 112. A man for all seasons by Māyā
Redhead64: PUZZLE #588: Dilly Dally 9 .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,961 by Philistine.
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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