Thursday, May 21, 2026

APIHMinis: Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom by Kaitlin Hsu.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
M & M Crosswords: Magnificent Marble by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #587 by Queerty.
GenXword: A new GenXword mini has been posted by Andrew Anker. Online only
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #223 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kathleen Duncan. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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 21, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 21, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Taylor Harris. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Tribeca Triumph, Thurs. May 21, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Themeless 188 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Antimatter by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Stick figure by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Hard to Swallow by kangareuben. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Leo Tsai. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi by Chandi Deitmer.
Slate: Slate Mini by Kavin Pawittranon.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Late Show 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 Heather Stanger McIntire & Shannon Rapp. 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: ($) by Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery.
New York Times Midi: Creeping Along by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, May 21, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 5/21/26 Tire Talk by Lin Josephson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Endgame by Hannah Binney. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Face Covering by Norman M. Aaronson.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: I Could Go Either Way by Jeff Stillman. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
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 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 239 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.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 699 answer by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
Mokelfish: Anagram Acrostic #1: Imbued by Michael F. Gill.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,012 by Ramsay.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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