Tag: Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Is Watching the ‘Night Shift’ Music Video Again by Emet Ozar and Rachel.
AVCX: ($) June 11, 2025 – “On the Flip Side” by Michael Schlossberg. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Blockheads: Ain’t That The Truth! – Themeless #1 by Jack Scherban.
Club 72: Freestyle 1020: “And who would that be…?” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 11, 2025 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Club: Letter Openers by Kate Chin Park.
Inteltainment: Themeless #141 by Stella Zawistowski.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Faux Modesty by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: Virtual Realization (Meta) by DrTom.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: A Fairy Happy Birthday by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
The Puzzle Pit: Themed Wednesday #2 by Adam Landau. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Degrees in Human Anatomy by kareemayas. Online only

Apple News: ($) Top-Heavy by Jodi Davenport. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) 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 Aidan Deshong. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Donna S. Levin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: You BET They’re Famous! Weds. June 11, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. 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 Midi: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 by Kavin Pawittranon.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Submersible Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Dylan Schiff. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: A Little Envious by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) Capital Pun-ishment: The Sequel by by Alex Boisvert. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 by Patrick Berry.
Newsday: 6/11/25 Game Over by Prasanna Keshava. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Universal: ($) C-List by Zhouqin Burnikel. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Double Up by Mark Budovitch.
The Wall Street Journal: Sad to Say by David Alfred Bywaters. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Bill Pinch by Ben Robinson Online only
The Crossword Centre: Crossword News June 2025 by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,718 by Paul.
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

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossweird Puzzles: mothman fucks me from behind and god is a sloppy kisser but a good listener by carly they themsen. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Choux Pastries Filled With Goodness by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Replacement by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: On the Spot by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Smooth Sailing Sunday: Lead-Off Doubles (Meta) by MikeyG. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Daily Northwestern: Weekly Crossword: “To Be Frank…” by Lizzie Ferrazza. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #21 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 14, 2024 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) MGWCC #841 — Saturday, July 13th, 2024 — “Then Things Got Shady” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Puzzmo: Sleepover Party by Shannon Rapp. Online.

Apple News: ($) Emotional Letdown by Ross Trudeau. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic: by Caleb Madison. .pdf, online.
The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: A Touching Tribute, Sun. July 14, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Gail Grabowski. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Sunday, Jul 14, 2024 – “It’s a Sign” by Scott Hogan & Katie Hale. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: July 14, 2024 – Hannibal House by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: ($) Seconds by Freddie Cheng. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Nancy Kavanaugh. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) It Goes Both Ways by Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
Newsday: 7/14/24 20 ACROSS: 5×4 Five Times by S.N.. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Slate: Slate Crossword: Sunday, July 14, 2024 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
TV Crossword: Weekly Puzzle. Online.
Universal: ($) Themeless Sunday 93 by Marshal Herrmann. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Uh, Right by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen. .puz.
USA Today: From a to Z by Jared Cappel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Captain Obvious, Poker Expert by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic by The Browser. Subscribe at link.
Negroni’s Cocktails: ($) by Negroni. Patreon subscription.
Redhead64: ANSWERS: Central Scramble 7 .pdf.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,056 – no solution provided .pdf, online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .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 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

Friday, August 4, 2023

BEQ: Going Too Far by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Gizmo’s Puzzles: Mad with Power by Gizmo. Online.
Half-Baked Puzzles: A Little Bit Alexis by Will Eisenberg. .puz, .pdf, online.
Haymarket’s Squares: Haymarket Mini #57 (Turn around, bright eyes) by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Home Page by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Ryan Judge(‘)s Crosswords: puzzle #3 (semi-themeless) by Ryan Judge. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #40 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword – August 4, 2023 by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 4, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #12, 8/4/23 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Inkubator: ($) Me Time by Wendy L. Brandes & Ayesha Agarwal. Subscribe at link.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sports Fan Friday by Jeff Chen. 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 POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Taylor Johnson & Christina Iverson. 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: ($) Double Double Crossers by Trip Payne. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Brandon Koppy. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Friday, August 4, 2023 by Rebecca Goldstein & Adam Wagner. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Incredulous by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Jeremy Mutch. Online.
Universal: That’s How I Roll by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Sunny Side Up (Freestyle) by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Andrew J. Ries. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Transatlantic Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Terrible Twos by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Examiner: ($) Safe Spaces by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Online.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.
The Week: Let’s Call the Company… by Matt Gaffney. .pdf.

Out Of Left Field: ($) Cryptic #175 by Joshua Kosman & Henri Picciotto. Patreon subscription.
Puzzles For Progress: #115: Mini Crosswords Meta: Ebbed Cafe by Jacob Cohen. .pdf
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,486 by Leonidas. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,140 by Jack. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13935 by Arden. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Phi. .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

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, June 4 (Mini) by Quincy Reyes. .pdf, online.
The Griddy: Losing Love Is Like A Window in Your Heart, Everybody Sees You’re Bonaparte by Devin McIntyre. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Griddy: Pish Posh by Devin McIntyre. .puz, .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: Character Study by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Quid Pro: Themeless (June 2023) by Andrew Anker. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
World of Crosswords: themeless 132 by Marya and Carla. Online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 4, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) It Takes Two by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Out of a Molehill by Chenchilla. Online.

The Atlantic: by Caleb Madison. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Risky Business by Frank Virzi. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: She’s Back… Sun. June 4, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: Shh! by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: June 4, 2023 – Hugs and Kisses by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 25 by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Bob Peoples. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) Flying Colors by Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: PREDICAMENTS: Which You’ll Have No Trouble With by Mark McClain. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 36 by Craig Stowe. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Wrongful Terminations by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen. .puz.
USA Today: Eye on the Ball by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Rapid Rise by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

Puzzlesnacks: Cascades by Eric Berlin. .pdf.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000039:
“Thicc Bottom” 5×5 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: Sunday Number 6: World Puzzle by Hamilton. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by Jim Horne. .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