Saturday, May 24, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Is Craving Pizza Rolls For Some Reason by Emet Ozar.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1015: “Can I change your mind?” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #886 – “Surround Sound” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Play It on Repeat by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only
Reason: In Them Hills by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Orders from the Top by Freddie Cheng.
xwordswithbabka: how i roll by Dan Schwartz.

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.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) A Walk in the Park by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Bonnie L. Gentry. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini by Freddie Cheng.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Morning Brew: You Can Say That Again by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: Action Figures by Andrew J. Ries.
The Walrus: Treat Yourself by David Karp.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Erik Agard. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Pair Bonding by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Gene Louise De Vera.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Kate Chin Park. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 174 by Hannah Binney. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Shakedown by Larry Snyder.
The Wall Street Journal: Early Admissions by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Double or Nothing 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: Twister by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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

 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1778: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Boswords Themeless League: ($) Puzzle #8 by Joon Pahk. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 29, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Nation: ($) Word Search! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #136: Going Too Far (with Quiara!) by Alex Boisvert.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, April 28: You Dropped This, King (Themeless) by Rebecca Goldstein. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) There Is a World Inside the World by Matthew Luter. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: Can You Dig It? by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Five Conundrums (Meta) by benchen71.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 86 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Placeholder Puzzles: I Am Not A Robot by Katja, Norah, Sally, Matt, and Geoffrey.
Puzzmo: Sausage Links by Amie Walker. Online only

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Josh Knapp. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/29/2025 by Reda Shaikh.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Jasmeet Arora. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Funny Guy, Mon. April 28, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 28, 2025 by Miguel Tsang.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
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
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Spring sights by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Monday, April 28, 2025 by Ben Zimmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, April 28, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer.
Vulture 10×10: The Carpathia Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Susan Gelfand. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Completely Complete by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Gene Louise De Vera.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 by Patrick Berry.
Newsday: 4/29/25 Security Numbers by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Listen Here, Pal! by Matt Forest. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Nature Trail by Bill Conner.
The Wall Street Journal: Companion Pieces by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.17 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Troy Ounces by Jack H Keynes.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,681 by Philistine.
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