Monday, June 23, 2025

A Crossword Rose: Imagine the Pastabilities by Dob Olino and Rose Sloan.
Bewilderingly: A Series of Gig Lamps Symmetrically Arranged by Will Nediger.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 23, 2025 by Will Nediger.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 47! by Frisco17.
Lil AVCX: ($) “belles of the ball” – Alisya Reza, edited by Amie Walker by Alisya Reza. Subscribe at link.
lost for xwords: Crossword #131 – “It’s a Puzzle” (Themeless) by August Miller.
Monday Fills: Off the Charts by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Language Barriers (Meta) by Darth.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #4 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Shot in the Dark by Amie Walker. Online only
Puzzmo: Wedding Guest by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only

Apple News: ($) Fruits of Labor by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) A Spoonful of Sugar by Shannon Rapp. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Fred Piscop. 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: Breaking News, Sun. June 22, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
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
The Michigan Daily: The Sunday by Marissa Corsi. Online only
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, June 22, 2025 by Tim Croce.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, June 22, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Four Hundred Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Janice Luttrell. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Letterbox Version by by Francis Heaney. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Zhouqin Burnikel.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, June 23, 2025 by Brooke Husic.
Newsday: 6/23/25 Meal Plan by Sally R. Stein. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Deep Undercover by Danish Abdi. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Stay Away (Freestyle) by Rafael Musa.
The Wall Street Journal: Moving Parts by Azriel Wasser. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Kevin’s Puzzles at Home Season 10, Episode 8: Cruel Crisscross by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 90. One eye on the shadows… by Māyā
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 253 by Dave Murchie.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #549: Deck It Out 10 .pdf only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 421 by Steve Townsend. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,728 by Brendan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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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

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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Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles

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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 Sally’s Take | 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 ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

BEQ: Themeless Monday #695 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Bewilderingly: Sound Asleep by Will Nediger. .puz, .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Happy Halloween by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cruciverbology: The Hole Think by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Menace #19 by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
Josh Solves: Puzzle #13: Journey through Hell by JoshSolves. .pdf
Metas On A Tuesday: Horror Movie Trope II (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: What’s In Your Pocket? (Meta) by Abide, Wendy Walker & Cap’n Rick. .puz, .pdf.
Nautilus Puzzles: Midi by Ben Tolkin. .puz, .pdf, online.

Boswords Fall Themeless League: ($) Puzzle #4 by Natan Last. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 25, 2022 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Reality Bites! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) The Swing of Things by May Huang. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: october 24, 2021 (themeless, kinda) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link. This puzzle is free to all.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Nocturnal by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) Dynamic Duo (Mini) by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Neologism Themeless by Christina Iverson. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Conjunction Junction by Katie Hale & Matthew Stock. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Caitlin Reid . App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: A Novel Approach, Tue, Oct 25, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Julian Lim. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Lined Up by Rich Norris. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Small Change by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Love Is Messy by August Miller. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Gj by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Emotion Puzzle by Rachel Simon. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Stairing Contest by Azriel Wasser. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.43 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #8.14 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.14 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Pay Disrespect by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.8 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,234 by Sleuth. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,897 by Nutmeg. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Silvanus. .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