Saturday, September 19, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1150: “I need a heads-up.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
David Alfred Bywaters: Reverses by David Alfred Bywaters.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Out of Africa by Jeff Linder.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #706 by Queerty.
Quite Vexing: Onboarding by Quiara Vasquez.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Coz Berlin. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin.
Bonmo: ($) But That Was Just a Dream by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Fireball: ($) Booty Calls (Fireball Crosswords) by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Something’s Missing” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Combo Meal by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Altered States by Joe Deeney. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Kelly Nguyen Dickson. Online only
Reason: Evolving Standards by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: The Art Spy by Norman M. Aaronson.
The Walrus: At This Point, It’s Basically Free (themeless) by Emma Lawson.
Yahoo! Mini: Power Couple by Darby Ratliff. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by John Lieb.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: ($) Wait for It by Will Nediger.
Los Angeles Times: by Kyle Dolan. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Three of a Kind by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by Hannah Slovut-Einertson.
New York Times Midi: Sea What I’m Saying by Jeremy Newton.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by David P. Williams. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 240 by Mike Graczyk. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Three AM by Ryan Mathiason.
Vox: Hiding OUT by Patrick Blindauer.
The Wall Street Journal: Guest Workers by Mike Shenk.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Ananya Govindarajan.
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 Andrew J. Ries. 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 #159: Roll It Back (shapeshifters!) by Alex Boisvert
Gridlocked: ($) Cryptic #9: No Duh by Brad LeBeau. Subscribe at link.
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: Diamond Rings by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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