Friday, May 15, 2026

APIHMinis: ($) Black-White-Green-Red by Alexandra Doumani.
BEQ: All Toyed Up by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
The Deli Counter: Fruit Basket by meatdaddy69420.
M & M Crosswords: Much Obliged by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #581 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #217 by michael.
Souvenir Puzzles: Someone send this to Will Anderson (Valid Scrabble #1) by Nir Shtuhl.
Apple News: ($) Looks Here! by Ingrid Steffensen. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Mary Tobler. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
AVCX+: ($) May 15, 2026 – “Get Ready!” (themeless) – by Hannah Slovut-Einertson. 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 15, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 15, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) Back and Forth and Around and Around by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
People Puzzler: He’s Hotter Than a Fever by Shannon Rapp.
Puzzmo: Swim Class by bob weisz & Will Eisenberg. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Leo Tsai. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
Slate: SlateCrossword by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: SlateMini by Quiara Vasquez.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Twin Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword 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 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 Times: ($) by Maddy Ziegler.
New York Times Midi: Full of Life by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 5/15/26 of Presto & Pesto by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Rocky III by Shannon Rapp and Will Eisenberg. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Mixed Media by Joe Rodini.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Prep Work by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
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 Robin Stears. 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: ($) AVCX Cryptic 5/14/26 by Doug Peterson. Subscribe at link.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #320 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #E: Flight Patterns (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Square Chase: ($) #106 (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,007 by Fed.
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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