Friday, April 24, 2026

BEQ: Inner Reflection by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Themeless 4/23/26 by Jeanne D. Breen.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 127 by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #266: kudos (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
The Puzzle Pit: Themeless Friday #18 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #560 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #196 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Culinary Artists by Will Nediger. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 24, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) Stir-Fry by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
People Puzzler: Beautiful Tomb Raider by Will Eisenberg.
Puzzmo: S is for Super! by Willa. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Henry Lin-David. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Kate Hawkins. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, April 23, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, April 23, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Bad Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword: Greetings, Earthlings by Ori Brian. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by James Mattina. 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: ($) Warrior by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Andrew Spooner.
New York Times Midi: Hide Your Tears by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: Capital Letters by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Quite So by Jeffrey Wechsler. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Red Rocks by Amanda Rafkin & Amie Walker.
Vox: by Andrew J. Reis.
The Wall Street Journal: Double Features by Matt Gaffney. 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 Mark McClain. 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.
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.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 117. Stout creation? by Māyā
Out Of Left Field: ($) #317 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,989 by Ix.
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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