BEQ: Themeless Monday #898 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle 1 by Zhou Zhang. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #288: stop pretending (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: PUZZLE 278 by Matthew Luter.
xwordswithbabka: a-game by Dan Schwartz.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Bonmo: ($) by Zachary Edward-Brown. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 6, 2026 by Sam Mattson.
Daily Beast: Back to Work, Tues. Oct. 6, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Oct. 5: Overheard In New York by Drew Schmenner. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) October 5, 2026: Messy Eater by Adryel W. Robles Ojeda. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) October 6, 2026: Lovebirds on the Beach by Barbara Lin. Subscribe at link.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Jasmine by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Stretching the Joke by kangareuben. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Amie Walker. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Ghostwriter Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online only.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Tennessee Grimes. 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: ($) by Adam Vincent.
New York Times Midi: Party Foul! by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 by Will Nediger.
Newsday: 10/6/26 Pizza Partners by Ruth Warham. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Fall 2026 Themeless Week, Puzzle 2 by Bhupunn Ingpalangsrikul. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Give Me a Sign by Sun & Hoelscher.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Things Acquired by Gary Cee.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/06/2026 by Anna Steel.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday 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
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Monday, October 5 (Mini) by Emaan Ehtasham.
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.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #9.40 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Patchwork by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #12.6 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,130 by Brummie.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener
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