Thursday, October 8, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
M & M Crosswords: Guns N’ Butter by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #725 by Queerty.
GenXword: The GenXword Mini #112 (10/8/26) #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online only
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by CJ Tan. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
Bonmo: ($) In Rapture by Stella Zawistowski. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Thursday, October 08, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Daily Beast: Parenting Do’s and Don’ts by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Themeless 192 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: I Was Not Invited by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Provincetown Independent: Highly Suspect by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: a pisces and a gemini by Dan Schwartz. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Nate Cardin. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Mother Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Matthew Stock. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein. 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: ($) by Rachel Grey and John Kugelman.
New York Times Midi: Paging Dr. Rorschach by Jeremy Newton.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, October 8, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: Optimist’s Club by Clive Probert. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Fall 2026 Themeless Week, Puzzle 4 by Zachary Edward-Brown and Adam Shapiro. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: The Feeling is Mutual (Freestyle) by Tsai.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Going Strong by Ella Dershowitz.

The Columbia Spectator: Coordinated Effort by Michael Lenox.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/08/2026 by Nimisha Anand.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday 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
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, October 8 (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.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,132 by Brockwell.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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