Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1161: “Take a look in the mirror.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Tall Semi-Themeless by Frisco.
Gridlocked!: ($) I unironically enjoy listening to Pulse Demon by Merzbow (Themeless) by Jamixiy.
Inteltainment: Themeless #176 by Stella Zawistowski.
Apple News: ($) That’s My Q! by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Mary Tobler. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
AVCX: ($) October 28, 2026 – “Sweet Talk” by Sean Ziebarth. Subscribe at link.
Bonmo: ($) by Timothy Giannetti. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 28, 2026 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Club: Drop Shots by Trent H. Evans.
Daily Beast: Cheers & Jeers, Weds. Oct. 28, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
MEOW: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: She’s a Summer Lover by Adam Auriemma.
Puzzmo: Fangs a Lot! by Erik. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Amie Walker. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Steinbeck Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online only.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Sala Wanetick. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Grinberg.
New York Times Midi: Snakes in the Grass by Rena Cohen.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 by Erik Agard.
Newsday: 10/28/26 Give and Take by Greg Johnson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Get in the Car! by Michael Tang. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Silly String by Rafael Musa.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Set a Side by Christopher Youngs.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/28/2026 by Celeste Wang.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 261 (10/28/26) by Julia Ball.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Daily Mini by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Hard Arse Racer by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
The Rackenfracker: Rocket Science by The Rackenfracker. Available format varies by puzzle
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,149 by Turnstone.
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