Saturday, September 12, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Blockheads: Getting Silly by Jack.
Club 72: Freestyle 1148: “Don’t lift a finger.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Gridlocked: ($) Groundbreaking by Brad LeBeau. Subscribe at link.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 136 by Jeff Linder.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #700 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Catherine Cetta. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin.
Bonmo: ($) by Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Name That Champ” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Turning a Profit by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Mind the Gap by Brian Callahan. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Kelly Nguyen Dickson. Online only
Reason: Healthy and Wealthy by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Bomb Run by Bryant White.
The Walrus: Nothingburgers (Themeless) by Emma Lawson.
Yahoo! Mini: Back on the Pitch by Darby Ratliff. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: ($) Record Sleeves by Ada Nicolle.
Los Angeles Times: by Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Middle Name Little Game by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman.
New York Times Midi: Housing Bubbles by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 239 by CJ Tan. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Let’s Celebrate! (Freestyle) by Matthew Stock.
Vox: Bird Watching by Andrew J. Ries.
The Wall Street Journal: Go-Betweens by David Alfred Bywaters.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 09/12/2026 by Sofia Whang.
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 Patti Varol. 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.

1Across: Chakravyuha – The Labyrinth by Hypatia. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Pathfinder 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 Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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