Saturday, August 22, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1142: “It couldn’t wait?!” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #156: Kirby 3 by Alex Boisvert
David Alfred Bywaters: Pouting Expressions by David Alfred Bywaters.
Jeff’s Puzzles: More Anagrams on the Side by Jeff Linder.
M & M Crosswords: Bad Mother Shucker Oyster Stout by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #680 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Adiran Johnson & Alexandra Doumani. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin.
Bonmo: ($) Eat My Dust by Adryel W. Robles Ojeda and Shannon Rapp. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #951 — “Find Someone Else” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Mixed Messages by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: yeah, on the catwalk, on the catwalk, yeah by Kate Hawkins. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by bob weisz. Online only
Reason: High on Life by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: In Harm’s Way by Bryant White.
The Walrus: Clark Kent and Superman by Emma Lawson.
Yahoo! Mini: Who Rules? by Darby Ratliff. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: ($) Emotional Stakes by Will Nediger.
Los Angeles Times: by August Miller. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Start at the Beginning by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by Adrian Johnson.
New York Times Midi: Solid Lineup by Jeremy Newton.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Ben Zimmer. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 236 by Jess Rucks. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Central Perk by Matthew Sherman.
The Wall Street Journal: Nope! by Zhouqin Burnikel.

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.

Gridlocked: ($) Cryptic #8: A Psycho Puzzle by Brad LeBeau. Subscribe at link.
Mad Dog Cryptics: Mad Dog Cryptic #32 by Terry Brennan.
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: Marching Bands by Mike Shenk Direct link to .pdf.

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