Saturday, June 7, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Has Unrealistically High Beverage Expectations by Kate Hawkins.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1019: “A spot just for yourself.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Will Nediger.
The DragonEngineer(‘s) Wordshop: Worlds Collide by DragonEngineer. .puz only
Just Gridding: Out of Office by Rachel Fabi.
Lexicon Devil: Snack Break by Richard D. Allen.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “One Way or Another” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Binary System by Rob Dubbin. Online only
Reason: Mayoral Might by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Hidden Assets by Norman M. Aaronson.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Darby Ratliff. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
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: Smartypants Saturday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Andrew J. Ries. 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: Facetious Characters by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: June Swoons by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Walrus: Interesting Times by Will Nediger.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Rafael Musa & Rebecca Goldstein. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: The Long and Short of It by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Waterlogged by by Alan Olschwang. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Blake Slonecker.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano.
Newsday: Saturday Stumper by Matthew Sewell. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 176 by Jess Rucks. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: That Feels Familiar (Freestyle) by Amanda Rafkin.
The Wall Street Journal: Lying Around by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Two-Tone by Nathan Curtis. Patreon subscription.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Polymath .pdf only
Financial Times: FT Weekend Magazine Crossword .pdf only
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
WSJ Variety: Window Boxes by Patrick Berry. Direct link to .pdf.

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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

Other Cryptic/Variety links:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

 

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 939 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosstina Aquafina: themeless no. 33: let’s work it out on the remix by may huang & crosstina aquafina. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
MEOW: 45 Degrees Clockwise (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, August 28, 2024 by Lizzie Ferrazza. .pdf, online.
Duke Chronicle: Mini 68 (8/28/24) by Ben Matz. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Rice Thresher: Sodapop by Ava McClung. .puz, .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #66 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: AF+ Mini Crossword Has a Point by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) August 28, 2024 – “Bowl Game” by Aimee Lucido. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 28, 2024 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crossword Flow: ($) Tied in Knots by Shannon Rapp. iPad-exclusive app.
Crossword Nation: ($) Let’s Take a Coffee Break! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: [temp title] by Rob Dubbin. Online.

Apple News: ($) Sandwiched by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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: Wayback Wednesday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Catch for Show, Chat for Dough, Weds. Aug. 27, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by John Beck. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein & Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: Hidden Costs by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: ($) by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) The Difference Between Men and by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Jesse Goldberg. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 by Andy Kravis. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 8/28/24 Evasions by Guilherme Gilioli. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 by Chandi Deitmer. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Peter Chamberlain. Online.
Universal: ($) Cal Zone by Quiara Vasquez and Paul Coulter. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Found Art by Beth Rubin. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Island Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Hot Potatoes by Kevin Curry. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Old-Schoolers by Ben Robinson Online.
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
The Rackenfracker: Out of Shape #12: Jig Antic by The Rackenfracker. .pdf, online.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: Another 15×15 in The Browser! A collab with Sam Mattson by Bob Weisz and Sam Mattson. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,473 by Brockwell. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.

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Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles

Other American-style links:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety links:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Split Decisions | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener