Tag: Tim D'Alfonso

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

AVCX+: ($) April 30, 2025 – “Shall We Dance?” by Rich Katz. Subscribe at link.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1008: “I’ll owe you one.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 30, 2025 by Will Nediger.
Crossword Club: Cookie Season by Kate Chin Park.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Half-Freehand Themeless by Frisco17.
Inteltainment: Themeless #138 by Stella Zawistowski.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Jingle Bells and Generals by Jeff Linder.
MEOW: You’re Bugging Me (Meta) by DrTom.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 87 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Princeton Alumni Weekly: Princeton, Forward March! by Stella Zawistowski.
Puzzmo: Holy Moly by Olivia Mitra. Online only

Apple News: ($) Produce Section by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by David Steinberg. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/30/2025 by Molly Durawa.
The Columbia Spectator: Internet-free by Molly Durawa and Anna Steel.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) by Igor Ryzhkov. 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 Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Lightning Crashes, Weds. April 30, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 29, 2025 by Kate Pollot.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle by Nira Goyal.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Mark McClain. 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
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
Vulture 10×10: The Seasons Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : New Directions by Alex Nickel.
WashU Student Life : Set for Summer by Naomika Raveendran.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Tim D’Alfonso. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
McKinsey: Ways of Life by Peter Gordon.
New York Sun: ($) Grade Inflation by Sean O.F. Smith. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Adam Vincent.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 by Robyn Weintraub.
Newsday: 4/30/25 Freebies by Fred Piscop. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) The Sound of Music by Tarun Krishnamurthy. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Watch Out by Zhouqin Burnikel.
The Wall Street Journal: With Child by Lynn Lempel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Final Slog by Ben Robinson Online only
The Crossword Centre: Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle May 2025 by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
The Rackenfracker: High Roller by The Rackenfracker. Available format varies by puzzle.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,682 by Tramp.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

Support Daily Crossword Links

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

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: 62. The Better Chicagoland University? by Pravan Chakravarthy, Silas Coleman, Mazie Witter, & Henry Josephson. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, June 8 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Jonesin’: “Exactly!”–that’s what that is. by Matt Jones. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: A World Without Love by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) Mummy’s Home by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: June 8, 2023 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Fireball: ($) “Ooh … Aah!” by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Draft  by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
No-Feet McGee: ($) NFMCC #33 – Digitized (Meta) by No-Feet McGee. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Stuff It by Carly Schuna. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Don’t Change Those Locks, Thu, Jun 8, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Tim D’Alfonso. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: by Ada Nicolle. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Left-Handed Complement by Patrick Merrell. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Philip Koski. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Thursday, June 8, 2023 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Foreseeing Things by Guilherme Gilioli. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: Big Shoes To Fill by Sally Hoelscher and Wendy L. Brandes. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Pass the Time by Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Angeleno Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Oh, I Get It! by Brad Wiegmann. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

AVCX Cryptic: ($) by Jess Shulman. Subscribe at link.
A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 543: Anacrossword 31 by Grant Fikes .pdf
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000040: “Flying Creature Paws” 7×7 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,437 by Gurney. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,091 by Jack. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13886 by Incognito. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Twin. .pdf, online.
The Spectator: ($) 2608  by Cheesecracker. Subscribe at link.

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, March 28, 2023

Due to changing schedules, the DCL team is recruiting for help on Fridays and Saturdays. The approximate time commitment is 20-30 minutes each morning. Drop us a line here, email us at crosswordlinks@gmail.com, or find us at ACPT this weekend if you’re interested!

BEQ: Themeless Monday #716 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themed #122 – Celebrity Songs by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
⟪Clever Name Here⟫: Words from the Wise (Guy) (Themeless) by David B Ritterskamp. .jpz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Daily Princetonian: Spice Things Up (Mini) by Dashram Pai. Online.
Fill Me In: In Exile (Meta) by Stephanie Lane and Norah Sharpe. .puz.
LuterCross: Submitted for Your Approval by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Cluedo (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Don’t Be That Person by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: that one time at band camp by Brian Thomas. .puz, .pdf, online.
Trash Panda Puzzles: 128: Domain of Darkness (Themeless) by Jason “Jac” Crabtree .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Boswords Themeless League: ($) Week 4 by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Competitors have all week to complete the puzzle. Late registrants welcome.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 28, 2023 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Let It Be! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Lil AVC X: ($) Taste the Rainbow by Jimmy Peniston. Subscribe at link.
Luckystreak+: ($) 120.5 (midi) (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Finance 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 Andy Kravis. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Idol Speculation, Tue, Mar 28, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Matthew Stock. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Tim D’Alfonso. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: by May Huang. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Open-and-Shut Case by Sherry O. Blackard. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) by Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by Anna Shechtman. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Cheat Sheet by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Reverse Engineer by Adam Simpson. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Feed Me! by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Revenge Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Written in Stone by Desiree Penner & Jeff Sinnock. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #10.13 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #6.13 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Hoyt Arcane: Weekly Freebie: 3/27/2023 (Some Assembly Required) by Hoyt Arcane. .pdf.
Keynesian Cryptics: Smoke and Mirrors by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.28 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Team Crazy Cryptics: Puzzle No. 82: 15 Minutes of Fame by teamcrazymatt. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,370 by Peto. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,029 by Fed. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13824 by Hypatia. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Dill. .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, December 6, 2022

BEQ: Themeless Monday #700 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: Themed #112 – Name Overlap by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crafty Crosswords: sour by lila goldenberg .pdf, .puz, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, December 6 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Monday, December 5 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
LuterCross: Fourth and Final Clue by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: “And Finally…” (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: The One That Got Away (Meta) by Cap’n Rick. .puz, .pdf.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: December 6, 2022 by Quiara Vasquez. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) The Temperature is Falling! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Current Magazine: Current Crossword: ‘Initial Here’ by Ross Trudeau. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) “Mistakes Were Made” by Katie Hale. Subscribe at link.
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Freeze by Mary Tobler .pdf, online.
Planet Crossword: Smashing Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) All Washed Up by Doug Peterson. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: It’s All in the Delivery, Tue, Dec 6, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Beth Rubin. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Get It to Go by Lee Glickstein and Peter Abide. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Christina Iverson. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 by Erik Agard. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Italian Dinners by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdf, backup online.
Universal: Official Business by Tim D’Alfonso. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Soul Mates by Brooke Husic. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Mennonite Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Extreme Measures by Dory Mintz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Aries Puzzles: ($) Rows Garden #9.49 by Andrew J. Ries. Subscribe at link.
BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #8.17 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #5.49 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: #156: Concert Setlist by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Mental Playground: Advent 6 by MP. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Hex Pathfinder by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #8.13 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.
Some Variety: Advent 2022: #6 by Elgel online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,270 by Buccaneer. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,933 by Qaos. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Vigo. .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