Monday, July 17, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #731 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Bewilderingly: Two for the Price of One by Will Nediger. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Rapturous Reading by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
Lemonade Disco: Raise a Glass! by Emma Lawson. Online.
Lemonade Disco: Rise to the Occasion by Matt Forest. Online.
Lemonade Disco: A Smashing Good Time by Natalie Tran and Sean Ziebarth. Online.
Lemonade Disco: Celebrity Costume Party by Kaye Barton. Online.
Lemonade Disco: Do You Want to Dance? by Jimmy Peniston. Online.
Lemonade Disco: Birthday Cake Remix by Dan Schwartz. Online.
Monday Fills: No Judgments by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: I See It! (Meta) by Capn Rick. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: Stuck on Repeat…Again by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #22 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Atlas Obscura: Starstuck Crossword by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 17, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Take the Fifth (Fireball Crosswords) by Alex Eaton-Salners. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) The Northern Triangle by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Caffeinated Themeless by Taylor Johnson. Online. 

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: I’ve Got You Covered, Mon, Jul 17, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Lynn Lempel. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, July 17, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: That Would Be Cool by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) First Mates by Stella Zawistoswki. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Alexander Liebeskind. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, July 17, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Newsday: In the Freezer by Doug Peterson. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: See How They Run by Jake Halperin. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Above Board by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Long Division by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #9.7 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Juff’s Cryptic Crosswords: Für Celise by Juff and Liari. .pdf, online, .ipuz.
Lemonade Disco: Gift Exchange by Chris Evans. Online.
Lemonade Disco: Hot Spots by George Ho. Online.

Redhead64: PUZZLE #448: Pent Words 19 .pdf.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 329 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,470 by Slormgorm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,124 by Vulcan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13919 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Tees. .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

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 4/30/23 by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cruciverbology: How did it end up like this??? by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, April 30 (Mini) by Kreena Vora. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: May I Help You by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
M & M Crosswords: Western Pacific by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Quid Pro: DEF Alphaminis by Andrew Anker. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Schoolmates by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 30, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Tidle of Puzzle by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Five Bill-ion! by rer2121. Online.

The Atlantic: by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Doug Peterson. 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: Singing, Smoking, Snooping, Sun, Apr 30, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Inbox Zero by Matthew Stock & Stacey Yaruss McCullough. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: April 30, 2023 – Labor Day Made Simple by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 20 by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Teeing Off by Seth A. Abel. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) Name Dropping by Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: TRIPLE DOUBLES: People, Places and Things by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 32 by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Next-level Thinking by Rich Katz and Jeff Chen. .puz.
USA Today: Oar-Inspiring by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Third Time’s the Charm by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: That’s a Wrap by Mathrix. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #121 by Will Nediger. Subscribe at link.
Knotty Grids: Show Me the Money (Cryptic) by Adam Simon Levine. .puz, .pdf, online.
Loplop Cryptics: Clue: Loplop Cryptic #019 by George Ho. .puz, .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) Fatal Errors: Cryptic #37 by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.

Pixlate’s Puzzles: Unlikely Partnership by Pixlate. .pdf, online.
Pocket Squares: Crossing campus (Puzzle Hunt) by Jasper Davidoff. .pdf.

Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000029: “Pick-pocketing $5” 7×7 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,993. .pdf, online.
Financial Times: Sunday Number 2: News Puzzle by Basilisk. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Split Decisions by Fred Piscop. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Paolo Pasco. .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

Thursday, 1 December 2022

The Chicago Maroon: 50. Fishy Fish Dish (Themeless) by Henry Josephson. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Dilemmas: nov 30 2022 by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, December 1 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, November 30 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Puny but Punny 3 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
Jonesin’: “Bird is the Word”–who knows where it’ll end up. by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Woooooo! by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Nautilus Puzzles: The NNN Puzzle by Ben Tolkin. .puz, .pdf, online.
Provincetown Independent: Gobble It Up by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz
Xylo’s Puzzles: Wee-nsday #10 by Xylo. .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Chem, Math and English by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 1, 2022 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Trophies by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Stellar Themeless by Taylor Johnson. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: That Really Hit the Spotify, Thu Dec. 1, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Shannon Rapp. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Lovestruck by Byron Walden. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Mauer. Online, .pdf, app.
NYT Monthly Bonus: The Twelve Days of Christmas by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdf, .puz.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, December 1, 2022 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Spaces’ Places by Stanley Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: We’re a Team by Freddie Cheng. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: One and . . . by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Explorer Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Floating Upstream by David P. Williams. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic Mini (12/1/2022) by Stella Zawistowski. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 509: Touchword 27 & Wordy Wednesday 510: Pent Words 102 by Grant Fikes .pdf
Browser Sevens: Mini Cryptic by Liari. Online.
Loplop Cryptics: Loplop Cryptic #018 [15×] by George Ho. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Bangers and Mash by joeadultman Online.
Mental Playground: Advent 1 by MP. .pdf, online.
Puzzle Tome: Supergroup (Cryptic) .pdf, online.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #1 by Elgel online.
Square Chase: ($) Animal Control (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.
Tough As Nails: Mini Cryptic #12 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,266 by Falcon. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,929 by Anto. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Rodriguez. .pdf, online.
The Spectator: ($) 2584: Song XI by Pabulum. Subscribe at link.

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

Thursday, 27 October 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords Schmosswords: maybe you should sit down by kate chin park. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Mostly Musical Mini 27 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
Jonesin’: “Day After Day”–you there, what day is it? by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Dunderheads by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
QVXwordz: There Was An Attempt by Quiara Vasquez & Riley Wise. .puz, .pdf, online.
xwords by a ladee: puzzle 40 // themeless xxvii (“ghost type”) by Brooke Husic. .puz, .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) A Man of Many Colours by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 27, 2022 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Ghost by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) Feel-Good Movie by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Dynamic Themeless by Carly Schuna. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Lying to Lyonne, Thur, Oct 27, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Michael Lieberman. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Michael Shteyman. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Barbara Lin. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, October 27, 2022 by Elizabeth C. Gorski. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Milky Way by Mark McClain. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Comeback Crossword by Amie Walker. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Mud Wraps by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Irish Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Outnumbered by Alan Arbesfeld. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: Aries Acrostic #1 by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, .jpz
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 503: Diagramless Crossword 9 & Wordy Wednesday 504: Anacrossword 26 by Grant Fikes .pdf
Browser Sevens: Mini Cryptic by George Ho. Online.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #135 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,236 by Zamorca. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,899 by Matilda. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) Cryptic Crosword #95 by Wingding. Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) 2579: Destructive Plot by Mr Magoo. Subscribe at link.

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, 1 October 2022

Club 72: Freestyle 750 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Seeking Adventure by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Just *how* briefly we talking here? (Themeless) by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Nexus Blog: Middle School by Alex Boisvert .jpz, .pdf, online.
Pocket Squares: Level up! by Jasper Davidoff. .pdf, online.

The Charlotte Ledger: Fixing A Course by Chris King. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 1, 2022 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Luckstreak+: Pobody’s Nerfect by Ada Nicolle. Patreon Subscription.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Crack the Code (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Brown Bag by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
My Jewish Learning: Dig In! by Rebecca Goldstein .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: New puzzle released each weekday at noon. Online.
Spyscape: Hide and Seek by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Matthew Stock & Pravan Chakravarthy. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Double List by Alan Olschwang. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Natan Last. Online, .pdf, app.
NYT Monthly Bonus: National Newspaper Carrier Day by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdf, .puz.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 40 by Garrett Chalfin. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Dew Drops by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: From the Restart by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Billy Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: You Really Get Me by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2022-09 by Darren Miller. .pdf, online.
Loplop Cryptics: Loplop Cryptic #015 [15—] by George Ho. .puz, .pdf, online.
Puzzle Tome: October (Cryptic) .pdf, online.
Square Chase: ($) Not Cool (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.
Tortoiseshell Studios: ($) Fall: A Meditation on Time and Entropy by Nathan Curtis. Patreon Subscription.
Tough As Nails: Mini Cryptic #10 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf

Canadian National Post: Cryptic by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon. .pdf
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1198 by Sleuth. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,214 by Buccaneer. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Bluebird. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Marching Bands 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

Crossworld News and Notes, September 2022

Don’t forget, we’re moving! For now we are still simulcasting via Substack and WordPress, but we will soon transition to only WordPress. Make sure you’re subscribed to the new site:

And we’re growing! We’ve added pages for Construction Resources and our entire list of puzzle sources. We also want to hear from you – is there a feature you want to see? Have an idea to pitch, a guest essay to submit, or a tip about some exciting puzzle news? Something else? Let us know!

We’re very happy to share our first essay, “On Trust,” by Will Eisenberg, exploring the relationship between a constructor and solver. A snippet: “A puzzlemaker can strive to evoke many things: happiness, nostalgia, the feeling of being ‘seen,’ the joy of an “aha!” moment, and even frustration. But the ability to evoke these emotions from the solver is built upon a base of trust. This is because a puzzle offers the solver one fundamental proposition: It is going to take you some time to work out the solution, but it will be worth it.”

We’re excited to add a home for guest essays here on our new site, and will build out public submission guidelines in time.


Congratulations to Kelsey Dixon, whose puzzle was chosen from an open call to round out the Boswords Fall Themeless League. She joins Derek Allen, Kate Chin Park & Chandi Deitmer, Malaika Handa, Natan Last, Barbara Lin, Portia Lundie, Brendan Emmett Quigley, and Brad Wilber. What a fantastic lineup! Registration is open now, and the League starts with the preseason puzzle on September 26.

New to Boswords? Check out the introductory video from organizer John Lieb:

Registration is open now for The Tenth Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition on September 24. After a Zoom-based kick off event moderated by Anna Shechtman, the puzzles are presented in a laid-back, self-timed, all-pdf format. The event is open to individuals and teams of up to four people with three levels of difficulty. The fee is pay-what-you-want and proceeds support adult literacy programs in the Finger Lakes area.

Final reminder that the Lollapuzzoola 15 puzzles are available for purchase through September 24. There’s so much good content here; get it while you still can!


My Jewish Learning, a site with resources to empower Jewish discovery for anyone interested in learning more, has launched a weekly Jewish themed mini crossword puzzle written by Rebecca Goldstein. They will also run larger Jewish holiday-themed puzzles throughout the year.

The first edition of Lemonade Disco has arrived! The theme of the 5-puzzle pack hosted on Taylor Made Crosswords is “Cocktail Mixer” and includes puzzles by Matt Forest, Emma Getman, George Ho, Seth Bisen-Hersh, and Glenn Cook. Puzzles are curated and edited by Taylor Johnson with help on this edition from guest editor Steve Mossberg. Constructors of any experience level may participate. Submissions for the third edition, “Rising Signs” are due on October 17. Submissions details here.

Crucinova has announced it will be drawing to a close by June 2023. We’ve enjoyed many of the innovative puzzles that Crucinova has made possible and we thank Lisa Bunker and all of the constructors for their work.


A hearty welcome back to Cursewords Live! After an extended summer hiatus, Parker Higgins and Ross Trudeau will be live solving and live creating puzzles once more starting tonight (September 18) at 8pm eastern.


AVCX Cryptics has re-opened for submissions during the month of September. Details here.

The Inkubator is open for submissions for the month of September for themed puzzles from women and nonbinary constructors. Details here.

Congratulations to Katie Hale, who has joined the L.A. Times team as Assistant Editor.


Since the last News & Notes, Adam Simpson (9/5) and Ekua Ewool (9/7) made their NYT debuts and Bonnie Eisenman (9/12) made her USAT debut! Congrats to everyone!


Hayley Gold, along with Will Nediger and Al Sanders, have issued a contest to write a full set of new cryptic clues for the grid “Un-American” by Stephen Sondheim. The filled grid is here and the original puzzle and clues are here. Submit contest entries to Hayley via Twitter dm. Hayley, Will, and Al are co-streaming cryptics on Will’s Twitch channel; next streams are October 6 and October 21 at 9pm eastern.

Hayley also wrote a in-depth rundown of Lollapuzzoola 15 for Beyond Wordplay and she was a guest on the podcast “Because Language” to discuss the state and history of cryptic crosswords and crossworld in general.


Champion speed solver Stella Zawistowski recently appeared on the YouTube show “Game On,” in which she raced viewers to solve a series of crosswords.


Thanks in preparing this issue to: Kate Chin Park, Hayley Gold, Rebecca Goldstein, and Taylor Johnson.

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

Saturday, 17 September 2022

“Waaay better than a repository.” – Fill Me In

Club 72: Freestyle 746 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
David Alfred Bywaters: Sad Partings by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Nexus Blog: Golden Lady by Jeremy Horwitz & Alex Boisvert .jpz, .pdf, online.
Pocket Squares: Eat the which? by Jasper Davidoff. .pdf, online.
Taylor Made Crosswords: Lemonade Disco #1: Shaken, Not Stirred by Seth Bisen-Hersh. .pdf, online.
Taylor Made Crosswords: Lemonade Disco #1: Spirit Style by Emma Getman. .pdf, online.
Taylor Made Crosswords: Lemonade Disco #1: Spritzed Drinks by Matt Forest. .pdf, online.
Taylor Made Crosswords: Lemonade Disco #1: Never Gonna Keep Me Down by Glenn Cook. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #90 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
The Charlotte Ledger: Name Change by Chris King. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 17, 2022 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Our Retorter Is on the Scene (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Stopping By by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: by Lynn Lempel. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Andrew J. Ries. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by John Lieb. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Animal Puns “R” Us by Louis Hildebrand. Reissues from 2002.
New York Times: ($) by Grant Thackray. Online, .pdf, .puz, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Steve Mossberg. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 38 by Guilherme Gilioli. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Last to Leave by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Letter Heads by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Mystery Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: What Did You Sate? by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Darren’s Puzzles: Perplexing Pirates by Darren Miller. .pdf
Taylor Made Crosswords: Lemonade Disco #1: Last Round (Cryptic) by George Ho. .pdf, online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Pathfinder by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,202 by Mudd. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1196 by Bradman. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Serpent. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Riding The Waves 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