Saturday, June 14, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Learned the Word ‘Foofaraw’ Today by Emet Ozar.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1021: “How do I explain this?” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle and Will Nediger.
David Alfred Bywaters: Or Else by David Alfred Bywaters.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #889 – “Missing Links” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Eat the Rich by Shannon Rapp & Will Eisenberg. Online only
Reason: You Can’t Take the Sky From Me by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Baking Class by Bryant White.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Rafa Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Perfect Ten by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. 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: Do the Math by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: This and That by Will Nediger.
The Walrus: The Walrus Crossword July/August 2025 by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Adrian Johnson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: I’ll Get You Back for That! by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) R&B Singles by by Pancho Harrison. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Barbara Lin.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lars G. Doubleday. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 177 by Kareem Ayas. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Doesn’t Hold Water by Dan Kammann & Zhouqin Burnikel.
The Wall Street Journal: Hopeless House Hunt by Bettina Elias Siegel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

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: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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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.

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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

 

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Is Applying for the Role of ‘Bottom Chef’ by Rebecca Goldstein. 
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1017: “Ready, willing, and able.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Crossworthy: Hold on to your hats! by May Huang & Kevin Trickey
David Alfred Bywaters: SB by David Alfred Bywaters.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Connect Four” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Nautilus Puzzles: Themeless (Boston edition) by Ben Tolkin.
Puzzmo: When I was your age, television was called books by Priyanka Sethy & Rajiv Sethy. Online only
Reason: Free, Apparently by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Scavenger, Hunt by Bryant White.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Ada Nicolle. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Anna Gundlach. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Timehop by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Lynn Lempel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword by Sejal Mehta.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. 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: Bust a Move by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: Salad Days by Patrick Blindauer.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Stella Zawistowski. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Site Unseen by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Rearranging the Furniture by Randolph Ross. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by S.N.. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 175 by Chandi Deitmer. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Narrow Openings by Marshal Herrmann.
The Wall Street Journal: Downsizing by Vasu Seralathan. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

The Crossword Centre: June 2025 Prize Puzzle – Current Affairs by Hedge-Sparrow by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2025-05 by Darren Miller.

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: The Purloined Key by Dean Felch. Direct link to .pdf.

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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

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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

 

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Gets Snarky by Rebecca Goldstein.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1013: “Get to know your roots.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
David Alfred Bywaters: Rethinking by David Alfred Bywaters.

Pocket Squares: That’s the good stuff by Jasper Davidoff.
Puzzmo: Sparkling Fill by Kate Hawkins. Online only
Reason: Inner Ugliness by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Spadework by Bryant White.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Brooke Husic. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Anna Gundlach. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Pirate Ship by Rebecca Moore. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword by Kate Pollot.
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: Backflips by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: There’s a Time and a Place by Will Nediger.
The Walrus: Guess Who’s Back (themeless) by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Rich Feely. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Echo-Friendly by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Here’s the Story… by Edward Alch and Eric Platt. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Ryan Judge.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
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: ($) Universal Freestyle 173 by Ryan Mathiason. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Closing Number by Jem Burch.
The Wall Street Journal: Incendiary Language by Geoff Brown. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Hex Words 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: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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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

 

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 1001: “She turned me into a newt!” by Tim Croce, club72.wordpress.com. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Kirby Air Riders by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Mole Hunt by Peter Stover. Online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Padding by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Good Times” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
The Michigan Daily: The Themeless by Sam Martin. Online.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Bonus Puzzle: I Streamed A Stream by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Out of my way! by kenny. Online.
Reason: Old-Fashioned Retaliation by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: In High Spirits by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Orca Jimmy Peniston. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Evin Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online
Crossword Flow: ($) Lumon Industries by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Fordham Observer: Saturday (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
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.
Vox: Tea for Two by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Walrus: Elbows Up by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano & Erik Agard. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Magazine: Keep Reading by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Surfdom by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by S.N.. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 167 by Boaz Moser and Zachary Edward-Brown. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Broken Link by Jesse Guzman. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Beastly! by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Stop, Thief! by Paul Hunsberger. .pdf.

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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

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

 

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Bewilderingly: I Just Had the Most Awful Dream by Will Nediger. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 993 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 8, 2025 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #133: Great 8 by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Hard-Hearted by Emma Simon. Online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Fashion Shoots by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #209.5: gotta dip! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #875 “High Marks” by Peter Abide (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Life Style by Priyanka Sethy & Rajiv Sethy. Online.
Reason: IOU by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: The Ghosthunters by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Jasmeet Arora. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 03/08/2025 by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) Peace of Mind by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, March 7, 2025 by Tia Bethke. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle by Andrew Zhang and Maria Diyaljee  .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, online.
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.
Vox: Warming Up by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Walrus: Much Music by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Erica Hsiung Wojcik & Matthew Stock. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) State Pair by Ogden Porter. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Joe Deeney. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: 3/8/25 Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 164 by Jess Rucks. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Right From the Start by Jake Halperin. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Spout by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

1Across: Ladies First by Women of 1ACross. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Mystery Machine by Dean Felch. .pdf.

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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

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

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 985 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Trash Bin by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) “Come Out, Come Out” — for wherever you are by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “How Sweet It Is” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
The Michigan Daily: The Themeless by Mae Marshall. Online.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Midi 9 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Just Wondering by rafa. Online.
Reason: Expert Economist by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Life at the Intelligence Agency by Katie Byl. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kelsey Dixon. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) Finding the Sweet Spot by Sally Hoelscher. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Frank Virzi: Mini #128 (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.
Vox: Final Offer by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Walrus: Bust a Move by David Karp. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Los Angeles Times: by Amie Walker & Matthew Stock. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Magazine: Reinvent Yourself by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Alina Abidi. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Frank Longo. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 160 by Ryan Mathiason. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Inevitable (Freestyle) by Amie Walker. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: A House Divided by Aaron Ullman. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

blogat: Midi Cryptic 5: That was awful! by blogat. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Super Bowl Party by Paul and Carol Hunsberger. .pdf.

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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

 

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 981 by Tim Croce, club72.wordpress.com. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Dana’s Crosswords: The Limit Does Not Exist by Dana Silver. Online at Crosswordr.
David Alfred Bywaters: Er, Er, What Was I Saying? by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
lost for xwords: Tree Surgery by August Miller. .pdf, online
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Picked Off First” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
The Michigan Daily: The Themeless by Bella Bartfield. Online.
Olio Grids: Euro Step or Travel? by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Welcome to Fairview by markvaldez. Online.
Reason: School Choice Week by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: It’s Top Secret by Prasanna Keshava. .pdf, online.
Wordgarbler: smol kros wird puzl by kris pyoomuh. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kate Chin Park. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Adam Levav. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Frank Virzi: Mini #114 (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.
Vox: Did You Catch That? by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Walrus: That Gum You Like is Going to Come Back in Style by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Los Angeles Times: by August Miller. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Magazine: Working a Double Shift by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Evil No-Nos by Mark Feldman. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Michael Lieberman. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Kate Chin Park. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 158 by Lydia Roth. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Ziplines by Katja Brinck. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Cold Play by Joanne Sullivan. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

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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

 

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 977 by Tim Croce, club72.wordpress.com. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Overworked Abbreviations by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Flosswords: They mean nothing to me! Except when I’m playing Spades (Themeless № 6) by Evan Mulvihill. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Make Womb” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Business Up Front, Party in the Back by Trent H. Evans. Online.
Reason: Seen and Obscene by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Chew On This by Jeff Stillman. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Mark Valdez. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) Sound Mixing by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Bonnie L. Gentry. App Store | Google Play, online.
Frank Virzi: Mini #100 (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.
Vox: Twenty Fives by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Walrus: Curious (Themeless) by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Los Angeles Times: by Kareem Ayas. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Are You Ready for Some Football? by Joe Bower. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Ryan McCarty. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Nick Huntley. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 156 by Kareem Ayas. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: “Barely Hurts at All!” (Freestyle) by Kareem Ayas. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Time to Get Up by Alex Eaton-Salners. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Snake Charmer by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Co-working by Steve Mossberg. .pdf.

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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

 

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themed #158 – Let’s Get Swifty by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Club 72: Freestyle 969 by Tim Croce, club72.wordpress.com. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #131: The Crave (Jelly Roll) by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: The Morning After by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Dissonant Grids: healing? (dissonant grid #1) by owen bergstein. tktktk
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: A Little Child Shall Lead Them by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Pocket Squares: Main character energy by Jasper Davidoff. .pdf, online.

The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Saturday (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) On the 6 by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “One or Two?” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Must Be Exhausting by May Huang. Online.
Reason: Throw the Drink in the Drink by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Well Equipped by Prasanna Keshava. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Jared Goudsmit. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Kelsey Dixon. News+ Subscription Required
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Adrian Johnson & Victor Sloan. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Triple Features by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Owen Bergstein. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 153 by Rafael Musa and Amie Walker. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Hi Hi! by Brian Callahan. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Double Trouble by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Cheer Up by David Karp. Online, .pdf. .puz.
The Walrus: Labours of Love (Themeless) by David Karp. .pdf, online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Loopholes by Jess Shulman & Andy Yingst. .pdf.

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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

 

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 962 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Facing Uncertainties by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Luckystreak Xwords: no-skips #15: focus up! (themed) by ada nicolle. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.

The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword by Lillian Ali. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Shifty Behavior” by Peter Gwinn (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Alt Accounts by kate chin park. Online.
Reason: Fungi or Fun Guy: Puzzle #69 by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Operation Condor’s Nest by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Jared Goudsmit. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Lynn Lempel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Angela Kinsella Olson. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Magazine: Groovy Movie by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Ow No! by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Peter Gordon. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 149 by Lydia Roth. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Heart of Gold by Kiran Pandey. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Let’s Joust! by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Wait and Seek by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
The Walrus: Take That Back! by Jess Shulman. .pdf, online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Wheeler-Dealers by Patrick Berry. .pdf.

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