Monday, April 20, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Chicken Farmer by Crosswoods.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #265.5: any ideas? (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Olio Grids: ACPT Logo Puzzles by Brian Callahan, Heather McIntire Stanger, Jess Rucks & Jess Shulman, Katja Brinck, Matthew Luter, Olivia Mitra Framke, Sally Hoelscher, Terry Sun, and Zoey Foley.
Pair-o-Ducks: Twice Baked by Pair O Ducks.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #192 by michael.
zerofiftyone: “Foundation Course” 🎓 (2026/04/20) by Ben Wilson.
Apple News: ($) Mouth Holes by Kiran Pandey. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 20, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) Sounds Like a You Problem by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Happy 4/20, Mon. April 20, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Lil AVCX: ($) I Literally Mean It! by Kate Jensen. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Themeless 149 by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Our World’s Most Beautiful Cover Star by Steph Spadaccini.
Puzzmo: Protein Packed by Emily Biegas. Online only
Puzzmo: Stick Shift by magistra & erik. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Henry Lin-David. Online only
Scientific American: Hot Stuff by Aimee Lucido.
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by leo tsai. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, April 19, 2026 by Chandi Deitmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, April 19, 2026 by Nate Cardin.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Moon 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 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 Sun: ($) Embodiment of Nature by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Freddie Cheng.
New York Times Midi: Has the Last Laugh by Tarun Krishnamurthy.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: April 20 by Kameron Austin Collins.
Newsday: 4/20/26 Places to Live by Stan Newman. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Minitheme by Will Nediger. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Flip One’s Lid by Beth Rubin & Will Nediger.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
The Wall Street Journal: Burning Question by Ryan J. Gallagher. 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 Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 227 (4/20/26) by Emily Lutzker.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Monday, April 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
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
WashU Student Life: Super Bros by Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Mutant Turtle’s Head by Dylan Blok. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #592: Link-Letters 15 .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 29,985 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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