pair o ducks – Daily Crossword Links

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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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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Monday, June 2, 2025

Two indie puzzle packs celebrating Pride Month released yesterday:
A Trans Person Made Your Puzzle. Donate at least $10 to receive the pack.
Puzzler Pride 2025. Free. Mostly variety puzzles.

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 2, 2025 by Kelsey Dixon.
Lil AVCX: ($) Kitchen Confidential by Carina da Rosa. Subscribe at link.
Monday Fills: Even Out by Dave Murchie.
Muggle Meta Mondays: ABC, easy as 1-2-3! (Meta) by Wendy Walker.
Pair-o-Ducks: Focus Group by Pair O Ducks.
Puzzmo: We Aim to Please by DenaRobin. Online only
Puzzmo: Top of the Mornin’ to You by Joe Deeney. Online only
Quid Pro: A Poisonous Midi by Andrew Anker.

Apple News: ($) Lemon Extracts by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Anna Gundlach. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Rafael Musa. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Mike Nothnagel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Tony Orbach. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Holy Sheet, Mon. June 2, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, June 2, 2025.
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 Crossword: Sunday, June 1, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Sunday, June 1, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Zachary David Levy. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) ± by by Steve Picus. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Anthony V. Grubb.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, June 2, 2025 by Natan Last.
Newsday: 6/2/25 Teacher’s Desk by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Raise Your Glasses by Chandi Deitmer. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: It’s the Muppet Show! by Justin Werfel.
The Wall Street Journal: What a Disaster! by Kareem Ayas. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

1Across: Roll The Dice by Metacryptix. .pdf, online.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Kevin’s Puzzles at Home Season 10, Episode 5: Mystifying Midpoints by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #11.4 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Cryptic Crossweird: ($) Lucid Nightmare by Nate Fricker. Patreon Subscription.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #546: Pieces of Nine 13 .pdf only
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: by Steve Townsend. Online only
TLMB: Titled by The Void .pdf, online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,710 by Vulcan.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/22/2023 by Reena Bromberg Gaber. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, October 22 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Butter, Cheese, and Bacon by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Nautilus Puzzles: Themeless by Ben Tolkin. .puz, .pdf, online.
Sunday Summer Substitute: On Air (Meta) by pair-o-ducks. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 22, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Modern Maturity by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: someBODY by Kelsey Dixon. Online.
Sporcle: Working Together by rorriMgnizamA. Online.

Apple News : Two to One by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Kameron Austin Collins. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Jeff Chen. 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: This is Her (and Him), Sun. Oct. 22, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Finish Lines by Brian Callahan. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: October 22, 2023 – Mark Twain’s Cat by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 45 by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) The Last Shall Be First by Jeffrey Harris. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) You’re Onto Something by Robert Ryan. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: ANIMAL RIGHTS: With a Couple of Bottoms Also by Gary M. Larson. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 56 by Taylor Johnson and Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Headline Performers by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen. .puz.
USA Today: When There Was Me and You by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: A Small Announcement by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic by Larry Kline. Subscribe at link.
Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2023-10: Ghosted by Darren Miller. Online, .pdf
Roy Johnson’s Crossword Hub: And The Winner Is… by Roy Johnson. Online.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000063: “Sondheim’s First Musical” 5×5 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,018 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Bewilderingly: Puzzle #214: Surely Some Revealer Is at Hand by Will Nediger. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Monday, August 14 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Gorp by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
M & M Crosswords: My Name is Sue by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Monday Fills: Themeless 121 by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Look Both Ways (Meta) by Pair O Ducks. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: Hot Shot by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Quid Pro: Themeless Midi (August 2023) by Andrew Anker. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #50 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Atlas Obscura: Aw, Hell! by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword – August 14, 2023 by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 14, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Film Adaptations by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Lil AVC X: ($) Dungeon Crawler by Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Cluttered Themeless by Emet Ozar. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Waiting for the Right Moment, Mon, Aug 14, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Christina Iverson. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Brian Callahan. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, August 14, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: New Beginnings by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Byron Walden. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, August 14, 2023 by Elizabeth C. Gorski. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Sites for Sports by Doug Peterson. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Mutts by Michele Govier. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Tea Set by Sally Hoelscher & Olivia Mitra Framke. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Backpedaling by Karen Steinberg & Paul Steinberg. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Redhead64: PUZZLE #452: Semicircle Sorting 5 .pdf.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 333 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,494 by Artexlen. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,148 by Vulcan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13943 by Lightning. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Knut. .pdf, online.

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