Saturday, October 10, 2026

avalanchestyle: Wrestling Crossword by Kevin.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1156: “I’ll take a raincheck.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Gridlocked!: ($) Oh of Course by Escher.
Gridlocked: ($) Themeless #10: As If by Brad LeBeau. Subscribe at link.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Acrostic #25 by Jeanne Breen.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 138 by Jeff Linder.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #727 by Queerty.
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Bonmo: ($) Core Group by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #958 — Week 2 of 5 in October — “Numbers Game” by Matt Gaffney (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: The Rat Race by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Lay the table with the fancy sh– by Amie Walker. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
Reason: Free Drinks by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Not at First by Jeff Stillman.
The Walrus: Sugar Pie Honey Bunch (themeless) by Emma Lawson.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Darby Ratliff. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
The Globe and Mail Weekender: ($) Looking in All Directions by Michele Govier.
Los Angeles Times: by August Miller. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Put Some Ice on That by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by David Levinson Wilk.
New York Times Midi: Answer Keys by John Kugelman.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Frank Longo. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Fall 2026 Themeless Week, Puzzle 6 by Jamixiy. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Over and Out by Burnikel.
Vox: Fall-Back Action by Andrew J. Ries.
The Wall Street Journal: Under the Weather by Alan Olschwang.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Rich Vigliotti.
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 Patti Varol. 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.

The Enigma: Various puzzles in each issue. National Puzzler’s League membership required.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Patchwork by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

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: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf

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