Friday, May 9, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1781: Boring Puzzle by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 9, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 9, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Puzzmo: Door to Door by carina. Online only

Apple News: ($) One, Two, Three by Adrian Johnson & Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) Whatever Floats Your Boat by Olivia Mitra Framke. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Adesina O Koiki. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, May 9, 2025 by Miguel Tsang.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app 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 8, 2025 by Nancy Serrano-Wu.
Slate: Slate Mini: Thursday, May 8, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries.
Vulture 10×10: The Verona 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 Noelle Griskey. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Attic “A” by Kevin Wald. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Willa Angel Chen Miller and Erik Agard.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Friday, May 9, 2025 by Andy Kravis.
Newsday: 5/9/25 Bilingual by Stanley Newman. Online .pdf
People Puzzler: Doll-lightful Summer Blockbuster Star by Robyn Weintraub.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Competing Interests by Drew Schmenner. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Cart Out by Mark Valdez.
The Wall Street Journal: Go-Betweens by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 5/8/25 by Jesse Lansner. Subscribe at link.
Out Of Left Field: ($) #267 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
TLMB: Courage, Traitors! (Mev #12) by The Void .pdf, online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,690 by Vlad.
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

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1666: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Circle of Light by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/02/2024 by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 by Lavanya Jasra, Lala Mustafa, and Nina Wang. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 (Mini) by May Hathaway. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Blow by Blow by Simon Marotte. Online.

Hyperallergic: The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: April 2024 by Natan Last. .pdf, .puz, online.
LuterCross: Bringing Home the Bacon by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: The Last Of Us (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 5 by Katherine Baicker & Garrett Chalfin. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 2, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Crossword Nation: ($) Garden Centers by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) Let’s Dismember Some Guys by Brandon Koppy. Subscribe at link.
Fireball: ($) Cuckoo Crossword by Vicki Jones and Evan Birnholz. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Please Share Your Pronouns by Carolyn Davies Lynch. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Yikes by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Wrong and Right by Stella Zawistowski. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Rafa Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Play Ball, Tues. April 2, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by David Tuffs. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Daily Puzzle by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) “Help!” by Nancy Salomon. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Billy Bratton. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/2/24 Good for You by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 by Hemant Mehta. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Allan Scott. Online.
Universal: ($) All Tied Up by Jeffrey K. Martinovic. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Face First by Mark Valdez. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Gridiron Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: All Wound Up by Justin Werfel. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #11.14 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #7.14 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Gunboat Diplomacy by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Mallimack: The Change (M0005) by Mallimack. .puz, .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #9.30 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
TLMB: Cursed by The Void .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,346 by Yank. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14138 by Vidwan. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Stamp. .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 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

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 832. You won’t feel a thing. by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
gin+grapefruit: Let’s Go Shopping! by Shannon Rapp. Online.
Gizmo’s Puzzles: Hmm What Could It Be? by Gizmo. Online.
LuterCross: Stronger Stuff by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
MEOW: Oblique Meetings (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muller Monthly Music Meta: Hope Springs Eternal by Pete Muller and Mack Meller. .puz,. pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Some Good Clean Fun by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Ubercross: P…Launched! by T Campbell .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #38 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword – August 2, 2023 by Rebecca Goldstein. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Power Rank by Hanh Huynh. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 2, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #133: shake it up (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: That’s His Name, Don’t Wear it Out, Tue, Aug 1, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Brooke Husic. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Either Way You Look at It by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, August 02, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Scout by Lee Glickstein. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Barbara Lin. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Cover Story by Mark McClain. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: Looks Good Enough To Eat by Emily Carroll. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: In the Sent Folder by Mark Valdez. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Greed Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Let’s Motor! by Zachary David Levy. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: President Lost by Ben Robinson Online.
Josh Solves: Puzzle #18: Cryptic Themeless #3 by JoshSolves. Online, .pdf.

Pixlate’s Puzzles: Pinpoint by pixlate. .pdf, online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
TLMB: Upset by The Void .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,484 by Io. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,138 by Anto. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13933 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .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

Friday, December 30, 2022

BEQ: By THE NUMBERS (ACPT 2022 Puzzle #5) by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: MCPT #3: Life of the Mind by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
Cross Angel: Mind Freak: Themeless by Jess Goldstein. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Puzzle #73: America’s Finest Crossword Puzzle by Alex Boisvert and Will Eisenberg .jpz, .pdf, online.
Xylo’s Puzzles: Wee-nsday #14 by Xylo. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — December 30, 2022 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 30, 2022 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Football Gear by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Mark Valdez & Brooke Husic. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Friday, December 30, 2022 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Craig Kasper. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Holiday Crossword: Friday, December 30, 2022 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Almost Party Time by Gail Grabowski. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Double Play by Susan Gelfand. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Higher Power by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Divorce Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: It’s That Time Again by Matt Gaffney. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($?) School Choice by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Watch It ! by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

Liari’s Cryptic Crosswords: Soda Water by liari. .pdf, online.
Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11): Kate and Joe’s Finite Playlist by kateschmate and joeadultman. Online.
Josh Solves: Puzzle #15: Cryptic Themeless #2 by JoshSolves. .pdf, online.
Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #144by Katherine Bryant. Patreon subscription.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 76: Moments True by teamcrazymatt. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,292 by Mudd. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,954 by Pasquale. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Nimrod. .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, 15 December 2022

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, December 14 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: “You Down With That?”–it’s only by nature. by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Happy 97th! by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Xylo’s Puzzles: Wee-nsday #12 by Xylo. .puz, .pdf, online.

AVCX+: ($) *bum-bum* *bum-bum* by Zaineb Akbar. Subscribe at link.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Hail Caesar! by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 15, 2022 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Gifts by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Buon Natale Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.
Xtra Magazine: Lead With Your Heart by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Xtra Magazine: Welcome to Xword (Themeless) by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Caleb Madison and Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Dua’s Duo, Thur, Dec 15, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Ed Sessa. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Thursday, December 15, 2022 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Bicycle Safety by Joe Bower. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Bruce Haight. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, December 15, 2022 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4-5-6 by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Full of Energy by Amie Walker. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Internal Memo by Mark Valdez. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Cinephile Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: About Face by Bill Thompson. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic 12/15/22 by Trip Payne. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 512: Divided Into Columns 11 by Grant Fikes .pdf
Mental Playground: December 15 by MP. .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) Spiral by No-Feet McGee. .pdf, online.
Square Chase: ($) School Break (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,278 by Bobcat. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,941 by Imogen. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Dutch. .pdf, online.
The Spectator: ($) Birthday Boy by Lavatch. 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