Monday, June 1, 2026

APIHMinis: ($) we’re in the snack zone, baby! by annie sun liu.
Bewilderingly: Freestyle 24 by Will Nediger.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Loss of Green by Crosswoods.
Cruciverbology: Clanker Free Zone (midi) + updates by Fabian Corbin.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 56! by Frisco17.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Themeless Challenger by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Memorial Hall Library: Questionable Collective Nouns
Pair-o-Ducks: Connect Four by Pair O Ducks.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #6: “Where Can I Ring Up?” (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #54 – “Encore!” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #598 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #234 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Keg Stand by Amanda Rafkin and Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 1, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Flow: ($) In the Jungle You Must Wait… by Carina da Rosa. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Go Ahead, Make His Day, Sun. May 31, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Lil AVCX: ($) Vibe Shift by Faren Roth. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Go Figure by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Activated” Summer House Star by Adam Auriemma.
Princeton Alumni Weekly: Gathering History by Stella Zawistowski.
Puzzmo: Mind-Body Care by Enrique. Online only
Puzzmo: Call Your Fam by Faren Roth. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Halle. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Texas Monthly: All Stars by Brandon Koppy.
Vulture 10×10: The Therapist Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Ryan Judge. Online only.


The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Katie Hale. 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: ($) by Kenneth Cortes.
New York Times Midi: The Perfect Score Doesn’t Exi– by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
New York Times Monthly Bonus: … And the Rest is Drag by Christina Iverson and Biana Del Rio.
The New Yorker: June 1 by Natan Last.
Newsday: 6/1/26 Big-Room Buildings by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Head of the Class by Billy Ouska. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Hightail It by Zhouqin Burnikel.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer
The Wall Street Journal: Final Notice by Andrea Carla Michaels. Direct link to .puz.


Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday 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
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Beneath The Surface: Beneath The Surface Cryptic #41 (midi) by Kyle Dolan.
The Crossword Centre: June 2026 Replace by Curmudgeon by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Cryptic Crossweird: ($) A Thousand and Two Hugs by Richard Allen. Patreon Subscription.
Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2026-05 by Darren Miller.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Acrostic #18 by Jeanne Breen.
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #6: “Where Can I Ring Up?” (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Puzzle Tome: June 2026: Marilyn (Cryptic) .pdf, online.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #598: Mini-Marching Bands 9 .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Square Chase: ($) Butt Out(Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only


Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,021 by Budmo.
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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