Saturday, July 25, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Brian Gubin: tktktk by Brian Gubin.
Club 72: Freestyle 1134: “This must be dreamland.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
David Alfred Bywaters: Pay to Play by David Alfred Bywaters.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: (Way, Way) Off-Broadway! by Jeanne D. Breen.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 134 by Jeff Linder.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #652 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Matthew Stock. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #947 —Week 4 of 5 — “Where Are My Glasses?” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Take Things Literally by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Masters of Disguise by Priyanka Sethy & Rajiv Sethy. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Enrique. Online only
Reason: Bath Time by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: In the Drink by Bryant White.
The Walrus: Screen Art by Will Nediger.
Yahoo! Mini: Time for a Trim by Darby Ratliff. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: ($) Governing Principles by Jeffrey Martinovic and Mark MacLachlan.
Los Angeles Times: by Mike Graczyk. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Are We Done Here? by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by Katie Hoody.
New York Times Midi: Double Digits by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by David P. Williams. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 233 by Adrian Johnson. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Sneaky Link by Amie Walker & Amanda Rafkin.
Vox: C’s the Day by Andrew J. Ries.
The Wall Street Journal: It All Adds Up by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday 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 Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
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.


Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 123. Well-formed nonsense by Māyā
Gridlocked: ($) A Bigger Boat by Brad LeBeau. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Hex Words by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf only
Gemelo Cryptic: Cryptic
The Globe and Mail: The Weekender Cryptic by Fraser Simpson
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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