Saturday, August 8, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1138: “It’s a net positive all around.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #155: Card Table Setting by Alex Boisvert
Cruciverbology: Short Circuit by Fabian Corbin.
David Alfred Bywaters: Crossword 361: Odes by David Alfred Bywaters.
Gridlocked: ($) Woof by Brad LeBeau. Subscribe at link.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Elijah Acquah. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Mary Tobler. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin.
Bonmo: ($) Broad Strokes by Carina da Rosa. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #12 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #949 — “Places, Everyone!” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Ding Ding Ding! by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Tonight on “The Ocho”… by Brian Callahan & Matthew Luter. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by bob weisz. Online only
Reason: Stan and Kyle by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: It’s the Bombe! by Bryant White.
The Walrus: The Moody Hues by Barbara Olson.
Yahoo! Mini: What’s Your Fortune? by Darby Ratliff. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: ($) Jury’s Still Out by Carina da Rosa.
Los Angeles Times: by Kyle Dolan. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney.
New York Magazine: Replacement Parts by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by Kameron Austin Collins.
New York Times Midi: Bang! Bang! by Hanh Huynh.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 234 by Jess Rucks and Brian Callahan. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Making Biscuits (Freestyle) by Rafael Musa.
Vox: I’m Way Ahead of You by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Military Dress by Alan DerKazarian.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Daily Mini by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

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
WSJ Variety: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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