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Bewilderingly: Freestyle 28 by Will Nediger.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crosswoods: Buster Brown’s Pittie by Crosswoods.
Gridlocked!: Mini 11/9 by Bryan Cheong.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #77 – “Five Finger Death Brunch” by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Apple News: ($) What’s On? by Nate Cardin & Hoang-Kim Vu. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Bonmo: ($) Making Waves by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 9, 2026 by Kelsey Dixon.
Daily Beast: Aging Like a Fine Wine, Sun. Nov. 8, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Lil AVCX: ($) “Just Sayin'” by Heather Stanger McIntire. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Raise Your Right Hand by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Weekly Meta
People Puzzler: He’s a Knight, a Wizard and a Mutant by Adam Auriemma.
Puzzmo: Building Code by bob weisz. Online only
Puzzmo: Double Flip by leo tsai & ZEBrown. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by k.j. sarr. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Kate Hawkins. Online only.
Slate: Daily Crossword
Slate: Daily Mini
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Fatherhood Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Ryan Judge. Online only.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Robin Stears. 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: ($) by Leslie Benson.
New York Times Midi: Suggestion Boxes by Ian Livengood.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, November 9, 2026 by Brooke Husic.
Newsday: 11/9/26 Ups and Downs by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Tee Time by Mark Axel. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Squad Goals (Freestyle) by Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa.
USA Today MidGrid: Go Team by Amie Walker.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Money Is Tight by Mike Shenk.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 11/09/2026 by Jessica Ferrie.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday 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 266 (11/9/26) by Conor McGall.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Monday, November 9 (Mini) by Emaan Ehtasham.
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.
The Crossword Centre: Crossword News November 2026 by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Monday Fills Acrostics: ($) Acrostic 289 by Dave Murchie.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #621: Anacrossword 6 .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 582 by Steve Townsend. Online only
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,159 by Carpathian.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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
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