Saturday, June 14, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Learned the Word ‘Foofaraw’ Today by Emet Ozar.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1021: “How do I explain this?” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle and Will Nediger.
David Alfred Bywaters: Or Else by David Alfred Bywaters.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #889 – “Missing Links” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Eat the Rich by Shannon Rapp & Will Eisenberg. Online only
Reason: You Can’t Take the Sky From Me by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Baking Class by Bryant White.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Rafa Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Perfect Ten by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Tony Orbach. 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 POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. 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: Do the Math by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: This and That by Will Nediger.
The Walrus: The Walrus Crossword July/August 2025 by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Adrian Johnson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: I’ll Get You Back for That! by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) R&B Singles by by Pancho Harrison. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Barbara Lin.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lars G. Doubleday. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 177 by Kareem Ayas. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Doesn’t Hold Water by Dan Kammann & Zhouqin Burnikel.
The Wall Street Journal: Hopeless House Hunt by Bettina Elias Siegel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

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: Acrostic by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .pdf.

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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, October 14, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 851 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: An Incredibly Entertaining Experience – Something Different #3 by Frisco17. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Has Seen Barbie Three Times (So Far) by Rebecca Goldstein. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Animal Instinct (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Autumn in the Air by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Spyscape: The Chef’s Special by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

Apple News : Rhyme Time’s Over by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Wendy L. Brandes. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Kyle Dolan & Jennifer Marra. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: The Big Dance by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Little Hooters by Jack McInturff. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Byron Walden. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lars G. Doubleday. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 94 by Kenneth Cortes. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Between the Sheets by Brooke Husic & Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Over & Over by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Oil Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Inside Baseball by David P. Williams. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Puzzles For Progress: #120: Capsules, The Digits from 1 to 9, Crossword by Jacob Cohen. .puz, .pdf, online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Snake Charmer by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,252 by Pedrock. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,548 by Neo. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 661 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13995 by Afterdark. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Italicus. .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

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