A Crossword Rose: More Iconic Than The Bean by Emma Sloan and Rose Sloan.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1780: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Championship Puzzle by Christina Iverson. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Brian Gubin: Themeless #36 by Brian Gubin.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 6, 2025 by Ada Nicolle.
Crossword Nation: ($) It’s a Pun Deal! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, May 5: Ice Queens by Rachel Fabi. Subscribe at link.
Hyperallergic: The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: May 2025 by Natan Last.
lost for xwords: Crossword #129 – “I’m Still Chilly” (Themeless) by August Miller.
Luckystreak Xwords: more than one (themed) by ada nicolle.
LuterCross: Spicy or Mild by Matthew Luter.
Madeline’s Midis: Madeline’s Midis – Midi #2.
Metas On A Tuesday: Sound Off Online (Meta) by benchen71.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 88 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Stretching Exercises by Emet Ozar. Online only
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.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) And We’re Best Friends by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: N.L. Is O.K. with A.I. Tues. May 6, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, May 6, 2025 by Kate Pollot.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, May 5, 2025 by Sejal Mehta.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Tornado by Jack Murtagh.
Science News: Limits of Knowledge Crossword by Sid Sivakumar.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, May 5, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, May 5, 2025 by Nate Cardin.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer.
Vulture 10×10: The Mommy Blog Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Janice Luttrell. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Oscar MC-Jobs by Frank Longo. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 by Erik Agard.
Newsday: 5/6/25 Fasten-Ating by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Spread Holiday Cheer by Tarun Krishnamurthy. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Sit Down by Kapil Mehta.
The Wall Street Journal: Never a Sour Note by Dan Zarin. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.18 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Rock Star by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Twister by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #10.33 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,687 by Pasquale.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles
We’ve revamped information about available puzzle formats, only highlighting when one of .puz (either direct or via the “Crossword Scraper” browser extension), .pdf (either directly or via a print option), or online solving options are not available.
Other American-style links:
Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar
Other Cryptic/Variety links:
A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | 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
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