Thursday, May 29, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Split Decision by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 29, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Fireball: ($) Made in the Shade by Hanh Huynh. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: Well, Sorta by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
M & M Crosswords: Who Wants Another Treat? by Martina Waluk.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 98 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Give me five! by Frédérick Lavoie. Online only
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 5/29/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Amie Walker and Will Eisenberg. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) Creature Feature by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: The Big 5-0 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, May 29, 2025 by Zoya Khan.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. 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: Brew Mini: Give me five by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by Chandi Deitmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by Nijah Morris.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Football Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Andrew Colin Kirk. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) DEF Jam by John R. Conrad. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by John Kugelman.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, May 29, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 5/29/25 Positively by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Bar Exam by Gabe Antell-Proulx. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Chopped Liver by Kareem Ayas.
The Wall Street Journal: I Forgot by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Aries Puzzles: Aries Twists & Turns #12 by Andrew J. Ries.
AVCX Cryptic: ($) Down the Tubes by Steve Mossberg. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: X-word jigsaw by Māyā

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,707 by Vlad.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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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, 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