BEQ: Themeless Monday #900 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle 3 by Erik Agard and Kelsey Dixon. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #289.5: checks out (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: PUZZLE 280 by Matthew Luter.
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.
Bonmo: ($) by Taylor Harris. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 by Sam Mattson.
Daily Beast: Can’t Teach Who New Tricks? by Matt Gaffney.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Oct. 19: The Swing Of Things by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock. Subscribe at link.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #16, 10/20/26 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) Location, Location, Location by Keegan Edgar. Subscribe at link.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Polo by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Enchanted Circles by k.j. sarr. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
Scientific American: Scroll Bars by Ella Dershowitz.
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Doug Peterson. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Faith 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 Joe Deeney. 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: ($) by David Falkowski.
New York Times Midi: Double Coverage by Aidan Deshong.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 by Erik Agard.
Newsday: Last Is First by Stan Newman. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Twist Endings by Tarun Krishnamurthy. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Is This a Joke To You? by Carina da Rosa.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Split Decision by Adam Simpson.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/20/2026 by Nimisha Anand.
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 Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
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.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #9.42 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Marching Bands by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #12.8 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,142 by Qaos.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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