Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson – Daily Crossword Links

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Says the Magic Words by Rebecca Goldstein.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1023: “Something you should know…” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger and Ada Nicolle.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Places, Everyone!” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Boarding Parties by Doug Peterson. Online only
Reason: Classical Liberals by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Divvying Up Roles by Spyscape.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Adrian Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Is It Cake? by Katja Brinck. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Morning Brew: Seasoned Professionals by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: Concert Series by Andrew J. Ries.
The Walrus: Manspreading by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Genetic Engineering by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Galoshes by by Raymond Hamel. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Christina Iverson and Doug Peterson.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Summer 2025 Themeless Week, Puzzle 6 by Hannah Slovut-Einertson. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: What Is This? A Center for Ants? by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Trading Places by Zhouqin Burnikel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Bonus Wry Tangles by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Rows Garden by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A Crossword Rose: Holy Malört (themeless) by Norah Sharpe and Rose Sloan.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1786: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 27, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Nation: ($) Extras, Extras! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, May 26: Ball Don’t Lie (Themeless) by Geoffrey Schorkopf and Brian Callahan. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) Better Late Than Never by Katie Hoody. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #220.5: fuck all the transphobe by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: The Blackbird Is Involved in What I Know by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Oopsie! Part 2 (Meta) by benchen71.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 96 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Placeholder Puzzles: Run 10k with me by Katja Brinck.
Puzzmo: She Is the Moment by danandbabka. Online only

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Maddy Zeigler. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Pros and Cons by Shannon Rapp. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Better Lock the Door, Mon. May 26, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Trendy spots by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, May 26, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer.
Vulture 10×10: The Death Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Mixed Message by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Ginny Too.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 by Paolo Pasco.
Newsday: 5/27/25 Feline Phrases by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Blundered by Chad Hazen. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Turtles All the Way Down by Orca Jimmy Peniston.
The Wall Street Journal: Consumer Reports by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.21 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Slippery Creatures by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #10.36 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,705 by Maskarade.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: City Print March Ed. by Christopher Nunez. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords by Steve: Happy Birthday From Kenny G (Mini) by Steve Johnson. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Minsk No Words by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: They’ve Got Chemistry by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
Lexicon Devil: This Place Looks Familiar (meta) by rickybillingsgate. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Falling Behind by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 7, 2024 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) You’re Worth It by Shannon Rapp. iPad-exclusive app.
Fireball: ($) Compound Interest by Dylan Schiff. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Eye by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Bzzt! by Trent H. Evans. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Still Sassy at Sixty, Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Serial Numbers by Kelsey Blakley. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Joe O’Neill. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, March 7, 2024 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 3/7/24 You Win by Prasanna Keshava. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: ($) Product Placement by Lee Taylor. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Mind Your P’s and Q’s by Glenn Cook. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Double Puzzle by Rachel Simon. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The NYC Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Nailed It! by Ella Dershowitz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

1Across: Sum of their parts – Grid 4. .pdf, online.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 586: Section 58 by Grant Fikes. .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,324 by Brendan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14116 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Wire. .pdf, online.
The Spectator: ($) 2644 by Cheesecracker. Subscribe at link.

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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The Amherst Student: Famous (But Fake) Amherst Donors by Thomas Uelmen. .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 25. Late to the Party by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 884 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 02/07/2024 by Aiste Merfeldaite. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossweird Puzzles: I Don’t Know Where I’ve Been and I Don’t Know Where I’m Going (Acrostic) by Dob Olino. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Wednesday, February 7 by Natalie Cheng, Sangitha Aiyer, Ishani Wadhwa, Karishma Gupta, Haley Mahoe, Rosemary Yang, and Derek Wong. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Cover Girls by Lindsay McBride. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Night (Mini) by Bryan Zhang. Online.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, February 7 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
gin + grapefruit: lots of D’s! by Dena Witkes. Online.
Josh Solves: Puzzle #19: Squirt! (Cryptic Themeless #4) by JoshSolves. Online, .pdf.
kachwords: Music Midi #1 by John Kachurek. .pdf, online.
Lexicon Devil: Word Worms #2 by Richard D. Allen. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
MEOW: It’s a Disaster (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: February MMMM: Drink Recipe by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White. .puz,. pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #106 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
xwordswithbabka: Getting Into Astrology by Dan Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Gets a Pass by Darby Ratliff. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) February 7, 2024 – “Multiple Chances” by Jack Murtagh. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 7, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #157: don’t trip (themeless) (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Conflicting Stories by Emet Ozar. Online.

Apple News: ($) Oh! Oh! by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Seasonings Greetings, Weds. Feb. 7, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Body Language by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, February 07, 2024 by Kelsey Dixon. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Walking Stick Shift by Anthony J. Salvia. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Mauer. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Go After It by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: Side by Side. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: PCs by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Egg Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Shades of Grave by Azriel Wasser. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Healthy Movements by Ben Robinson Online.
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: 17,649 by Basilisk. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,299 by Philistine. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14,091 by Incognito. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Eccles. .pdf, online.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Puzzle 897: Freestyle 826. Look at things from a new angle. by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Griddy: Touch Up Grass by Devin McIntyre. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless Midi by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
LuterCross: Around the Corner by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
MEOW: Black and White (Meta) by Benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Social Distancing in 2023 by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #91 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
Ubercross: Small O by T Campbell .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #17 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
AVCX: ($) July 11, 2023 – “Recall This Message” by Dob Olino. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 12, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Working the Angles by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Factory Work, Wed, Jul 12, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Possessive Rhymes by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Nonstandard Standards by Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Brooke Husic and Brian Thomas. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 by Elizabeth C. Gorski. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Not Really by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: Doctor’s Orders by Catherine Cetta. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Sugar-Coated by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Wet Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Turn! Turn! Turn! by Karen Steinberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: 5 7 28 by Ben Robinson Online.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Slide + Seek #6 by Ryan Patrick Smith & Liz Fischer. .pdf, online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,466 by Basilisk. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,120 by Qaos. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13915 by KrisKross. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Liari. .pdf, online.

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