Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Due to changing schedules, the DCL team is recruiting for help on Fridays and Saturdays. The approximate time commitment is 20-30 minutes each morning. Drop us a line here, email us at crosswordlinks@gmail.com, or find us at ACPT this weekend if you’re interested!

BEQ: Themeless Monday #716 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themed #122 – Celebrity Songs by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
⟪Clever Name Here⟫: Words from the Wise (Guy) (Themeless) by David B Ritterskamp. .jpz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Spice Things Up (Mini) by Dashram Pai. Online.
Fill Me In: In Exile (Meta) by Stephanie Lane and Norah Sharpe. .puz.
LuterCross: Submitted for Your Approval by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Cluedo (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Don’t Be That Person by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: that one time at band camp by Brian Thomas. .puz, .pdf, online.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 128: Domain of Darkness (Themeless) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 4 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 28, 2023 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Let It Be! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Taste the Rainbow by Jimmy Peniston. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) 120.5 (midi) (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Finance by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Idol Speculation, Tue, Mar 28, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Matthew Stock. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Tim D’Alfonso. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: by May Huang. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Open-and-Shut Case by Sherry O. Blackard. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by Anna Shechtman. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Cheat Sheet by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Reverse Engineer by Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Feed Me! by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Revenge Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Written in Stone by Desiree Penner & Jeff Sinnock. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.13 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.13 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Hoyt Arcane: Weekly Freebie: 3/27/2023 (Some Assembly Required) by Hoyt Arcane. .pdf.
Keynesian Cryptics: Smoke and Mirrors by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.28 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 82: 15 Minutes of Fame by teamcrazymatt. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,370 by Peto. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,029 by Fed. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13824 by Hypatia. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Dill. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Club 72: Freestyle 773 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crafty Crosswords: …and scrambled eggs! by Lila Goldenberg and Norah Sharpe .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Josh Solves: Puzzle #14: Attack of the Clones by Josh. .pdf, online.
MEOW: Dropping the Ball (Meta) by Joshua Rubin. .puz, .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #78 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf

Aries Puzzles: ($) Aries Freestyle #5.52 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — December 28, 2022 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Dropping Out by Aimee Lucido. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 28, 2022 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: AD Reps by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Sleep Tight by Helena Buchanan. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: American Adventure, Wed Dec. 28, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Julian Lim. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Slacktivism by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Animal Writes by Jay Sullivan. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Josh Goodman. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Time to Choose by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Enter the Octagon by Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Anagram Et Al. by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Meritocracy Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Squeeze Play by Rich Proulx. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: CFTD Banjo Battle by Ben Robinson and CCS Crew. Online.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.52 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,290 by Slormgorm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: Diversions Puzzle Suite by Fraser Simpson. .pdf
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,952 by Boatman. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Twin. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Friday, November 18, 2022

BEQ: Is This at the Music Festival? Or the World Cup? by Bremdan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Dilemmas: nov 17 2022 by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Noah’s Ark by Dylan Epstein-Gross. Online.
Fordham Observer: Friday, November 18 (Mini) by Olivia Stern. .pdf, online.
Harvard Independent: Don’t Even Think About It by Peter Laskin. .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Haymarket Mini #48 by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
Matt’s Word: Juvenile Said it Best by Matt Forest. .puz, .pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: Tossed Salad by Lila Goldenberg and Norah Sharpe. .puz, online.
QVXwordz: Strip Poker by Quiara Vasquez. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — November 18, 2022 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
AVCX+: ($) You Should See Me in a Crown by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 18, 2022 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crucinova: ($) Coupe de Glass by Adam Simpson. Subscribe at link.
Inkubator: ($) Themeless #37 by Madeline Kaplan. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Outliers by Carly Schuna. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by David Alfred Bywaters. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Fish Hooks by Bob Peoples. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Robyn Weintraub. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
The New Yorker: Elemental change by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Squaring the Circles by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Behind Bars by Zachary David Levy. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Tag Team by Mikkel Snyder & Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Columbus Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Make a Run for It by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($?) Worldwide Leaders by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Let’s Play to 32 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #138 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 615 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,255 by PETO. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,918 by Paul. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Saturday, 5 November 2022

Club 72: Freestyle 760 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Dilemmas: nov 4 2022 by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #64: Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing by Norah Sharpe & Alex Boisvert. .ipuz, .jpz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: False Starts by Jaeda Woodruff. Online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Results Are Trickling In by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Lexicon Devil: The World is Too Much With Us by rickybillingsgate. .puz, .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: up in the air by bt. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword for Forward-Thinking, Nostalgia by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 5, 2022 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Global Search (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Level Up by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini Nov 4 2022 by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Working Undercover.pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Matthew Stock. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Evan Mulvihill & Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Coverups by Alan Olschwang. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by John Westwig. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 45 by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Is That OK With U? by Ada Nicolle. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Our Little Secret by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Endurance Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: It Works Out in the End by Adam Simpson. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 18.He looks down on us by Māyā of Auckland. .pdf, online
Tortoiseshell Studio: Shapeshifters by Nathan Curtis. .pdf, .ipuz.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1203 by Falcon. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,244 by Mudd. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 614 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Nimrod. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Saturday, 22 October 2022

arctan(x)words: café de l’amour by Norah Sharpe and Christopher Adams. .puz, .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 756 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords Schmosswords: respectable themeless by kate chin park. .puz, .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Unqualified by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Grid Therapy: Free Association 75 by Trent H. Evans. .puz, .pdf, online.
Lexicon Devil: Very Groovy (meta) by rickybillingsgate. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Nexus Blog: Puzzle #62: All In Love Is Fair (feat. Ben Zimmer!) by Alex Boisvert .jpz, .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 22, 2022 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Tricky Treats by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Clockwork by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Mary Lou Guizzo & Brooke Husic. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Menu Musing by Louis Hildebrand. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Brooke Husic and Yacob Yonas. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Steve Mossberg. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 43 by Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Triple XL by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Dracula’s Favorites by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Go With the Flow by Karen Steinberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Canadian National Post: Cryptic by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon. .pdf
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1201 by Gozo. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,232 by Mudd. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Quince. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Frankenstein (Variety Cryptic) by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon. .pdf.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Thursday, 29 September 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossweird Puzzles: These F***in’ Amateurs by Joe Adultman & Dob Olino. .puz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Lock and Key by Kreena Vora. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Mostly Musical Mini 24 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
Jonesin’: “Stateside”–and the rest will follow. by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Sterling Veep by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Provincetown Independent: Shell Out for Lunch by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz
Real Puzzling Stuff: Fruity Treats + Texas Towns by Ryan Patrick Smith. .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Front Line Workers by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 29, 2022 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: T by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) Punctuality by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: New puzzle released each weekday at noon. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Funny Lady, Thur, Sept 29, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by MaryEllen Uthlaut. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2002.
New York Times: ($) by Jeremy Newton. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, September 29, 2022 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Plugging Holes by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: That One Game … by Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: You Put My Love on Top by Brooke Husic & Will Nediger. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Gingham Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Continuing Education by Paul Steinberg & Karen Steinberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: Aries Marching Bands #4 by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, .jpz
AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 9/29/2022 by Chris Evans. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 498: Hex Pathfinder 32 & Wordy Wednesday 499: Anawordsearch 4 by Grant Fikes .pdf
The Crossword Centre: Nemesis by Chalicea. .pdf
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #131 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,212 by Mudd. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,875 by Picaroon. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) Cryptic Crossword #93 by Wingding. Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) 2575: Problem XIII by Pabulum. Subscribe at link.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Crossworld News and Notes, September 2022

Don’t forget, we’re moving! For now we are still simulcasting via Substack and WordPress, but we will soon transition to only WordPress. Make sure you’re subscribed to the new site:

And we’re growing! We’ve added pages for Construction Resources and our entire list of puzzle sources. We also want to hear from you – is there a feature you want to see? Have an idea to pitch, a guest essay to submit, or a tip about some exciting puzzle news? Something else? Let us know!

We’re very happy to share our first essay, “On Trust,” by Will Eisenberg, exploring the relationship between a constructor and solver. A snippet: “A puzzlemaker can strive to evoke many things: happiness, nostalgia, the feeling of being ‘seen,’ the joy of an “aha!” moment, and even frustration. But the ability to evoke these emotions from the solver is built upon a base of trust. This is because a puzzle offers the solver one fundamental proposition: It is going to take you some time to work out the solution, but it will be worth it.”

We’re excited to add a home for guest essays here on our new site, and will build out public submission guidelines in time.


Congratulations to Kelsey Dixon, whose puzzle was chosen from an open call to round out the Boswords Fall Themeless League. She joins Derek Allen, Kate Chin Park & Chandi Deitmer, Malaika Handa, Natan Last, Barbara Lin, Portia Lundie, Brendan Emmett Quigley, and Brad Wilber. What a fantastic lineup! Registration is open now, and the League starts with the preseason puzzle on September 26.

New to Boswords? Check out the introductory video from organizer John Lieb:

Registration is open now for The Tenth Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition on September 24. After a Zoom-based kick off event moderated by Anna Shechtman, the puzzles are presented in a laid-back, self-timed, all-pdf format. The event is open to individuals and teams of up to four people with three levels of difficulty. The fee is pay-what-you-want and proceeds support adult literacy programs in the Finger Lakes area.

Final reminder that the Lollapuzzoola 15 puzzles are available for purchase through September 24. There’s so much good content here; get it while you still can!


My Jewish Learning, a site with resources to empower Jewish discovery for anyone interested in learning more, has launched a weekly Jewish themed mini crossword puzzle written by Rebecca Goldstein. They will also run larger Jewish holiday-themed puzzles throughout the year.

The first edition of Lemonade Disco has arrived! The theme of the 5-puzzle pack hosted on Taylor Made Crosswords is “Cocktail Mixer” and includes puzzles by Matt Forest, Emma Getman, George Ho, Seth Bisen-Hersh, and Glenn Cook. Puzzles are curated and edited by Taylor Johnson with help on this edition from guest editor Steve Mossberg. Constructors of any experience level may participate. Submissions for the third edition, “Rising Signs” are due on October 17. Submissions details here.

Crucinova has announced it will be drawing to a close by June 2023. We’ve enjoyed many of the innovative puzzles that Crucinova has made possible and we thank Lisa Bunker and all of the constructors for their work.


A hearty welcome back to Cursewords Live! After an extended summer hiatus, Parker Higgins and Ross Trudeau will be live solving and live creating puzzles once more starting tonight (September 18) at 8pm eastern.


AVCX Cryptics has re-opened for submissions during the month of September. Details here.

The Inkubator is open for submissions for the month of September for themed puzzles from women and nonbinary constructors. Details here.

Congratulations to Katie Hale, who has joined the L.A. Times team as Assistant Editor.


Since the last News & Notes, Adam Simpson (9/5) and Ekua Ewool (9/7) made their NYT debuts and Bonnie Eisenman (9/12) made her USAT debut! Congrats to everyone!


Hayley Gold, along with Will Nediger and Al Sanders, have issued a contest to write a full set of new cryptic clues for the grid “Un-American” by Stephen Sondheim. The filled grid is here and the original puzzle and clues are here. Submit contest entries to Hayley via Twitter dm. Hayley, Will, and Al are co-streaming cryptics on Will’s Twitch channel; next streams are October 6 and October 21 at 9pm eastern.

Hayley also wrote a in-depth rundown of Lollapuzzoola 15 for Beyond Wordplay and she was a guest on the podcast “Because Language” to discuss the state and history of cryptic crosswords and crossworld in general.


Champion speed solver Stella Zawistowski recently appeared on the YouTube show “Game On,” in which she raced viewers to solve a series of crosswords.


Thanks in preparing this issue to: Kate Chin Park, Hayley Gold, Rebecca Goldstein, and Taylor Johnson.

Have a news tip for us? An idea to pitch? A puzzle or puzzle site to share? Let us know!

Monday, 5 September 2022

“Waaay better than a repository.” – Fill Me In

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Monday Fills: Not Together by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
xwordswithbabka: Themeless #1 by Dan Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #78 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Yes! Magazine: Culture Shift by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Watch Her Show, Mon, Sept 5, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Catherine Cetta. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Magazine: What Kind of a Person … ? by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Bottoms Up! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Reissues from 2002.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Simpson. Online, .pdf, .puz, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, September 5, 2022 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Sports Woodwork by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Land’s End by Zachary David Levy. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Let’s Eat! by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Redhead64: PUZZLE #403: Slide Show: Double Feature 4 .pdf.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 284 by Ben Robinson Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,191 by Hamilton. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,854 by Matilda. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Bluth. .pdf, online.

Other American-style crosswords:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | Crosshare | CrosswordsBackwards | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Dictionaries6 | Easy Crossword | FreeDailyCrosswords | GameLab | Hard Crossword | r/crossword | Squares.io | YourPuzzleSource | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety crosswords:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener