Saturday, August 29, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1144: “That’s not the whole story.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 135 by Jeff Linder.
Pun Of A Kind: Pencils Down! by Mikey G.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #685 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin.
Bonmo: ($) Literary Spectrum by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Morning Brew: Sign Language by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Body Shop by DenaRobin. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by bob weisz. Online only
Reason: Lesson Not Learned by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Bleeped Out by Zachary Edward-Brown.
The Walrus: Nothingburgers (themeless) by Emma Lawson.
Yahoo! Mini: How Far I’ll Go by Darby Ratliff. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: ($) You’ve Earned It by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Geoffrey Schorkopf & Rafael Musa. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Roger That by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by Rafael Musa and Kate Chin Park.
New York Times Midi: Wildflowers by Olivia Mitra Framke.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by David P. Williams. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 237 by Elijah Acquah. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: The Old Fashioned Way (Freestyle) by Jessica Rucks.
Vox: Kings of New York by Adesina O. Koiki.

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 Angela Kinsella Olson. 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.

Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #157: Poppy Goes The Weasel (flower power) by Alex Boisvert
Gridlocked: ($) Dirty Thirty by Brad LeBeau. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Belated Bonus Cryptic 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 Guardian: Guardian cryptic crossword bank holiday special by tktktk.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Go Ask Alice by Ed Dennison. Direct link to .pdf.

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