Thursday, April 23, 2026

BEQ: Inner Reflection by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 127 by Jeff Linder.
M & M Crosswords: All Those Wannabes by Martina Waluk.
GenXword: A new GenXword puzzle has been posted by Andrew Anker. Online only
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #195 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Themeless by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by . News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 23, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Taylor Harris. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: That Does Impress Me Much, Thurs. April 23, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Themeless 187 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: From Chill to Ill by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Pavlov by Jack Murtagh.
Provincetown Independent: Life by the Sea by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Crossing Swords by Stella Zawistowski. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Henry Lin-David. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by rafa. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 by K. Austin Collins.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Basketball Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Matthew Stock. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Jeffrey Wechsler. 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: ($) Dressed to the Nines by Tony Orbach. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry.
New York Times Midi: Salty Language by Adrianne Baik.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, April 23, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: Triple Doubles by Ron Ammirante. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Loaded With Carbs by Daniel Hrynick. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Sideburns by Faren Roth.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Going by the Board by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.

The Columbia Spectator: Springtime by Olivia Barbieri and Nathalie Lambelet.
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 Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, April 23 (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.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 227 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: WashU, Let’s Dance!!! by Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,988 by Brockwell.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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