Thursday, August 6, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
M & M Crosswords: Me For You and You For Me by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #673 by Queerty.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #672 by Queerty.
GenXword: The GenXword Mini #103 (8/6/26) #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online only
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Rafael Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Bonmo: ($) by Taylor Harris. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 6, 2026 by Sam Mattson.
Daily Beast: Heroes and Zeroes, Thurs. Aug. 6, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Jonesin’: Rated PG-13 by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Puzzmo: Sporty Spice by Faren Roth. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by bob weisz. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, July 5 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, July 5 by Kavin Pawittranon.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Preppy Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Matthew Stock. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Mark Axel. 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: ($) by Dena R. Verkuil and John Kugelman.
New York Times Midi: Hello, Sailor! by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, August 6, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 8/6/26 Sound Thinking by Rich Proulx. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Internet Personalities by Jeremy Venook. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Here We Go Again (Freestyle) by Mike Graczyk.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Fine Art by Shmuel Schmell.

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 Bonnie L. Gentry. 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.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 8/6/26 by Lily Geller. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 710: Pent Words 142 by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,078 by Paul.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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