Thursday, April 24, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1777: A DJ at the Races by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) How Insulting! by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 24, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Fireball: ($) Oh, That’s Just Perfect! by Lydia Roth and Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: A Sporting Chance by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
M & M Crosswords: Yes, I Like Piña Coladas by Martina Waluk.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 85 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Provincetown Independent: Off to the Races by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Put a Pin in It by emily b. Online only
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 4/24/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Hooked on Phonics (Themed, 4/23/25) by Ryan Patrick Smith.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/24/2025 by Olivia Barbieri.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Gym Class Outside by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Mama Said Check This Out, Weds. April 23, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 24, 2025 by Carlotta Angiolillo.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Neville Fogarty. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
The Daily Princetonian: Emerald (Mini) by Abigail Zhang. Online only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Warrior by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Sunrise Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Stay Hydrated by Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Zachary Schiff. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Byron Walden. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Kathleen Duncan.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, April 24, 2025 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 4/24/25 First Experts by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Walking Tall by Guilherme Gilioli. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Split the Pole by Zachary Edward-Brown.
The Wall Street Journal: Just Ignore It by Zhouqin Burnikel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Aries Puzzles: Section Eight #3 – Harder by Andrew J. Ries.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,677 by Pangakupu.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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We’ve revamped information about available puzzle formats, only highlighting when one of .puz (either direct or via the “Crossword Scraper” browser extension), .pdf (either directly or via a print option), or online solving options are not available.

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

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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

 

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 84. With a Song in My Heart by Eli Lowe. .pdf, online.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Opposites Attract by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 30, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crosswords by Alisya: happy lunar new year! by alisya reza. .pdf, online.
Dana’s Crosswords: How to win friends and influence people by Dana Silver. Online at Crosswordr.
Fireball: ($) Remember the Date by Paul Coulter. Subscribe at link.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Say Cheese by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: 1, 2, 3, 4 by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Tree Droppings by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: let her cook by kelsey. Online.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 1/30/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
zerofiftyone: “Star Signs” 🌠 by Ben Wilson. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Hope Cohen. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 01/30/2025 by Reda Shaikh. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) Playtime by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Peter Wentz. 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 Beast: The Year in Film, Thurs. Jan. 30, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, January 30, 2025 by Francesco Thorik-Saboia. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, online.
Frank Virzi: Mini #119 (5×5) by Frank Virzi. Online at Crosswordr.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Cockatoo by Jack Murtagh. .pdf, online.
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The New Age Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Los Angeles Times: by Zachary David Levy. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Play Grounds by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Joe Marquez. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood. Online, app.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, January 30, 2025 by Andy Kravis. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 1/30/25 Kit Contents by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: ($) Do Your Part by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Homestyle Food by Dylan Schiff. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Penned In by Kelvin Zhou. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: Aries Marching Bands #8 by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, .jpz
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 633: Framelinks 26 by Grant Fikes. .pdf.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000113: “Father Bupkis” 5×9 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,605 by Picaroon. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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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