Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Watching the ‘Night Shift’ Music Video Again by Emet Ozar and Rachel.
AVCX: ($) June 11, 2025 – “On the Flip Side” by Michael Schlossberg. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Blockheads: Ain’t That The Truth! – Themeless #1 by Jack Scherban.
Club 72: Freestyle 1020: “And who would that be…?” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 11, 2025 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Club: Letter Openers by Kate Chin Park.
Inteltainment: Themeless #141 by Stella Zawistowski.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Faux Modesty by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: Virtual Realization (Meta) by DrTom.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: A Fairy Happy Birthday by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
The Puzzle Pit: Themed Wednesday #2 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Degrees in Human Anatomy by kareemayas. Online only

Apple News: ($) Top-Heavy by Jodi Davenport. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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 Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: You BET They’re Famous! Weds. June 11, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
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
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Submersible Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Dylan Schiff. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: A Little Envious by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) Capital Pun-ishment: The Sequel by by Alex Boisvert. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 by Patrick Berry.
Newsday: 6/11/25 Game Over by Prasanna Keshava. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) C-List by Zhouqin Burnikel. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Double Up by Mark Budovitch.
The Wall Street Journal: Sad to Say by David Alfred Bywaters. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Bill Pinch by Ben Robinson Online only
The Crossword Centre: Crossword News June 2025 by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,718 by Paul.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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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

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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

Friday, May 30, 2025

AVCX+: ($) May 30, 2025 – “Even Decision-Makers Get to Go to Parties” (themeless) – Adrian Johnson, edited by Kim Vu by Adrian Johnson. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1787: Most Sidesplitting by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 30, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 30, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Spiral #3 by Frisco17.
Princeton Alumni Weekly: Live and Learn by Stella Zawistowski.
Puzzmo: Doing a 10K by kareemayas. Online only

Apple News: ($) Event Flyers by Brooke Husic. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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 Matthew Luter. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Jeff Chen. 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 POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. 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, May 29, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, May 29, 2025 by Kiran Pandey.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Daniel-San Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
The Week: Think Pink by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Deeney. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) 10 Baggers by Alex Boisvert. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Rafael Musa.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, May 30, 2025 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 5/30/25 Oceanic Advice by Brian Keller & Cindy Lin. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Host of ‘Destination X’ by Robyn Weintraub.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) The Fairly OddParents by Amie Walker and Amanda Rafkin. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Center Island by Sally Hoelscher & Olivia Mitra Framke.
The Wall Street Journal: Go West by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Out Of Left Field: ($) #270 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,708 by Paul.
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

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 6, 2025 by Trent H. Evans. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Smidge by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Sunday by Talya Uziel. Online.
Puzzmo: Wild Cards by kareemayas. Online.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Near-Perfect Pitch (Meta) by Clark E. Tripe. .puz, .pdf, online.
World of Crosswords: themeless 154 by Marya and Carla. Online.

Apple News: ($) Three in a Row by Claire Rimkus. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/06/2025 by Olivia Barbieri. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online
Crossword Flow: ($) by Ada Nicolle. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Rapper’s Delight, Sun. April 6, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, online.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, April 6 (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, 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.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, April 6, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf.
Sporcle: Iron by purple parrot. Online.
WashU Student Life : Terminally Online by Robert Burch. Online.
WashU Student Life : The People’s Princess by Naomika Raveendran. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times: I Like Your Style by Michael Schlossberg. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: April 6, 2025 – Overheard at Sundance by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) New York Yanks by Bob Klahn. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) Course Correction by Kareem Ayas. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
Newsday: 4/6/25 TALK TO THE ANIMALS: Wolf, Lion, Etc. by Steve Faiella. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic. Online.
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. Online.
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 128 by Adrian Johnson. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: A++ by Will Nediger. .puz.
USA Today: Sounds Like Fun by Dan Hrynick. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Fork in the Road by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic by Stella Zawistowski. Subscribe at link.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,094 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart. .pdf, online.

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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

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosswoods: Grated great in Olive Garden by Crosswoods. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 16, 2025 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) After A Fashion by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
M & M Crosswords: You Just KNEW by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #876 “Plot Device” by Evan Birnholz (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
The Michigan Daily: The Sunday by Albon Wu. Online.
Puzzmo: Shuffle Board by kareemayas. Online.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Wearing of the Green (Meta) by Cap’n Rick. .puz, .pdf, online.

Apple News: ($) Starting Lineup by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Caleb Madison. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Caitlin Reid. 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: Get Your Kicks on Rap 66, Sun. March 16, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. 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.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, March 16, 2025 by Chandi Deitmer. Online, .pdf.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, March 16, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Sporcle: Head for the Stars by loesje11. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times: I Have To Ask by Ryan Mathiason. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: March 16, 2025 – The Secret Forest by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Possessive People by Joy M. Andrews. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) Have It Both Ways by Paul Coulter. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood. Online, app.
Newsday: 3/16/25 EVEN STEVEN: You’ll Catch on Quickly by Steve Faiella. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. Online.
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 126 by Amie Walker and Brian Callahan. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Humorous Tones by Jeffrey Martinovic. .puz.
USA Today: Welcome Foolish Mortals by Amie Walker & Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Folk Groups by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,091 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Puns and Anagrams by Sam Ezersky. .pdf, online.

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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

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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