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Ariadne’s Crossword Library: August 2026 Monthly Contest: “If You Play Your Cards Right” by Faren Roth. .pdf, .puz only
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Curiosities: This Puzzle Sucks by Madison Shultz.
M & M Crosswords: The Treachery of Images by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #660 by Queerty.
World of Crosswords: themeless 170 by Marya and Carla.
Apple News: ($) Capital Comestibles by Amanda Winters. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Zhouqin Burnikel; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 2, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Flow: ($) Forever 21 by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Numéro Trois, Thurs. July 30, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Flag Day by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Puzzmo: grid, so confusing by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by bob weisz. Online only
Slate: August 2 by Ben Zimmer.
Slate: August 2 mini by Adrienne Baik.
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: L. A. Times, Sun, Aug 2, 2026 – “BOOK REPORTS” by Ralph Sharaga & Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: August 2, 2026 – Scandi-Knavery by Merl Reagle.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Times: ($) Going for a Spin by Ralph Sharaga and Doug Peterson.
New York Times Midi: Mixed Drinks by Erik Agard.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: 8/2/26 IT’S LEGAL: You Be the Judge by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Sporcle: Kurt Russel by bhenderson79. Online only
Universal: ($) Summer 2026 Themeless Week, Puzzle 7 by Mike Graczyk. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Mega Freestyle 6 by August Miller. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Butter Up by Jay Silverman.
Washington Post: Square Meal 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 Patti Varol. 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.
1Across: Biased by Mathrix. .pdf, online.
Beneath The Surface: Printer’s Devilry #6 by Kyle Dolan.
The Gnomon: Issue #8, June 2026 by Andy Yingst. Subscribe at link.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Rows Garden #8 by Jeanne D. Breen.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden by Juliana Tringali Golden.
Azed Cryptic: Cryptic
Everyman Cryptic: Cryptic
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Puns and Anagrams by Evan Kalish.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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