Tag: david rockow

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Watches Too Much TV by Darby Ratliff and Rachel.
AVCX: ($) June 4, 2025 – “Four Pieced Suits” by Justin Werfel. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1018: “Right when you least expect it.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 4, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Fall Back by Trent H. Evans.
Inexact Puzzles: Xword: Themeless 8 ~ Fueling Up by Zach Obsniuk.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Of Birds and Bees by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: I’ve Got You Now (Meta) by DrTom.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: June MMMM: Space Out! by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 100 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Final Four by erik. Online only
xwordswithbabka: Themeless #9 by Dan Schwartz.

Apple News: ($) High Yield by Max Schlenker. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) by Joe Marquez. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday 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 Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: 50 Birth Dates, Weds. June 4, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Bonnie L. Gentry. 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
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 by Hemant Mehta.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The New England Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Marangell. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Light-Headedness by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) Group Hugs by by John Calvin Williams. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Danna Rosenberg.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 by Robyn Weintraub.
Newsday: 6/4/25 Wedding “Somethings” by Steve Faiella. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Laughingstock by David Rockow. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Starter Homes by Sala Wanetick.
The Wall Street Journal: Binary System by Lynn Lempel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Ridiculous Score by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,712 by Imogen.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

Support Daily Crossword Links

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

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 918 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cross-pollination: The Verdict by Leonard Williams. .pdf, .puz, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
MEOW: Colorful Wpords (KITTEN) (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: Alter-Nation, June MMMM by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White. .puz,. pdf, online.
xwords by a ladee: puzzle 65 // 5/30 (“i spoke 2 soon”) by Brooke Husic. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is So Jealous by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) June 5, 2024 – “Downward Spiral” by Em Handy. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 5, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Rodini. iPad-exclusive app.
Puzzmo: Fun and Games by Dan Dangond. Online.

Apple News: ($) What’s in a Name? by Hoang-Kim Vu. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Born Ready, Weds. June 5, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Deeney. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Name Us–We’re Famous by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) The Female Touch by Paula Gamache. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by David Rockow. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 6/5/24 Any Which Way by Fred Piscop. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 by Chandi Deitmer. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: ($) Draw a Conclusion by Emma Oxford. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Predators of the Deep by Caroline Darya Framke & Olivia Mitra Framke. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Crazy Rich Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: In the Ozone by Robert Charlton. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: The New “Dune” by Ben Robinson Online.
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,554 by Goliath .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,401 by Picaroon. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14,193 by Saral. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.

Support Daily Crossword Links

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

Crossworld News and Notes

Congratulations to Erik Agard, winner of the 2022 Boswords Fall Themeless League, and to second- and third- place contestants Tyler Hinman and Will Nediger. League puzzle packs, videos, and full standings are available at boswords.org. Boswords Winter Wondersolve will take place February 5.

The 45th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament will be held in Stamford, CT March 31-April 2, 2023. Registration opens January 1.

AVCX+ is accepting applications for up to two new crossword editors to join the team in 2023. Applications accepted through December 4.

AVCX submissions open December 1 and Inkubator submissions open January 1.

Since the last News & Notes, Taylor Johnson (11/14), Benji Goldsmith (11/19), Kanyin Ajayi (11/26), Chloe Revery (11/28), and David Rockow (11/29) made their NYT debuts. Congratulations to everyone! Here’s some of their other work we have enjoyed: Chloe’s presentation for !!Con 2020 and Taylor’s work with the Lemonade Disco series.

Jeff Chen, operator of XWord Info, recently appeared on the Creative License podcast. He talks about what drew him into the world of puzzles, how he brainstorms themes, and what keeps him coming back for more.

The New York Times has announced that Wordle will now be edited and tested similar to Spelling Bee and the crossword. Tracy Bennett, associate puzzle editor, will lead this work.

Steve Mossberg is excited to announce “Eight Cryptic Nights,” a free Chanukah-themed variety cryptic meta suite. A new puzzle will drop at 5:00 PM ET each night of the holiday starting on December 18. It’s full of Jewish culture, humor, and even a little Hebrew, but should be loads of fun whether or not you light the menorah, and can be solved at Square Pursuit.

“The Amazing Inventions of Eureka K. Jones,” a puzzle hunt by Eric Berlin is available now. For $7.99, you get eleven puzzles including a meta puzzle.

“The Charlotte Ledger Crossword Puzzle Collection” by Chris King is a book of 35 Charlotte-themed crossword puzzles that originally run on the Charlotte Ledger site (5 are new) for $12.99.

Fireball Newsflash Crosswords by Peter Gordon are timely, current-event themed puzzles delivered twice a month by email. Registrations open now through January 18 on Kickstarter for the 2023 series.

The newest additions to the Sit & Solve crossword book series, edited by Francis Heaney, are here: a “simple” edition by Brooke Husic, and a “tough” edition by Kameron Austin Collins. The previous pair, by Robyn Weintraub and Adesina O. Koiki, are still available as well.

And if you’re looking for more holiday gift ideas, BEQ shared some of his recommendations in a recent blog post. We second his plug for the Inkubator book, and also suggest the reprinted film-themed A24 book. Gift subscriptions to the Inkubator to support gender diversity in crosswords and AVCX to support the indie community at large are great ideas too.

Have a news tip for us? An idea to pitch? A puzzle or puzzle site to share? Let us know!

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

BEQ: Themeless Monday #699 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
LuterCross: Flames on the Side of My Face by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Complete The Square (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: The Bitter End (Meta) by Abide. .puz, .pdf.

Boswords Fall Themeless League: ($) Puzzle #8 by Kate Chin Park & Chandi Deitmer. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 29, 2022 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Doorbusters! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) gimme the truth (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Alias by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Toothless Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) Winter Workout by Doug Peterson. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Light Up the Sky Like a Flame, Tue Nov. 29, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Christina Iverson. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Jared Goudsmit. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Everybody Knows Their Names by Allan E. Parrish. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by David Rockow. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Kanyin Ajayi. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: How’s the Weather? by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
Universal: Bands Together by Catherine Cetta. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Splitting Dessert by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Geometric Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Order in the Court by Josh Goodman. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.48 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
The Crossword Centre: Seasons Greetings XIV by Eclogue. .pdf
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.48 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Privy Chambers by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 186 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,264 by Neo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,927 by Nutmeg. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Knut. .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