Thursday, November 12, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
M & M Crosswords: Chris and Martina by Martina Waluk.
M & M Crosswords: Loblolly and Lodgepole by Martina Waluk.
Norah’s Puzzles: Sounds Like Lunch by norah sharpe.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #761 by Queerty.
GenXword: A new GenXword mini has been posted by Andrew Anker. Online only
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Adrian Johnson and Alexandra Doumani. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
Bonmo: ($) by Faren Roth. iPad-exclusive app.
The Chicago Maroon: Around the World by Carter Otis.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 12, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Daily Beast: Headline News, Thurs. Nov. 12, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Sticking Points by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Just Before the Apostrophe by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Provincetown Independent: Highly Suspect by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Go After the Little Things by Faren Roth. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by k.j. sarr. 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 Dirty Soda Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
Yahoo! Mini: Mini Crossword by Ori Brian. Online only.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Chris Gross & Zhouqin Burnikel. 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: ($) by Jared Cappel.
New York Times Midi: Put on a Happy Face by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, November 12, 2026 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 11/12/26 Prefix Pairs by Prasanna Keshava. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Nonstarters by Jake Beinart. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Soap Stars by Kevin Christian.
USA Today MidGrid: These Are the Days of Our Lives by Amie Walker.
Vox: Daily Puzzle
The Wall Street Journal: Look Away by Alexander Liebeskind.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 11/12/2026 by Jessica Ferrie.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday 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
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.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic, November 12, 2026 by Larry Kline. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 30,162 by Pasquale.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

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