Tag: Maskarade

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A Crossword Rose: Holy Malört (themeless) by Norah Sharpe and Rose Sloan.
BEQ: CROSSWORD #1786: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: May 27, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Nation: ($) Extras, Extras! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, May 26: Ball Don’t Lie (Themeless) by Geoffrey Schorkopf and Brian Callahan. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVCX: ($) Better Late Than Never by Katie Hoody. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #220.5: fuck all the transphobe by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: The Blackbird Is Involved in What I Know by Matthew Luter.
Metas On A Tuesday: Oopsie! Part 2 (Meta) by benchen71.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 96 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Placeholder Puzzles: Run 10k with me by Katja Brinck.
Puzzmo: She Is the Moment by danandbabka. Online only

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Maddy Zeigler. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: ($) Pros and Cons by Shannon Rapp. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Evan Kalish. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Better Lock the Door, Mon. May 26, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. 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: Brew Mini: Trendy spots by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Mini: Monday, May 26, 2025 by Adrianne Baik.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer.
Vulture 10×10: The Death Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Mixed Message by Alan Arbesfeld. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Ginny Too.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 by Paolo Pasco.
Newsday: 5/27/25 Feline Phrases by Billie Truitt. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Blundered by Chad Hazen. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Turtles All the Way Down by Orca Jimmy Peniston.
The Wall Street Journal: Consumer Reports by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.21 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Slippery Creatures by Jack H Keynes.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #10.36 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,705 by Maskarade.
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

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

AVCX+: ($) April 16, 2025  “Double Deal” by Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 89. Guac is Extra by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 1004: “Let me give you some pointers.” by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 16, 2025 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Secret Endings by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Cruciverbology: Charged Interactions by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
Inteltainment: Themeless #137 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
MEOW: The Real Menace (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Midi 17 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: Side Splitters by Joe Deeney. Online.

Apple News: ($) Cuatro Dos by Mark Budovitch. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Anna Gundlach. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/16/2025 by Anna Steel. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Sprouting about by Molly Durawa and Ananya Govindarajan. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online
Crossword Flow: ($) Red Flags by Kareem Ayas. 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 Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Business Model, Weds. April 16, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle by Maria Diyaljee .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, online.
The Daily Princetonian: In-Flight Dining by Ishan Ghosh. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Tea Time (Mini) by Mikaela Lavandero. Online.
Duke Chronicle: Mini 142 (4/16/25) by Ben Matz. .puz, .pdf, online.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini y Sowmya Ramkumar .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 by Caroline Bull. Online.
The Rice Thresher: Phone Rings, Door Chimes… by Ava McClung. .puz, .pdf, online.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Depression Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
WashU Student Life : The Cruelest Month by Rena Cohen. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Jeffrey Martinovic & Evan Park. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Metallic Metaphors by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Doublet Is Doubled by Jack McInturff. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Kathy Bloomer. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 4/16/25 Today’s Mail by AuthorName. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: ($) Wraps Around by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Base Coat by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Dig Deep! by Karen Steinberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,670 by Maskarade. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .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

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Of Courses by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: My Kind of Town by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
Luckystreak Xwords: no-skips #6: car radio (themed) by ada nicolle. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: America Weeps by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 11/07/2024 by Olivia Barbieri. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Crossword: You Can’t Spell “Solve It” without “VOTE” by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, November 7 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
The Rice Thresher: Foreign Languages? by Stephan Hatem. .puz, .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Stand Up for Yourself by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: November 7, 2024 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Joe Rodini. iPad-exclusive app.
Fireball: ($) Capital Letters by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Catch Some Z’s by Joe Deeney. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kelsey Dixon. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: Top 40 Thursday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Leapin’ Lizards! Thurs. Nov. 7, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Neville Fogarty. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Simon Marotte & Trenton Lee Stewart. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Double Back by Kelsey Blakley. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Joe Deeney. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, November 7, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 11/7/24 We Have Ignition by Winston Emmons. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: ($) Makin’ It Home by Owen Bergstein. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Open Door by Kapil Mehta. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Emergency Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Fusion by Hal Moore. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) AVCX Cryptic by Matthew Stock. Subscribe at link.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 99: Nature-Led by teamcrazymatt. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,534 by Maskarade. .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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Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles

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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 ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 23. Tried and True (Midi) by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 880 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 01/24/2024 by Reena Bromberg Gaber. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini Crossword by May Hathaway. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, January 24 (Mini) by Damian Grove. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Strange Brew by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
MEOW: Unwanted Visitors (Meta) by Benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
The Rice Thresher: Push Your Luck by Nischal Ada. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rogue Puzzles: rogo’s sophomore slump by Rogo. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rogue Puzzles: rogo’s first puzzle by Rogo. .puz, .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #105 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Searching for Intelligent Life by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) January 24, 2024 – “AVCX Themeless #74”  by Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 24, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Pardon the Interruption! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: 20s Lingo by Olivia Mitra. Online.

Apple News: ($) Amigos Falsos by Nancy Serrano-Wu. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Kelsey Dixon. 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 Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: The Oscars Will Rock, Weds. Jan. 24, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Michael Schlossberg. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Double-Talk by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Car-Rent Event by Gary Steinmehl. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by John-Clark Levin. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Connectors by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: Snap Judgments by Prasanna Keshava. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: On and on and On by Kelsey Dixon. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Murder Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Sorts and Courts by Christopher N. Mills. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

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

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,637 by Basilisk. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,287 by Maskarade. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14079 by Hypatia. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Eccles. .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

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cup of Joe Crosswords: Remarkable! by Joe Rodini. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Be The One by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: Best of 2023 by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Penchant For Peace by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Hockey Match-ups by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 4, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) Highway to Hell by Spencer Leach. Subscribe at link.
No-Feet McGee: NFMCC #38½ – Spell It Out by No-Feet McGee. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Sisters are Doin’ It by Stella Zawistowski. Online.

Apple News : ($) Freestyle by Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Toto Recall, Thurs. Jan. 4, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Jesse Goldberg. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Rh Factor by Ogden Porter. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, January 4, 2024 by Robyn Weintraub. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Little Helpers by Steve Faiella. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: Break the Ice by Hanh Huynh. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: First Bath by Beth Rubin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Nepo Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Meeting Places by Peter A. Collins. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 577: Gibberish Genius by Grant Fikes. .pdf.
No-Feet McGee: Subwoofers: Cryptic #44 by No-Feet McGee. .pdf, online.
Pixlate’s Puzzles: Exquisite Anatexis by Pixlate. .pdf, online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,620 by Moo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,270 by Maskarade. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14063 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Raider. .pdf, online.
New Scientist: ($) Cryptic crossword #126 by Rasa. Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) 2635 by Mr Magoo. 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 | 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

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 871 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Pun Of A Kind: Easy As… by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Square Pursuit: Quiptic #41 by Steve Mossberg. .puz, .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Knows the Lyrics, I Swear by Emet Ozar. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mega Crossword: World’s Biggest by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: For the Rest of Us by Adrian Johnson. Online.
Reason: Take It Away by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: The Ghost of SPECTRE by Bryant White. .pdf, online.

A number of subscribers have written to us about the Newsday puzzle. We have updated links, beginning today. Either will allow you to print the puzzle and generate a .pdf.

Apple News : ($) Freestyle by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Will Eisenberg. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Silent Majority by Chandi Deitmer. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: That Makes Scents by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) C-F Oh! by Steven Kahn. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Will Nediger. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by S.N.. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 104 by Adrian Johnson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Season Finale by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: Christmas Caroling by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Celie Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Spoiling the Ending by Robert S. Gard. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Liari’s Cryptic Crosswords: Potoroo Puzzle Pack – Advent 2023 Days 22 and 23 by Potoroo. .pdf, online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Snake Criss-Cross by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,262 by Sleuth. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,609 by Aardvark. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,608 by Julius. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 671 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cristmas Cryptic Puzzle No 29,261 by Maskarade. .pdf.
The Hindu Cryptic: #14053 by Hypatia. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Tyrus. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Alternation by Mike Shenk. .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, August 26, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 838 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Acrostic #14: Poetry in Motion by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Compete’s Sake by Alex Boisvert .ipuz, .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Meal Preparation by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Saturday, August 26 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Words Xing: Just pointing something out (Mini for kids) by Brendan W. Sullivan. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #62 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: A+ Crossword’s Gender is Garchomp, Thanks For Asking by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 26, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “These Actions Are Highly Irregular” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Card Shark by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Reason: Yes in My Back Yard by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
Spyscape: Disguise Set by Martin Long. .pdf, online.

Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday 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 Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Hoang-Kim Vu. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: +3 by Alex Eaton-Salners and Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) “Get Out of Here!” by Trip Payne. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Adrian Johnson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Lester Ruff. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 87 by Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Just Keep Swimming (Freestyle) by Claire Rimkus. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: “Pitfall!” by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Cayman Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Cutting a Figure by Jonny DiLallo. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Crossword Nexus: ($) Poetry in Motion (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
The Rackenfracker: Word▶️ #12: Bonus Acrostic Round. Online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Bonus Wry Tangles by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,506 by Moo. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,505 by Leonidas. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,245 by Sleuth. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 654 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Prize crossword 29,159 by Maskarade. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13954 by Gussalufz. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Bluth. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Shady Doings by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon. .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

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 822 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, June 28 (Mini) by Ana Kevorkian. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: On the Rise by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
MEOW: Cut From the Same Cloth (Meta) by Dr. Tom. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Are by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: And We’re Rolling by Brian Thomas. .puz, .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #90 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
Ubercross: Small N by T Campbell .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

AVCX: ($) June 28, 2023  “The Swing of Things” by Eric Rollfing. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 28, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Stanley Newman. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: And the Oscar Goes to…, Wed, Jun 28, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Jodi Davenport & Barbara Lin. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Generative AI by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Elocution Lesson by Joy M. Andrews. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Matt Fuchs and Victor Sloan. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Coming Apart by Robin Stears. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by John Halpern. Online.
Universal: I’m Lost! by Bill Thompson and Grace Thompson Arnold. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Food Chain by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Right-Reasons Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Odd Fellows by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Dubiously Green by Ben Robinson Online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
TLMB: Not The AA Then? by The Void .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,454 by Monk. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,108 by Maskarade. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13903 by Karaoke. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Monk. .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

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #709 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
⟪Clever Name Here⟫: In a Pickle? by David B Ritterskamp. .jpz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Dilemmas: How Long ’til Black Future Month? by Emma Lawson. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: A Bit Lite (Mini) by Bryan Zhang. Online.
LuterCross: Really?! by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Best Intentions (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Missing Something (Meta) by Bird Lives. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: This Puzzle Has Balls by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Atlas Obscura: It’s Snow Fun by Laura Braunstein. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 7, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Der Crossword by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) One-Off by Ken Stern. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #114: on two candles (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Chill by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) tktktk by tktktk. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Launch Your Brand, Mon, Feb 6, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Darryl Gonzalez. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, February 07, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) The Eyes Have It by Lynn Lempel. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Ellen Leuschner. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, February 7, 2022 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Palette Choices by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: All the Right Angles by Wayne Harris. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Side Salad by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Canuck Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Bringing Home the Bacon by Kristian House. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.6 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Nexus Blog: Decisions Were Made… (Acrostic) by JibbyMAX. .ipuz, .pdf, online.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.6 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Quixotic Smorgasbord by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 191 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Split Decisions by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.21 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,326 by Bobcat. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,987 by Maskarade. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Tees. .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