Tag: Dena R. Verkuil

Monday, April 21, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 21, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon. 
Lil AVCX: ($) You Weren’t Expecting To See Me? by Amie Walker. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Spring Fever by Dave Murchie. 
Muggle Meta Mondays: Prime and Prime Again (Meta) by Cbarbee002. 
Pair-o-Ducks: Off Broadway by Pair-O-Ducks. 
Puzzmo: Initial Reaction by Adrian Johnson. Online only
Puzzmo: You wanna reach me? by chandi. Online only

Apple News: ($) Spring Playlist by Brooke Husic. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. 
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/21/2025 by Ananya Govindarajan. 
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles. 
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) You’re on a Short Leash! by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform. 
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Lynn Lempel. App Store | Google Play 
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play 
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play 
Daily Beast: MVP (Most Valuable Parent) Mon. April 21, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. 
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle 
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini 144 (4/21/25) by Ben Matz. 
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini 
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. 
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney 
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, April 20, 2025 by Tim Croce. 
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, April 20, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. 
Vox: by Will Nediger. 
WashU Student Life : Carrie Bradshaw by Alex Nickel. 
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. 

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. 
Los Angeles Times: by Hannah Slovut-Einertson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. 
New York Sun: ($) Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes by Jeffrey Harris. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Thomas van Geel. 
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. 
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, April 21, 2025 by Natan Last. 
Newsday: 4/21/25 Needle Holders by Doug Peterson. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Peter Chamberlain. Online only
Universal: ($) High Note by Noelle Griskey. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: No More Fooling Around (Freestyle) by Dena R. Verkuil. 
The Wall Street Journal: Key Changes by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. 

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #11.1 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Class Clown’s Poor Grades by Andy Yingst. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #540: Question Quest 2 .pdf only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,674 by Vulcan. 
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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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

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

AVCX+: ($) March 12, 2025 – “Camera Obscura” by Geoffrey Schorkopf and Shannon Rapp. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 994 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 12, 2025 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Get Going by Trent H. Evans. .pdf, online.
MEOW: Rock Road (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 69 (Nice!) by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Olio Grids: Side-Eye (Freestyle) by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Gotta Fakie It Til You Makie It by Darby. Online.
The Rice Thresher: Origami by Ava McClung. .puz, .pdf, online.
Star-Crossed: Puzzle #13: Talking in Circles by Kiran Pandey. .puz, .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Spread the Curd by May Huang. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 03/12/2025 by Evin Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) The Chips Are Not Down, They’re Across by Kareem Ayas. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Life Is a Cabaret, Weds. March 12, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .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.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Buckhead Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: “Surf’s Up!” by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Half-abetic by Jeffrey Harris and Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 3/12/25 What’s the Deal by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: ($) Deep Blue by Desiree Penner and Jeff Sinnock. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Page-Turner (Freestyle) by Dena R. Verkuil. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Dipping for Honey by Jesse Guzman. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,640 by Brockwell. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .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 ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener