Friday, April 17, 2026

BEQ: Beq Marching Bands Year 11, #1 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Puzzle Pit: Themeless Friday #17 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #553 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #189 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Draw Conclusions by Tarun Krishnamurthy. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon
AVCX+: ($) April 17, 2026 – “Is That Your Real Name?” (themeless) – by Matthew Luter. Subscribe at link.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 17, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Marquez. iPad-exclusive app.
People Puzzler: Middle Man by Robyn Weintraub.
Puzzmo: Yo-yo by Joe Deeney. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Henry Lin-David. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, April 16, 2026 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, April 16, 2026 by Kiran Pandey.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Pretty Sad 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 Patti Varol. 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 Sun: ($) Go Team! by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Rachel Fabi.
New York Times Midi: Relative Frequency by Tom McCoy.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: by Andy Kravis.
Newsday: 4/17/26 Double-Crossers by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Crack Down! by Kareem Ayas and Carina da Rosa. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: It Just Can’t Be! by Jay Silverman.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Webster’s Abridged 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 Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 226 (4/17/26) by Jeffrey Broms.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Friday, April 17 (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: Ok Diva by Naomika Raveendran.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 4/16/26 by Stella Zawistowski. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 115. That’s entertainment! by Māyā
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 114. Last of the Summer wine? (Channel 119) by Māyā
Out Of Left Field: ($) #316 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
The Rackenfracker: High Way by dadgumituh and jmsr525. Available format varies by puzzle
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,983 by Hat.
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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