Saturday, April 11, 2026

Midis for Minnesota is a pack of 13 midi crosswords raising money for immigrant families impacted by ICE. Donate any amount to one of several Minnesota mutual aid organizations, submit proof, and receive the puzzles in late April. A free preview puzzle is available now at midisforminnesota.com.

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1105: “Try something else.” by Tim Croce.pdf, .puz only
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 126 by Jeff Linder.
Olio Grids: Excellent! – ACPT Logo (Brian’s Version) by Brian Callahan.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #184 by michael.
Apple News: ($) State Capital by Ryan Mathison. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin.
AVCX: ($) “I Dream of GenAI” by Francis Heaney. Subscribe at link.
The Chicago Maroon: Daily Mini by Piyush Garodia and Carter Otis.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #932“Opening Number” by Matt Gaffney (Meta). Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: What’s Cooking? by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Couldn’t Be Better by Patrick Berry. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Henry Lin-David. Online only
Reason: Double Think by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Cooking Up a Scheme by Aidan Deshong.
The Walrus: Tim Bits by Carina da Rosa.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: He’s Right Behind Me, Isn’t He? by Ada Nicolle.
Los Angeles Times: by Samuel A. Donaldson & Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Watch Your Language by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Horse Around by Randall J. Hartman. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Kareem Ayas.
New York Times Midi: “Art Retrospectives” by Paolo Pasco.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 218 by Willa Angel Chen Miller. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: I’m So Down by Kiran Pandey.
Vox: Do the Funky Chicken! by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Wall Street Journal: Final Assessment by Randolph Ross. 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 Patti Varol. 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 222 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.

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: Labyrinth by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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