Bewilderingly: Freestyle 27 by Will Nediger.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Blue Eyes by Crosswoods.
Gridlocked: ($) Mini 10/5 by Bryan Cheong.
lost for xwords: “Bite Me” (Themeless) by August Miller.
M & M Crosswords: Go To Eleven by Martina Waluk.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #72 – Themeless by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #723 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) Avowal by Rebecca Goldstein. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Bonmo: ($) by Scott McMahon. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 5, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Daily Beast: The Lady is Eighty, Sun. Oct. 4, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #15, 10/5/26 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: You Wear It Well by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: Kayce Dutton on Marshals by Shannon Rapp.
Puzzmo: Kicks In by Ryan Mathiason. Online only
Puzzmo: High Grades by bewilderingly & brooke. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by leo tsai. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Anthology Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Ryan Judge. Online only.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Amanda Cook. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Times: ($) by Chase Dittrich.
New York Times Midi: Switch Positions by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, October 5, 2026 by Kameron Austin Collins.
Newsday: 10/5/26 Once Upon a Time by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Fall 2026 Themeless Week, Puzzle 1 by Rafael Musa. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Swish (Freestyle) by Musa.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Circle of Friends by Zhouqin Burnikel.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/05/2026 by Sofia Whang.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 252 (10/5/26) by Conor McGall.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Daily Mini by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Outside the Fox – Triple Crown Fox Derby #8 (October 5-18, 2026) – Touchword by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Year 12, Puzzle 13 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Portillo’s Menu by Momes, Dob Olino, & Bob Weisz. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #616: Squeezed in the Middle 23 .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 497 by Steve Townsend. Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,129 by Vulcan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail
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Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
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