Sunday, October 25, 2026

7 down: lunch is for wimps by 7down.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
M & M Crosswords: Halloween Who-Am-I by Martina Waluk.
Pun Of A Kind: Taking Sides by Philip Chow and Mikey G.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #743 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) Can You Repeat That? by Ross Trudeau and Parker Higgins. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Ricky Sirois.
Bonmo: ($) A Little Alliteration by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Sunday, October 25, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Daily Beast: 98 and Doing Great by Matt Gaffney.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Not Again by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Sound Logic (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Lullaby by Faren Roth & anna harkins. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Weekly Meta
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Madeline Kaplan. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: Easing Does It by Pam Amick Klawatter. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merl Reagle Archives: October 25, 2026 – Light Opera by Merl Reagle.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Times: ($) Relatively Speaking by Dylan Schiff and John Kugelman.
New York Times Midi: A Spike Lee Joint by Sam Ezersky.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
Newsday: Healthy Start by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online only
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 204 by Rafael Musa. Direct link to .puz.
Universal Sunday: Sounds Familiar by Joe Rodini. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: I Kid You Not (Freestyle) by Mike Graczyk.
Washington Post: Slasher Film by Evan Birnholz. Direct link to .puz.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/25/2026 by Michael Lenox.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/24/2026 by Annie Han.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday 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 Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: 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
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. .pdf, online only
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas.

Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden by Juliana Tringali Golden.

Azed Cryptic: Cryptic
Everyman Cryptic: Cryptic
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New York Times Variety: ($) Cryptic Crossword by Mark Cohen.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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