Friday, May 1, 2026

APIH Minis: Month of Neigh  by May Huang. 
BEQ: Badge File by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Brian Gubin: Themed # 170 – That’s Funny by Brian Gubin.
Cross-pollination: “The lady doth protest too much, methinks” by Leonard Williams.
JKL Crosswords: The Measure of a Man by Jesse Lansner.
Memorial Hall Library: Lesser-Known Collective Nouns by Dean
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #5: TV’s Three’s (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #567 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #203 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Stirring the Pot by Joe Marquez. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
AVCX+: ($) May 1, 2026 – “Omnishamble Amble” (themeless) – by Jess Rucks and Geoffrey Schorkopf. Subscribe at link.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 1, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Stella Zawistowski. iPad-exclusive app.
People Puzzler: Jack Black’s Biggest Fan by Patrick Merrell.
Princeton Alumni Weekly: Princeton’s Jeopardy! Champs by Stella Zawistowski.
Puzzmo: Happy Together by Brian Callahan. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Henry Lin-David. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only.
Slate: Slate Crossword by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini by Kiran Pandey.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Texas Monthly: May 1, 2026 by Texas Monthly.
Vulture 10×10: The That’s All Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword: Track Star 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 John Michael Currie. 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: ($) Suitable Emotion by Curtis Yee. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Rena Cohen.
New York Times Midi: “April Showers Bring …” by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
New York Times Monthly Bonus: “My Life Was Saved by Rock ‘N’ Roll” by Jeff Tweedy and Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker Mini: by Andy Kravis.
Newsday: 5/2/26 Both of Us by Ron Ammirante. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) End of the Tunnel by Anthony Gisonda. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Pack Your Bags by Matthew Luter.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Mayday! 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
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.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 4/30/26 by Shannon Rapp & Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Beneath The Surface: Corrections (Beneath The Surface Cryptic #40) by Kyle Dolan.
The Crossword Centre: May 2026 Adorns Anew by Yimin by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Out Of Left Field: ($) #318 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #5: TV’s Three’s (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Puzzle Tome: 4-Letter Word Celebration (Cryptic) .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Square Chase: ($) #105 Split Decisions (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,995 by Paul.
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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