Saturday, October 21, 2023

A Crossword Rose: Do You Like Scary Movies? by Rose Sloan and Norah Sharpe. .puz, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 853 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 10/21/2023 by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cup of Joe Crosswords: Puzzle #4: “Boob Tube” by Joe. .pdf, online.
David Alfred Bywaters: Don’t Get Nosy by David Alfred Bywaters. .puz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Saturday, October 21 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
The Triangle: #1 on the Hot100 by Jyoti Gupta. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: A+ Crossword Is Queer as Fuck by Rebecca Goldstein. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: October 21, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Keep Your Puzzle Buzz (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Morning Brew: Eerie Interlude by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Reason: From Sea to Shining Sea by Stella Zawistowski. Online.
Spyscape: Should’ve Stayed in Bed by Norman M. Aaronson. .pdf, online.

Apple News : Freestyle by Ada Nicolle. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Zhouqin Burnikel. 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 Matthew Stock. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Oral Exam by Bill Pipal and Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Sight Rhymes by Steven Kahn. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Kelly Morenus. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ali Gascoigne. Online.
Universal: Universal Freestyle 95 by Rich Iurilli. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Meow Mix by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: The Vampire State by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Prickly Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Job Crises by Lee Taylor. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Juff’s Cryptic Crosswords: Treatise on Trickery by Juff and Pixlate. .pdf, online, .ipuz.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Wrap Party by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,554 by Zamorca. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,253 by Gozo. .pdf.
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 662 by Aldhelm. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #14001 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Wire. .pdf, online.
WSJ Variety: Carnival Booth by Emily Cox and 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

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #740 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 9/19/23 by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Snap, Crackle, Pop by Juliet Corless. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: “How often…” Pt. 2 (Mini) by Owen Travis. Online.

Fordham Observer: Tuesday, September 19 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
KVN RNLD: Dog Days of Summer by Kvn Rnld. Online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Famous Last Words (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Cross(word) Promotion by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
The Triangle: Welcome Week by Clev Cong. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #86 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: September 19, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Wacky Triple Plays by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Out of Sight by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #139: end of discussion (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: Puzzle #9 by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Band by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: She Got Paid, Tue. Sept. 19, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Zach Moore. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Forecast Foursome by Steven Kahn. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Gia Bosko. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Grade School Spaces by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Jason Crampton. Online.
Universal: Wild Time by Lance Enfinger. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Side-Eyes by Catherine Cetta. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Universe Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Arrr! by Andrea Carla Michaels & Kevin Christian. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.36 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.36 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Dawn Chorus by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #9.3 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Puzzles by Rich: Cryptic #1 by Rich Iurilli. .puz, online.

Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,526 by Mudd. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,179 by Jack. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13973 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Knut. .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

Monday, July 31, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #733 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Bewilderingly: Playtime by Will Nediger. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Libra-rians by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
McGrids: Chasm No. 13 (Themeless – 2022 Secret Snowflake) by Ryan McCarty. .puz, .pdf, online.
Monday Fills: Firsthand Knowledge by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Crossword Breakfast Test (Meta) by Abide and Barbara K. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: “The Hills Are Alive With The…” by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: Change Your Tune by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Puzzles by Rich: Album of the Year by Rich Iurilli. Online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #36 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Atlas Obscura: Go Fish by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf, online.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword – July 31, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 31, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) He’s Just Ken by Will Nediger. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Forceful Themeless by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Mike Nothnagel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, Mon, Jul 30, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Robin Stears. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Jolie L’Heureux & Alexander Liebeskind. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, July 31, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: The Stars Have Aligned by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Chain Gang by Seth A. Abel. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by David Litman and Andrea Carla Michaels. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, July 31, 2023 by Anna Shechtman. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Last Monday by Stan Newman. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: The Plumber’s Lament by Geoff Brown. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: $4,000 by Nate Cardin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Craft Show by Brian Callahan. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #9.8 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
The Crossword Centre: Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle August 2023 by Derek Harrison .pdf
Redhead64: PUZZLE #450: Question Quest .pdf.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 331 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,482 by Bobcat. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,136 by Vulcan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13931 by Karaoke. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Gila. .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, April 25, 2023

BEQ: Themeless Monday #719 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Monster Movies by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 4/25/23 by Caidan Speth-McCrary. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: The Eye May Ed. Full-Sized Grid by Olivia Barbieri and Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Espresso Yourself by Alexandra Politowicz and Juliet Corless. Online.
The Daily Princetonian: Strong Suit (Mini) by Sabrina Effron. Online.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, April 25 (Mini) by Kreena Vora. .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Menace #23 by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
LuterCross: No Title, No Theme by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: In a Mirror, Darkly (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Puzzles by Rich: Fiddle Around by Rich Iurilli and Norah Sharpe. .puz, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 8 by Jenna LaFleur. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 25, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Hidden Tear-Jerkers by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) BAH GAWD!! by meatdaddy69420. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Spin by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Goal Achieved, Tue, Apr 25, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Jennifer Lee & Victor Galson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Say What? by Diane Epperson. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Grant Boroughs. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Eyes Only by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Allan Scott. Online.
Universal: Animal Rights Protest by Jeff Stillman. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: You’re Disrupting My Flow! by Scott Earl. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Thorn Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Headpieces by Yael Rusonik. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.16 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.16 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Blackout Poetry by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.31 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,396 by Aardvark. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,053 by Anto. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13848 by Dr. X. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Alchemi. .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

A jam-packed Crossworld News and Notes

Boswords 2023 Winter Wondersolve takes place February 5 beginning at 1:00pm ET. Registration opens January 21. We are excited about the event’s roster of constructors: Rebecca Goldstein, Damon Gulczynski, Enrique Henestroza Anguiano, and Joanne Sullivan.

Boswords has also released the roster for the 2023 Spring Themeless League, to take place in March and April: Ashton Anderson & James Mulhern, Kate Hawkins, Jenna LaFleur, Adrian Johnson, Hemant Mehta, Rafael Musa, Carly Schuna, Nancy Serrano-Wu, and one constructor to be chosen from an open submission process.

We’re looking forward to the smaller (and free!) second annual St. Louis Crossword Puzzle Tournament on March 4 with puzzles by Shannon Rapp and Patrick Blindauer.

The 45th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford, CT is March 31 – April 2. Registration and hotel reservations are open now.

We hear word of two charity packs coming soon for our solving pleasure. Grids For Kids is a pack of 25 family-friendly puzzles launching in February. Shortly to follow will be the third round of These Puzzles Fund Abortion in March.

Among the changes at Crucinova under new management is the addition of a free monthly midi by editor Quiara Vasquez. The first one, “Good Housekeeping” (which actually verges on full-sized) we found delightful. Quiara is eager to entertain new queries from constructors of all levels of experience. Submit your ideas by email.

Secret Snowflake is an indie project coordinated by Rose Sloan and David Glasser in which constructors were randomly matched with each other to create custom puzzles. Not all of the thirty puzzles were released publicly, but here are a some that were: Litter Boxes by Lyle Broughton, January Stumper by Ada Nicolle, Costume Party by jseakle, Season’s Greetings by Rose Sloan, A PUZZLE FOR @TlMBERWOLVES by Paolo Pasco , Secret Snowflake Themeless by Max, Secret Snowflake by Christopher Adams, and Santa Puzzle 2022 by Xylo. (If we missed any, please drop them in the comments!)

In books, “Will Must Send Regrets: 101 Rejected Crossword Puzzles and the Stories Behind Them” by Damon Gulczynski is a new take on puzzle books; the puzzles are all past submissions to the New York Times, rejected. With “constructor notes and loosely tangential anecdotes, the puzzles tell a humorous, two-decade tale of repeated but endearing failure.” I’ve already gotten a copy, and while I haven’t solved the puzzles, I’m already hoping this is the first of a genre in the crossword scene.

Have we mentioned Stella Zawistowski’s coming book? I thought we must have, but maybe not (apologies if we have!) Bearing the title of her themeless-focused blog, “Tough As Nails Crosswords” features 72 “extra-challenging” grids from Stella. Preorders are open now, for a release on 28 March – just in time for ACPT.

P&A Magazine Issue 98 titled “X” is out now.

Congratulations to Hoang-Kim Vu, who has joined the editing team at AVCX+.

Congratulations to Jeff Chen, who as joined the team at Andrews McMeel Universal and will be the editor of Universal Sunday Crossword. Along with this news, Universal has announced they are now accepting submissions with a wider range of features. As always, we recommend constructors consult Matthew Stock’s spec sheet sheet for the most up-to-date submission specifications.

Creating Crossword Puzzles” is a course taught by Brooke Husic and Natan Last in cooperation with Atlas Obscura. The next offering of the course begins March 28 with four weekly sessions over Zoom. The content is intended for very new constructors and those who are interested in how crosswords are made. Reduced price tickets are available. The last session’s co-constructed puzzle, “Marvel, Extended Universe” is solvable online.

Hayley Gold’s next monthly cryptic stream is set for 9pm eastern on Wed., Jan. 18th. Hayley, Will and Al will be joined by special guests from the cryptic outlet The Rackenfracker.

New York Times Associate puzzle editor and Wordle editor Tracy Bennett appeared on the TODAY show to discuss her work with Wordle.

We enjoyed reading “Yesterday and tomorrow in puzzles“, a 2022 round up in “Puzzle Buzz”, the newsletter from amuselabs. Some of our favorite outlets across the community, new and old, got nice callouts for their work.

We mentioned “Outside the Blocks: A Puzzle Podcast” from Emma Oxford and Will Pfadenhauer of Pandora’s Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword when they launched in 2022. The newest episode includes an interview with Mike Dirolf, aka “mike d” aka “The Crosshare Guy.” (Sneak peek: we get a definitive answer as to how “crosshare” is pronounced.)


And some updates from the inside: We are pleased to welcome Rich Iurilli to the DCL team! You can expect to see him contribute to some daily emails and News and Notes. We’ve also been continuing to add new features to the site: More Puzzles, a listing of sites that have been dormant long enough that we don’t keep an eye on them anymore but are still full of puzzling entertainment; the beginnings of a community calendar, and a bit About Us. We also want to hear from you – if you have an idea about something you’d like to see us offer or have feedback about any of our features, please let us know.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

arctan(x)words: Secret Snowflake by Christopher Adams. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cruciverbology: Cubism 2: Cruciverbal Boogaloo by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: It’s a Zoo Out There by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Is This Thing On? by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Puzzles by Rich: Themeless#4 by Rich Iurilli. .puz, online.
Xylo’s Puzzles: Santa Puzzle 2022 by Xylo. .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: January 15, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Not for Nothing (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Down to Cases by RampantBadger. Online.
Spyscape: Secret Passageway by Dylan Schiff. .pdf, online.

The Atlantic: by David Karp. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: In Memoriam, Sun, Jan 15, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: We’re Done Here by Taylor Johnson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: Shark Therapy by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 5 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Slight Alteration by Patrick Berry. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Abridged Too Far by Michael Schlossberg. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: PLAN AHEAD: Prepartory Phraseology by Mark McClain. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Football Commentary by Joe DiPietro. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Farewell Tour by Jessie and Ross Trudeau. .puz.
USA Today: Soft by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Backstories by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

Square Chase: ($) Gifted (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,978. pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Silvanus. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo and Patrick Berry and Prasanna Seshadri. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Paolo Pasco. .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