Sunday, July 5, 2026

7 down: fries with that? by 7down.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
M & M Crosswords: Rainbow of Fragrances by Martina Waluk.
Pun Of A Kind: Happy 250th! by Mikey G.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday (Sunday) #59 – “I Literally Love Them!”, Volume 5 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
World of Crosswords: themeless 169 by Marya and Carla.
Apple News: ($) Vault Lines by Renee Thomason. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Rebecca Goldstein; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 5, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Flow: ($) Eat Your Fiber by Stella Zawistowski. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Life Begins at 40, Thurs. July 2, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Puzzmo: Infinities and Beyond by Willa. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only
QBurgh: Supergirl by QBurgh.
Slate: July 5 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: July 5 mini by Kiran Pandey.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Weekly Meta
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Madeline Kaplan. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES by Sheldon Polonsky. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: July 5, 2026 – Wild in the City by Merl Reagle.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Times: ($) Boxed Sets by Rich Katz.
New York Times Midi: Corner Stores by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: 7/5/26 ON THE FARM: Keeping Busy in Various Ways by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Sporcle: Middle Ground by BeerRains. Online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 190 by Matthew Luter. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Scatterplots by Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Potato Head by Zachary Edward-Brown, Jude White & Mishkin Filstrup.
Washington Post: Country Music by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday 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 Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: 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
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.

In Pursuit of Puzzles: Acrostic #21 by Jeanne Breen.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden by Juliana Tringali Golden. Purchase at link.

Azed Cryptic: Cryptic
Everyman Cryptic: Cryptic
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Cryptic Crossword by Daniel Raymon.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

Support Daily Crossword Links

Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles

Other American-style links:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety links:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener