Thursday, July 16, 2026

BEQ: Yer Joking by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Curiosities: Breakfast for Lost Souls by Mat Holmes.
Inteltainment: Blah Blah Jargon Blah Blah by Stella Zawistowski.
M & M Crosswords: Squadoosh by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #642 by Queerty.
GenXword: A new GenXword mini has been posted by Andrew Anker. Online only
Star-Crossed: Puzzle #18: Themeless 6 by Kiran Pandey.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Matt Sweeney. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Parker Higgins. 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: July 15, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 15, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Flow: ($) Hidden in Plain Sight by Rebecca Moore. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Corey Exercises, Thurs. July 16, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Themeless 190 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Worry Free by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Puzzmo: Time Reveals All by Wilfred Bowie. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, July 15 by Hemant Mehta.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, July 15 by Kaitlin Hsu.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
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 Elizabeth Duker-Gold & Devon Moffat. 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: ($) by Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery.
New York Times Midi: Yankee Ingenuity by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, July 16, 2026 by Andy Kravis.
Newsday: 7/16/26 Today’s Whether by Adam Simpson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Dice Game by Drew Schmenner. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: A Dubious Puzzle by Adryel W. Robles Ojeda.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Drop Dead Gorgeous by Zachary David Levy.

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 Alan Olschwang. 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.

Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Cryptic of the Year #9 by joeadultman
Playbill Puzzles: Puzzle #G: Up in the Air (Meta) by Danny K Bernstein.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,060 by Anto.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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