Darby Ratliff – Daily Crossword Links

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #714 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themeless #26 by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
kaybartplays: Don’t Be So Irrational by norahsharpe & kaybart. .puz, .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Please Tell Me Who I Am by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Unnecessarily Repetitive (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Most Excellent! (Meta) by Cap’n Rick. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: An Immodest Advertisement by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pixlate’s Puzzles: Dramatic Comedy by Pixlate. .pdf, online.
Puzzles by Hoyt Arcane: Supersonic by Hoyt Arcane. .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: Final Destination (Meta) by Brian Thomas. .puz, .pdf, online.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 126: Taps into Spacetime (Themeless) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle #2 by Carly Schuna. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 14, 2023 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Bunny Hop! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Eat Nuts, Kick Butts by Darby Ratliff. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #119: who’d-a thunk it? (themeless) (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Once 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 Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Pi Day, Tue, Mar 14, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Katie Hale & Brian Callahan. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Foiled Again by Ed Early. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Peter Gordon. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Under Statements by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Pay Up! by Carly Schuna. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Reciting Pi by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The AI Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Half-Baked by Prasanna Keshava. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.11 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #114 by Steve Mossberg. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.11 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Free Swimming by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.26 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,357 by Gozo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,017 by Matilda. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13812 by Incognito. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Grecian. .pdf, online.

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Friday, January 20, 2023

BEQ: At the Head Shop by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
crocswords: A Trip Down Memory by Clev. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #76: Double Elision by Alex Boisvert .jpz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Crossword: Esteemed Hams by Greg Snitkin. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Haggis, Neeps, and Tatties by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: This One’s a Little Meta by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — January 20, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 20, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crucinova: ($) Jumper Cables by Laura Effinger-Dean & Shannon Rapp. Subscribe at link.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #1 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Inkubator: ($) Themeless #39 by Darby Ratliff & Rachel Fabi. Subscribe at link.
luckystreak xwords: ($) there’s an ology for that (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Patreon Subscription.
Planet Crossword: Football Gear by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Wendy L. Brandes. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Friday, January 20, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) I Caramba! by Mark Diehl. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Robert S. Greenfield. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Friday, January 20, 2023 by Brooke Husic & Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Tag Ends by Mark McClain. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Jeremy Mutch. Online.
Universal: Religious Leaders by Jeffrey Wechsler. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: All the Things You Are by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Stuyvesant Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Signs of the Times by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($?) There Are No Eggs by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Hop To It by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

Liari’s Cryptic Crosswords: Traffic Flow by Liari. .pdf, online.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #147 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Puzzles For Progress: #101: Mirrored Gallery, Midloop, Whirlpool by Jacob Cohen. .pdf

Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 623 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,310 by BUCCANEER. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,972 by Pasquale. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Travel Midi 1 – Antarctica by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
M & M Crosswords: Scilly Isles by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Business as Un-usual by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 5, 2023 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Blocked Canals by Sam Acker. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: The Best of 2022–another year, another look back by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Constellation by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Assonant Themeless by Andrew J. Ries. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: 2 Letters, 2 Billion Views, Thur, Jan 5, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Chandi Deitmer & Darby Ratliff. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Thursday, January 05, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Tennis Match by Craig Kasper. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Emily Carroll. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, January 5, 2023 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Easy Endings by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: Around We Go by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Rising Tears by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Songbird Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Crosswalks by Jesse Goldberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 516: Section Six 51 by Grant Fikes .pdf

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,297 by Leonidas. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,959 by Vlad. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Bluth. .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) #100 by Wingding. Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) 2586: Inst by Doc. Subscribe at link.

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Crossworld News and Notes, January 2023

Registration for ACPT is open now. We’re excited to see you there March 31-April 2! Also coming up: Boswords Winter Wondersolve, February 5 and St. Louis Crossword Tournament, March 4.

T. Campbell’s annual The Year In Crosswords covers the good, the bad, and the ugly in all of Crossworld in 2022. This long issue is a full who’s who and what’s what, including Wordle and its variants, changes in publications, fundraisers, tournaments, indie projects, software, AI, books and media, and more.

Sam Ezersky was profiled in Virginia Magazine, where he discussed the popularity of Spelling Bee during the pandemic and offers some of his best puzzling tips. The article is accompanied by a free series of short word puzzles inspired by Spelling Bee.

Constructor and magician David Kwong recently appeared on the podcast “Ologies” with host Alie Ward. He discussed Anigrams, AVCX, Diary of a Crossword Fiend, Wordle, cryptics, crosswords and brain health, and much more.

Congratulations to the 2023 Lil AVC X roster: Darby Ratliff, Dob Olino, Eric Mao, Jimmy Peniston, Kelly Nguyen Dickson, Lila Goldenberg, meatdaddy69420, Nancy Serrano-Wu, Nijah Morris, and Pravan Chakravarthy! We are so excited for the puzzles to come from this year’s bunch of up-and-coming constructors.

Congratulations to Nate Cardin, who has joined the editorial team at AVCX Cryptic!

Since the last News & Notes, Gustie Owens (12/4), Anthony J. Caruso (12/12), Julietta Gervase (12/13), John Martz (12/25), Josh Goodman (12/28), Seth Bisen-Hersh (1/2), Laura Breiman (1/4), Tom Bachant (1/4) made their NYT debuts. Congratulations to everyone!

We have been enjoying the latest offering from Puzzle Society: The Modern Crossword. Monday through Friday puzzles are midis of increasing size, Saturdays are themed puzzles by open submission, and Sundays are themeless puzzles by members of the editing team and invited constructors. The themes and content hold up to the puzzle’s moniker: the interface allows for alternate clues if solvers get stuck, and some clues and answers are accompanied by a constructor’s note.

We are also loving the new crosswords from Xtra, a LGBTQ2S+ online magazine. Puzzles are published the first of each month and are constructed by Ada Nicolle, who promises a younger, more inclusive vibe for the Xtra puzzles in this companion article.

The second crossword book from The Browser, “Cryptic Crosswords for Beginners” by Uri Bram & Dan Feyer is available now. They say “we break down these delightful puzzles into simple building blocks and have you solving cryptic grids before you know it!”

Fireball Crosswords begin this week and Fireball Newsflash Crosswords begin January 20, both by Peter Gordon. Subscriptions open now.

Now is also the time to renew your subscription to The Inkubator. A subscription is $30 for 36 puzzles: three puzzles a month all year long. The fifth year will feature creative themes from C.C. Burnikel, Chandi Deitmer, and Rebecca Goldstein; debuts from Max Schlenker and Darby Ratliff; themelesses from Robyn Weintraub and Wyna Liu; and many more.

AVCX and The Inkubator are open for submission. The New York Times has also reopened after a break.