Tuesday, October 27, 2026

BEQ: Themeless Monday #901 by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle 4 by Henry Lin-David. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Acrostic #26 by Jeanne Breen.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Opinion from volatile Russian leader by Jeff Linder.
LuterCross: PUZZLE 281 by Matthew Luter.
M & M Crosswords: Wet Hen by Martina Waluk.
The Puzzle Pit: Spare Parts by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #745 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) 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 CJ Tan. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Daily Beast: The Cat on the Screen by Matt Gaffney.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Oct. 26: Putting Out Fires (Themeless) by Elijah Acquah. Subscribe at link.
Metas On A Tuesday: Weekly Meta
Morning Brew: Food pyramid by Jack Murtagh.
Morning Brew: Short films by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: Fright Night by kareemayas. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Amanda Rafkin. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Uptown Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
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 Adam Shapiro. 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: ($) by Jeff Chen and Bharati Hemmady.
New York Times Midi: License Plate Game by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 by Paolo Pasco.
Newsday: Have a Good Day by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Broken Records by Aidan Deshong. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Circle in the Square (Freestyle) by Elijah Acquah.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Just for Kicks by AJ Phillips.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/27/2026 by Alexander Campo.
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 Pam Amick Klawitter. 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: ($) Rows Garden #9.43 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #12.9 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,148 by Fed.
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

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