Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1155: “Hitting the nail on the head” by Tim Croce .pdf, .puz only
Gridlocked!: ($) Mini 10/7 by Mason Hyunjin Lee.
M & M Crosswords: Little Bits by Martina Waluk.
The Puzzle Pit: Themed Wednesday #19 – “Change of Fortune” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #724 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) You Can Say That Again by Olivia Mitra Framke. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
AVCX: ($) October 7, 2026 – “AVCX Classic Themeless #90” by Billy Bratton. Subscribe at link.
Bonmo: ($) by Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Wednesday, October 07, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Commercial Breaks by Trent H. Evans.
Daily Beast: Daily Puzzle by Matt Gaffney.
MEOW: Weekly Meta
Muller Monthly Music Meta: October MMMM: Put ’em Together and Sort It Out by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White.
People Puzzler: Iconic Horror Villain by Robyn Weintraub.
Puzzmo: Creative Drive by Ryan Patrick Smith. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Barrister Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online only.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Robin Stears. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Times: ($) by Ben Zimmer.
New York Times Midi: End Games by Nate Cardin.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 by Caitlin Reid.
Newsday: Need for Speed by Fred Piscop. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Themeless by Adrian Johnson and Alexandra Doumani. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Coming Up Roses by Tan.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Take Your Pict by Mike Shenk.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/07/2026 by Nathalie Lambelet.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 253 (10/7/26) by Roger Chen.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, October 7 (Mini) by Emaan Ehtasham.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Daily Mini by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Phone Home by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 111: Royal Pain by Tug. Online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,131 by Paul.
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