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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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

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 970 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
MEOW: Nice Work if You Can Get It (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
xwordswithbabka: Early Days by Dan Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.

AVCX: ($) Decembr 18, 2024 “A Winter’s Tale” by Aimee Lucido. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 18, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) Bejeweled by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Living in the Moment by Priyanka Sethy & Rajiv Sethy. Online.

Apple News: ($) Grrr! by Catherine Cetta. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: Wayback Wednesday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Scary Movie, Tues. Dec. 17, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Samuel A. Donaldson. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Daniel Hrynick. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Applied AI by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Cargo by Lee Glickstein. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Jeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
Newsday: 12/18/24 High Adventure by Lin Josephson. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 by Ben Zimmer. Online, .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: ($) Winter Themeless Week, Puzzle 3 by Amie Walker. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Scatterbrain by Mark Budovitch. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Pride Lands Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Know Your Roots by Peter Gordon & Ben Zimmer. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,569 by Imogen. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.

Support Daily Crossword Links

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

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