Saturday, October 31, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1162: “Back to square one.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Curiosities: Going Batty by Crossword Curiosities.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #160: Ladies’ Firsts by Alex Boisvert
David Alfred Bywaters: Animal Migration by David Alfred Bywaters
Gridlocked!: ($) Life is Gourd (Themeless) by Kevin Thompson, Bryan Cheong, Mason Hyunjin Lee, the, Jude White, Zachary Edward-Brown and Escher.
In Pursuit of Puzzles: Shape Shifter #2 by Jeanne Breen.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Fur Sure by Jeff Linder.
Pun Of A Kind: You Can Taste the Difference by Mikey G.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #749 by Queerty.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Dena R. Verkuil and Rafa Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Amanda Rafkin
Bonmo: ($) All Ways by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.

Morning Brew: Holiday Spirit by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: It’s a Scream by Alex Eaton-Salners. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Elliot Caroll. Online only
Reason: Decision Day by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: The Chase by Bryant White.
The Walrus: I’m Broke, But I’m Happy (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: ($) Twisting the Pool by Will Nediger.
Los Angeles Times: by Kelly Morenus. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Midi: by Bart Gold.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Magazine: Don’t Play With Your Food! by Matt Gaffney.
New York Times: ($) by Erik Agard and Brendan Emmett Quigley.
New York Times Midi: Jump Scare by Alina Abidi.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 245 by Adrian Johnson. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Trick or Treat by Amanda Rafkin.
Vox: Leftist Bros by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Finding the Sweet Spot by Joseph Gangi.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Alexander Campo.
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 Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fordham Observer: Saturday (Mini) by Lara Popovic.
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 Crossword Centre: November 2026 Higher Calling by Hedge=sparrow by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

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: Square Dance by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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