Friday, June 13, 2025

AVCX+: ($) June 13, 2025 – “RIP, Queen” (themeless) by Stella Zawistowski. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1791: Full of Energy by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 13, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Fowl Play by Trent H. Evans.
Dissonant Grids: i play all these bogus roles by owen.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Too Marvelous For Words! by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
The Puzzle Pit: Themeless Friday #2 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Conspiracy of the Season by brooke. Online only

Apple News: ($) Set the Tone by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: Sports Fan Friday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravix. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. 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: Thursday, June 12, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, June 12, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Anonymous.
Vulture 10×10: The Cover-Up Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
The Week: Cheers to You by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Katherine Simonson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Four Corners in the Middle by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Evan Mulvihill.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, June 13, 2025 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 6/13/25 Omnivowel Acrosses by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Sketch Comedian with a Proton Pack by Steph Spadaccini.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Measures Up by Mike Graczyk. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Pick Apart by Jared Goudsmit.
The Wall Street Journal: Order Must Be Restored by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Out Of Left Field: ($) #272 by Joshua Kosman, Henri Picciotto & Craig Hamilton. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,720 by Pasquale.
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

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 958 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords by Steve: Send Noods (Mini) by Steve Johnson. .puz, .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Speech Recognition by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Enigmatology: The Fall Classic 2024 by David Kwong. .pdf, online.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Luckystreak Xwords: no-skips #1: obvious theme (themed) by ada nicolle. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily mini by Anna Steel. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Saturday, November 2 (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Themeless by Albon Wu. Online.

AVCX+: ($) “Never Say Die” (themeless) by Sophia Maymudes. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 2, 2024 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Giving 110% by brooke. Online.
Reason: He’s Running by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Q&A by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Kelsey Dixon. News+ Subscription Required
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by John Beck. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Evan Mulvihill. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Magazine: Country Folk by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) For Openers by Alan Olschwang. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Blake Slonecker. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Brad Wilber. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 147 by Emily Biegas. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Save the Day (Freestyle) by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Movie Night by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Ooh La La! by Randolph Ross. Online, .pdf. .puz.
The Walrus: For Crying Out Loud! by Barbara Olson. .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: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

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

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Club 72: Freestyle 776 by Tim Croce.puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Olio Grids: Let’s Do Some Word Processing by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Quid Pro: Film Buffed by Andrew Anker. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Was Up Before Dawn by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 7, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Pitch Perfect (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Locks by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini Jan 6, 2023 by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Now Hear This! by Gabe Antell-Proulx & Rich Proulx. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play 
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play 
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Brian Rom. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Intro to Geography by Drew Schmenner. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Digital Manipulation by Steve Jones. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Aaronson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lars G. Doubleday. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 54 by Evan Mulvihill. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: All Star Cast by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Mother Country by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Robot Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Loaded Language by Tony Orbach. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Tortoiseshell Studio: Hex Pathfinder by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1212 by Sleuth. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,299 by Moo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Quince. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Rows Garden by Patrick Berry. .pdf.

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

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Club 72: Freestyle 774 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Happy New Year! by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Deli Counter: One Last Puzzle by meatdaddy69420. .puz, .pdf, online.
Half-Baked Puzzles: Puzzle #78: America’s Finest Crossword Puzzle by Will Eisenberg and Alex Boisvert. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Happy New Year 2023 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Is Still Choosing a Word for 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 31, 2022 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #20 by Peter “Newsflash” Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) This & That (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini Dec 30 by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Spilling Secrets by Lisa Senzel and Stephen McCarthy. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Evan Mulvihill. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Pull the Plug by Aimee Lucido. Edited by Amanda Rafkin.. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Whodunit by Eric Berlin. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Billy Bratton. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 53 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Last Drop by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Mixed Together by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Times Square Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Ball Drops by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,293 by Basilisk. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1211 by Bradman. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

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

Saturday, 5 November 2022

Club 72: Freestyle 760 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Dilemmas: nov 4 2022 by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #64: Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing by Norah Sharpe & Alex Boisvert. .ipuz, .jpz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: False Starts by Jaeda Woodruff. Online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Results Are Trickling In by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Lexicon Devil: The World is Too Much With Us by rickybillingsgate. .puz, .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: up in the air by bt. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword for Forward-Thinking, Nostalgia by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 5, 2022 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Global Search (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Level Up by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
My Jewish Learning: MJL Mini Nov 4 2022 by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Working Undercover.pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Matthew Stock. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Evan Mulvihill & Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Coverups by Alan Olschwang. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by John Westwig. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 45 by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Is That OK With U? by Ada Nicolle. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Our Little Secret by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Endurance Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: It Works Out in the End by Adam Simpson. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: 18.He looks down on us by Māyā of Auckland. .pdf, online
Tortoiseshell Studio: Shapeshifters by Nathan Curtis. .pdf, .ipuz.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1203 by Falcon. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,244 by Mudd. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 614 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Nimrod. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. .pdf.

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