Tuesday, May 5, 2026

APIHMinis: The Tragedy of King Godzilla by Art Chaidarun.
BEQ: Themeless Monday #875 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Championship Puzzle by Jess Shulman. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossworthy: May the Fourth be with you! by May Huang & Kevin Trickey
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #268: a short hike (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: PUZZLE 256 by Matthew Luter.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #571 by Queerty.
Quite Vexing: Corporate Mergers by Quiara Vasquez.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Royal Flush (Themed, 5/4/26) by Ryan Patrick Smith.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #207 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. 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: May 5, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 5, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Taylor Harris. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Oh Henry! Tues. May 5, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, May 4: Fire Away by Rebecca Goldstein. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) 7-Eleven by Adryel W. Robles Ojeda. Subscribe at link.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Rumpelstiltskin by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Tone-y Nominations by Henry Lin-David. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Leo Tsai. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Slate: Midi: Monday, May 4 by Ben Zimmer.
Slate: Mini: Monday, May 4 by Nate Cardin.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Wannabe Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by David Farthing. 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: ($) Oscar-Winning Costars by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Max Schlenker.
New York Times Midi: Waterfront by Aaron Gee and Avery Gee Katz.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett.
New York Times Mini: by Stephin Merritt.
New York Times Mini: by Carole King.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 by Patrick Berry.
Newsday: 5/5/26 Rainy Day Games by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Hidden Nuggets by Larry Snyder. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Boots and Cats (Freestyle) by Kareem Ayas.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden
The Wall Street Journal: Going to Extremes by Sam Koperwas & Jeff Chen. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday 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 Pam Amick Klawitter. 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.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 232 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.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #9.18 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) labyrinth by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #11.34 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,998 by Pasquale.
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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