Saturday, May 3, 2025

Autostraddle: AF+ Crossword Is So Back by Darby Ratliff.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1009: “That works for me.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword by Ada Nicolle.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) “Living on Boroughed Time” (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Puzzmo: Colorful Language by Matthew. Online only
Reason: Pond-ering by Stella Zawistowski.
Spyscape: Hiding Something? by Jeff Stillman.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Maddy Zeigler. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 05/03/2025 by Reda Shaikh.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 05/02/2025 by Molly Durawa.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) The French Connection by Brian Callahan. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Smartypants Saturday by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Alan Olschwang. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
Morning Brew: Rock Bottom by Jack Murtagh.
Vox: Root Words by Patrick Blindauer.
The Walrus: Walrus Crossword June 2025 by Emma Lawson.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Ricky J. Sirois. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Magazine: Weather (or Not) by Matt Gaffney.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior [ZAMBEZI] by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Michael Lieberman.
New York Times Mini: by Tracy Bennett.
Newsday: aturday Stumper by Anna Stiga. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Universal Freestyle 171 by Rebecca Goldstein. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Poetry in Motion by Amanda Rafkin.
The Wall Street Journal: True Grit by Sam Koperwas & Jeff Chen. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Stay Golden Puzzles: ($) “Gardening Lesson” Rows Garden Set by Juliana Tringali Golden. Puzzle pack for purchase
Tortoiseshell Studio: ($) Shapeshifters 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: Pairs Trading 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

 

Monday, August 7, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Themeless 58 by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
Monday Fills: Elementary School by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Bread Boxes (Meta) by damefox. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: Monkey in the Middle by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #43 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword – August 7, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: August 7, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) everybody’s a critic by meatdaddy69420. Subscribe at link.
Merriam Webster: Puzzle #2 by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Feel-Good Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. 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 David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: On the Runway, Sun Aug. 6, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Laura Dershewitz. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, August 07, 2023 by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Life’s a Beach by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) On the Road Again by Bill Weber. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, August 7, 2023 by Kameron Austin Collins. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Square Routes by Doug Peterson. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: School’s Out by Prasanna Keshava. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Clear the Way by Jared Goudsmit. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Scratch That by Sam Koperwas & Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 204 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #451: Sunburst 5 .pdf.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 332 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,488 by Neo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,142 by Nutmeg and Arachne. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: #13937 by Incognito. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hippogryph. .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, April 17, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 4/17/23 by Ethan Xu. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini by Delaney Parks. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: Whale of a Time (Mini) by Simon Marotte. Online.
The Michigan Daily: Buying Blue Books by Killian Olson. Online.
Monday Fills: Audio Out by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: Bird Lives (Meta) by Jay Livingston. .puz, .pdf.
Olio Grids: Fare Game by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Atlas Obscura: Can’t Stop the Music by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — April 17, 2023 by Amanda Rafkin. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 17, 2023 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) Match Point by Darby Ratliff. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Slippery Themeless by Taylor Johnson. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Matt Jones. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Make It Rainn, Tue, Apr 17, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Catherine Cetta. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, April 17, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Unleash Your Inner Tiger by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Back Up by Mark W. Austin. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, April 17, 2023 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Over Your Head by Doug Peterson. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Covered Up by Karen Steinberg and Paul Steinberg. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Only the Best for You by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Abs-olutely! by Sam Koperwas & Jeff Chen. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Bart Gold’s Puzzle Sub: Well-Crafted Ruins (Rows Garden) by Bart Gold.pdf. Join mailing list here.
BEQ: Beq Marching Bands Year 8, #1
by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Monday Fills Acrostics: Acrostic 196 by Dave Murchie. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Touchword by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #435: Chess Words 3 .pdf.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 316 by Steve Townsend. Online.
xwordswithbabka: Quick! (Cryptic #2) by Dan Schwartz. .puz, .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,389 by Moo. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,046 by Jack. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13841 by KrisKross. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Italicus. .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