Monday, June 16, 2025

A Crossword Rose: Absolute Destiny Apocalypse by acommonrose.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 16, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Just Gridding: play date” (themeless) by erik agard & claire l. rimkus.
Lil AVCX: ($) Here (and There) Be Dragons by K.J. Sarr. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #223.5: gulp! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Et al. by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Going Poe-stal (Meta) by Abide.
Pair-o-Ducks: “Then there’s a pair of us!” by Pair O Ducks.
The Puzzle Pit: Metal Monday #3 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Manners of Speaking by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only
Puzzmo: Wedding Guest by Olivia Mitra Framke. Online only

Apple News: ($) Much Ado by Neil Shook. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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 Jasmeet Arora. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Waterworld, Mon. June 16, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. 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 Crossword: Sunday, June 15, 2025 by Chandi Deitmer.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, June 15, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Love Triangle Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Kathy Lowden. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Double Y’ed Trailers by by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, June 16, 2025 by Anna Shechtman.
Newsday: 6/16/25 by the Kitchen Sink by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Summer 2025 Themeless Week, Puzzle 1 by Leo Tsai. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Suitcase by Rachel Fabi & Jill Brufsky.
The Wall Street Journal: Very Funny! by Andrea Carla Michaels & Kevin Christian. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #11.5 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Fresh Pain by Dan Schwartz. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #548: The Spiral Squared 8 .pdf only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 429 by Steve Townsend. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,722 by Vulcan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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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

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Aaronson.org: Blues Clues by Adam Aaronson.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Joined a Gay Softball League by Kate Hawkins.
AVCX: ($) May 7, 2025 – “Magical Moments” by Joe Marquez. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1010: “You’ll just have to manage.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 7, 2025 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Starting Point by Trent H. Evans.
Fireball: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #7, 5/6/25 by Peter “Newsflash” Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Zero Is the Point by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: Patternerd Response (Meta) by DrTom.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: May MMMM by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 89 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Fantasy Sports by Ryan Mathiason. Online only

Apple News: ($) Northern Attitude by Maya Biswas and Delaney Burns. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: Wayback Wednesday by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: N.L. Is O.K. with A.I. Tues. May 6, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: PSA: Weekly Crossword! by Sejal Mehta.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. 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, May 6, 2025 by Hemant Mehta.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Nova Scotia Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Parikshit S. Bhat. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Quadruple Features by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) Head Cases by Mark Feldman. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Tom McCoy.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 by Caitlin Reid.
Newsday: 5/7/25 Speaking Volumes by C.J. Tan. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Eye of the Beholder by Adrian Johnson. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: 2BRs by Stella Zawistowski.
The Wall Street Journal: Yum Yum! by Kathy Lowden. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Wild Party by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,688 by Brockwell.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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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

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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 2, 2025

Ariadne’s Crossword Library: May 2025 Monthly Contest: “In All Directions” by Emma Oxford. .pdf, .puz only
AVCX+: ($) May 2, 2025 – “Find a Way” (themeless) by Hannah Slovut-Einertson. Subscribe at link.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1779: Going With the Grain by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 2, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 2, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Themeless 46! by Frisco17.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #217: where’d you get that idea? (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #217.5: i had you going there, didn’t i? (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Bye Bye Bye by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Nature is Metal by Neville Fogarty. Online only

Apple News: ($) Language Barriers by Hannah Slovut-Einertson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) Just a Few Drops by Kareem Ayas. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, May 2, 2025 by Kate Pollot.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, May 1, 2025 by Sejal Mehta.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
The Daily Princetonian: Lime (Mini) by Abigail Zhang. Online 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
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, May 1, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, May 1, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Kitchen Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski.
The Week: America 2028 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf only
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Kathy Lowden. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Equal Parts by Patrick Jordan. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Robyn Weintraub.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, April 18, 2025 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 5/2/25 Your Choice by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Star of ‘The Affair’ and ‘Fatal Attraction’ by Patrick Merrell.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Can You Break a Hundred? by Jake Halperin. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Marble Madness by CJ Tan.
The Wall Street Journal: Keep Current by Matt Gaffney. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Out Of Left Field: ($) #266 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) “Gardening Lesson” Rows Garden Set by Juliana Tringali Golden. Puzzle pack for purchase

Contingencies: Hop, Skip, and a Jump, Reprise by Tom Toce.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,684 by Soup.
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.

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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

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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

 

Thursday, February 13, 2025

AVCX: ($) Two-Faced by Will Nediger. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Fire! by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 13, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Dissonant Grids: i hear voices in my head (or: my descent into madness… by owen bergstein. Online
Fireball: ($) Drawing Power by Jonathan Raksin. Subscribe at link.
Jeff’s Puzzles: I Would Caulk 500 Tiles by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: Et Al by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Pocket Change by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 63 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Please Rise by Dob Olino. Online.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 2/13/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Jess Rucks. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 02/13/2025 by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Rodini. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: I’m With the Band, Weds. Feb. 12, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Leaf It to Me (Mini) by Jessica Curran. Online.
Frank Virzi: Mini #133 (5×5) by Frank Virzi. Online at Crosswordr.
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.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Marmalade Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Los Angeles Times: by Kevin Christian & Drew Schmenner. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Three by Two by Patrick Blindauer. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Jem Burch. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky. Online, app.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, February 13, 2025 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 2/13/25 Good Scout by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: ($) Tailor’s Version by Desiree Penner and Jeff Sinnock. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Opening Hours by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Sweet Nothings by Kathy Lowden. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 635: Pent Words 127 by Grant Fikes. .pdf.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000114: “Shouting ‘Clues!'” 5×9 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,617 by Pasquale. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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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

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1740: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords by Steve: Rear Window (Themeless) by Steve Johnson. .puz, .pdf, online.
Hyperallergic: Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: December 2024 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Happy Songs 2 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
LuterCross: You Heard Me by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Fr-r-reezing! (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 17, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Marquez. iPad-exclusive app.
Crossword Nation: ($) To Coin a Phrase … by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Dec. 16: Lost At Sea by Josh Goodman. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) True Story! by Geoffrey Schorkopf. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #198.5: i do it all the time (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Mars by Jack Murtagh. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: omg by Hannah Binney. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Jasmeet Arora. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Darby Ratliff. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Scary Movie, Tues. Dec. 17, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Susan Gelfand. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Terms of Endearment by Adam Cohen. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Kathy Lowden. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
Newsday: 12/17/24 “Don’t Go” Signs by Stan Newman. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Nick Huntley. Online.
Universal: ($) Winter Themeless Week, Puzzle 2 by Boaz Moser. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Do to a Tee by Hannah Slovut. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Springfield Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Child’s Play by Geoff Brown. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #11.51 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crosswords by Māyā: A Kiwi Chrissie Crossie by Maya by Māyā .pdf, online.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #7.51 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Impulse Buy by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Guess Who #5 by joeadultman Online.
Outside The Box: ($) vwllss crsswrd by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #10.15 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,568 by Brummie. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.

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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

 

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1726: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cruciverbology: Car-dinal Sins by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Solid Ground by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Family Reunion (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, October 29 (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Monday, October 28 (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 4 by Sarah Sinclair. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 29, 2024 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) Dance Dance by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Crossword Nation: ($) Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Haunted House by Olivia Mitra Framke. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #194: well, no! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Freak week by Jack Murtagh. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Spoopy Aura by Olivia Mitra. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Matthew Stock . News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Kelsey Dixon. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Who’s the Boss? Tues. Oct. 29, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Trip Payne. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Kathy Lowden. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Andy Kravis. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 10/29/24 Genie-Ology by Stan Newman. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 by Hemant Mehta. Online, .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Peter Chamberlain. Online.
Universal: ($) Full Moon by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Start Slow by Sam Cordes. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Psychiatry Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Let’s Go! by Caroline Sommers & Freddie Cheng. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #11.44 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Oct. 28: A Cryptic! by Hoang-Kim Vu. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #7.44 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Special Forces by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #10.9 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,526 by Imogen. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.

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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

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

The Amherst Student: Let it Snow by Alexandra Olson. .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 886 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Valentine’s Day 2024 Full-Sized Grid by Reda Shaikh and Ananya Govindarajan. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Wednesday, February 14 by Natalie Cheng, Sangitha Aiyer, Rosemary Yang, and Derek Wong. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini by Evan Stubbs. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Take It Away by Dylan Epstein-Gross. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Hot Box by Jasin Cekinmez. Online.
M & M Crosswords: Annual Event by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
MEOW: My Heart Will Go On (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Rice Thresher: Heartstruck by Gazi Fuad. .puz, .pdf, online.
Words Xing: Themeless #19 by Brendan W. Sullivan. .puz, .pdf, online.
xwordswithbabka: Getting Into Astrology part 2 by Dan Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Sapphic AF by Emet Ozar. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) February 14, 2024 – “One Way or Another” by John Kugelman and Larry Snyder. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Wednesday by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Short and Sweet by Rebecca Goldstein. Online.

Apple News: ($) Business Units by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Put a Twang On It, Tues. Feb. 13, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patrick Blindauer. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Margi Stevenson & Katie Hale. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: We’re All Animals by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Edgar Fontaine. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Ella Dershowitz. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Four With a Floor by Mark McClain. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: Prepare as Directed by Michele Govier. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Terms of Endearment (Freestyle) by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The London Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Passion Play by Kathy Lowden. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Love Lacked by Ben Robinson Online.
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: 17,655 by Julius. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,305 by Picaroon. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14097 by Vidwan. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Atrica. .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 Sally’s Take | 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

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #727 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: The Choo Choo Train Missed the Grid by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, June 20 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
The Griddy: The San Francisco Great by Devin McIntyre. .puz, .pdf, online.
LuterCross: She’s a Song by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Inner System (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Sunday Summer Substitute: Party Animals by BarbaraK. .puz, .pdf, online.
Words Xing: Midi Themeless #27 by Brendan W. Sullivan. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 20, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Noodle Flapdoodle! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Strive to Survive by Olivia Mitra Framke. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #127: on my wave? (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Pitcher  by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Let’s Play Another One, June 20, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Kathy Lowden. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Wee Folks by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Aimee Lucido. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Self-Starters by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Sides of Sprouts by Dylan Schiff. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Flora and Fauna (Freestyle) by Claire Rimkus. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Surreal Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Doing Loops by David P. Williams. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.24 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.24 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Fast Track by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Norah’s Puzzles: Songs from the ’70s (Acrostic) by catherinewheel. .puz, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.39 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,447 by Slormgorm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,101 by Qaos. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13896 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Umpire. .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