Thursday, April 2, 2026

Ariadne’s Crossword Library: April 2026 Monthly Contest: “No One Can Divide Them” by Heather Gearan. .pdf, .puz only
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Curiosities: Afternoonified by Madison Shultz.
M & M Crosswords: The Camino Runs Through It by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #538 by Queerty.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 4/2/26 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Quite Vexing: Get Free by Quiara Vasquez.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #174 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Themeless by Darby Ratliff. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: April 2, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: ‘Thirtysomeone’ Thurs. April 2, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Cuckoo Crossword by Evan Birnholz. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Take a Chance by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Lululemon by Jack Murtagh.
Provincetown Independent: Scrambled Symphony by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Endlessly Repetitive by Boaz David Moser. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Henry Lin-David. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Ocean State 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 Kiran Pandey. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Well, Um … by Pancho Harrison. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Joe Marquez.
New York Times Midi: In It to Win It by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, April 2, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 4/2/26 Editor’s Imperatives by Fred Piscop. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Spring 2026 Themeless Week, Puzzle 4 by Amie Walker and Darby Ratliff. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Finishing Touch by Stella Zawistowski.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: It’s Like Poetry by Christopher Youngs. Direct link to .puz.

The Columbia Spectator: Star Fish by Anna Steel.
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 Robin Stears. 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 218 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.
WashU Student Life: Course Selection by Naomika Raveendran.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 4/2/2 by Liari. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 694: Anacrossword 49 by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,970 by Brummie.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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