Sunday, March 26, 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!

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: Address Unknown by Pravan Chakravarthy. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords Schmosswords: the last m&m (themeless) by kate chin park. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Aloha! by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Taiwanese Treat by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Overlapping Symbols (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Gaslighting by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Colorful Locals by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: March 26, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Can You Repeat That? by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Batman Actors by orange_marker. Online.

The Atlantic: by Alex Rosen. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Market Animals by Mark McClain. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Tracy Bennett. 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: Going Seoul-o, Sun, Mar 26, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Split a Ride by Dylan Schiff & Matthew Stock. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: Electrifying People by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 15 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Two-Timers by Leslie Billig. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) I Do, I Do … Do! by David Karp. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: ALLITERATIVE: With the Accent on the Second Syllable by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 28 by Adrian Johnson. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Catch-alls by David Karp. .puz.
USA Today: Inner Planet by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: ID Numbers by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic #116 by Liari. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Nexus: ($) Insecticide (Acrostic) by Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
The Rackenfracker: Word▶️ #7: Streamline by dadgumituh and jmsr525. Online, .pdf.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000019:
“Hot Feet” (7×7 )
 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,988 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,368 by Neo. .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 Wire. .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

Monday, February 27, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 2/27/23 by Reena Gaber. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cruciverbology: To Infinity And Beyond by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Mini by Matt Mahoney, Mira Sydow, Emily Chang, and Delaney Parks. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: What’s Up? (Mini) by Dylan Epstein-Gross. Online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: Mardi Grid by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf
Monday Fills: Typos by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Critical Point by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Initial Forecast (Meta) by Emma Oxford and Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Bumper to Bumper by Ryan Patrick Smith. .pdf, online.
xwords by a ladee: puzzle 44 // themeless xxxi (“i’ll cry if i want to”) by Brooke Husic. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — February 27, 2023 by Rachel Fabi. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 27, 2023 by Kate Chin Park. .pdf, online.
Crucinova: UR 2 SWEET by Spencer Leach. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Alas by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Lil AVC X: ($) 3-Point Specialist by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Nope Themeless by Trent Evans. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by David Steinberg. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: I Guess That’s Final, Mon, Feb 27, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Rebecca Goldstein & Rachel Fabi. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, February 27, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Magazine: Getting Possessive by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
New York Sun: ($) Halliteration by Harvey Estes. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by David Rockow. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, February 27, 2023 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Unreal by Doug Peterson. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: You’re Unbelievable! by Taylor Johnson and Matthew Stock. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Fish Heads by Anna Gundlach. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Readout by May Huang & Kevin Trickey. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Kevin’s Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 9 (Meta): Mix-Up by Grant Fikes .pdf
The Crossword Centre: Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle March 2023: High Bar by Hawk .pdf
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Oh No-meration (Half-Variety Cryptic) by Frisco17. .puz, .pdf, online.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #428: Eat Your Words 8 .pdf.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 309 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,344 by Steerpike. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,004 by Vulcan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 13799 by Hypatia. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Filbert. .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, February 19, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Boswords: NEW Spring Themeless League Practice Puzzle by Chandi Deitmer and John Lieb. Online.
The Columbia Spectator: Chips by Molly Durawa. .puz, .pdf, online.
The Columbia Spectator: Vday by Jolie L’Heureux. .puz, .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosstalk Puzzles: Conjoined by Nick McGuire. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Cats and Other Critters by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Stuck on Repeat by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Alternate Endings (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Secular Constitution by Ross Trudeau. .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: February 19, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Re-solutions by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Second Look (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Actors in Disguise by emilyda24. Online.

The Atlantic: by Adam Vincent. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Final Holdings by Mark McClain. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Adesina O. Koiki. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: From Hero to Sixty, Sun. Feb. 19, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Auto Correct by Hoang-Kim Vu & Wendy L. Brandes. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: And Now Back to P.D.Q. Bach by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 10 by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Anagrammed Edge by David J. Kahn. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Simile Irresistible by Rebecca Goldstein. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: ALTERNATE ROUTES: Both Horizontal and Vertical by Gary M. Larson. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Terminator Series by Jake Halperin. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Doctor’s Orders by Amie Walker. .puz.
USA Today: Cutting Short by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Character Development by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: Nitty-Gritty by Bingo. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #111 by Nate Cardin. Subscribe at link.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000009:
“Soviet Doll” (9×9 )
 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,983 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hoskins. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Cryptic Crossword by Richard Silvestri. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Jacob M. Cohen, and Patrick Berry . .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Trip Payne. .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, February 12, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Cruciverbology: The other hole thing by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
The Daily Princetonian: It’s Elementary (Midi) by Joah Macosko. Online.
M & M Crosswords: More Cheese! by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Your Super Bowl Sunday N.B.A. Puzzle by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Party Platter (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: Souper Bowl Halftime Show (Meta) by Abide. .puz, .pdf, online.
Quid Pro: Themeless #7 by Andrew Anker. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Cursewords Live! by Ross Trudeau. .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: February 12, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest: ($) Team Exercises (Meta) by Matt Gaffney. Subscribe at Patreon.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Lurking Serpents by Auroraillumina. Online.

The Atlantic: by Daniel Mauer. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Pioneers of Industry by Mark McClain. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Peter Wentz. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Go Get ‘Em, Iger! Sun. Feb 12, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Ten Minutes to Win It by Amie Walker. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: February 12, 2023 – Back-up Plan by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 9 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Somethings’s Fishy Here by Joe Bower. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Cheap Thrills by Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: THINK FAST: But No Need to Rush by Billie Truitt. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Middling by Fred Piscop. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Split Peas by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen. .puz.
USA Today: Outside Child by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Team Picture by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

The Browser: ($) Cryptic by Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Darren’s Puzzles: Cryptic 2023-02 by Darren Miller. pdf.
Puzzlesnacks: Checkerboard by Eric Berlin. .pdf.
Tales From The Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000007:
“Retro Bar” (7×7 )
 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,982 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hippogryph. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, and Jacob M. Cohen. .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

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Happy Boswords Day!

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crosswords Schmosswords: order of precedence by Kate Chin Park. .puz, .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, February 5 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Three’s a Clowder by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Dinner Date by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Write Offs (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: Souper Bowl by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: Grudge Match by Brian Thomas. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Middle Child Syndrome by Ross Trudeau. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Good ones to hold by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
World of Crosswords: themeless 128 by Marya and Carla. Online.

Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 5, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Uh-Oh by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Divorced, Beheaded, Died… by BookishGirl98. Online.

The Atlantic: by August Miller. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Junk Bond by Jeff Chen. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Nate Cardin. 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 Beast: Hall Monitor, Sun, Feb 5, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Katie Hale. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Three’s Company by Ed Sessa. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: February 5, 2023 – Cars or Drugs? by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 8 by David Steinberg. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) A Great Deal by Praveen Goday. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) Hollywood Remakes by Jeremy Newton. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: ADJECTIVAL ORIGINS: Per the OED by Stan Newman. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 26 by Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: I’m Exhausted! by Fred Piscop. .puz.
USA Today: Foil-Wrapped by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: The Call of the Wild by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: Watch List by Sowmya. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #109 by Liam Runnalls. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Nexus: ($) Ransom Where? (Acrostic) by Kate Chin Park and Alex Boisvert. Patreon Subscription.
Power Grids: The Crewmate Cryptic by Spencer Leach. .pdf, online.
Tales From The Cryptic: Pie Videos – Cryptic Mini #000000005 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,981 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hoskins. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, and Jacob M. Cohen. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Two-For-One Crossword by Derrick Niederman. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Stella Zawistowski. .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, January 29, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Radio: That was a stupid idea by Probably Apocryphal. Online.
Cruciverbology: Looking forward to the next Dune movie? by Elise Corbin. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Crossword: How You Like Them Apples? by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, January 29 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
Grid Therapy: Free Association 77 by Trent H. Evans. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Skeleton Station by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Stylish Simian by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Happy Birthday! (Meta) by Emma Oxford and Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Real Puzzling Stuff: An Opinionated Puzzle by Ryan Patrick Smith. .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Wax Dummy by Ross Trudeau. .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 29, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Grids for Kids: Growth Chart by Matt Forest and Sally Hoelscher. Online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Wean Selections by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: There’s a Band in There! by bhenderson79. Online.

The Atlantic: by Scott Hogan and Christina Iverson. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Money Talks by Jeff Chen. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Trip Payne. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stan Newman. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Cater to Your Audience, Sun, Jan 29, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Opposite Day by Brian Thomas and Brooke Husic. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: January 29, 2023 – In a Perfect World by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 7 by Nate Cardin. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Formal Females by Diane Epperson. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) The Final Frontier by Rich Katz. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: KEEP IT SHORT: Vowel-Wise by Mark McClain. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 25 by Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: The Little Things by Stella Zawistowski. .puz.
USA Today: Break Even by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Freezer Packs by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

Beneath The Surface: Beneath The Surface Cryptic #15 by Kyle Dolan. Online, .pdf, .puz.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic #108 by Steve Mossberg. Subscribe at link.
Tales From The Cryptic: Naked Swimmer – 7×7 🌓 by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,98 .pdf, online.
Financial Times: FT News Puzzle: January by Julius. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Skinny. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, Prasanna Seshadri. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Patrick Berry. .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

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Club 72: Freestyle 781 by Tim Croce. .puz, .pdf.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, January 25 (Mini) by Irene Hao. .pdf, online.
MEOW: Size Matters (Meta) by DrTom. .puz, .pdf, online.
Olio Grids: Waiting by Brian Callahan. .pdf, online.
Tough As Nails: Tough as Nails Themeless #80 by Stella Zawistowski. .puz, .pdf
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Autostraddle: Autostraddle Mini — January 25, 2023 by Brooke Husic. .pdf, online.
AVCX: ($) Foreign Interventions by David Karp. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 25, 2023 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #112: uncomf (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Planet Crossword: Slide Right In by Taylor Johnson. Online.

The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
The Crosswords Club: ($) CD Changers: The switch is on. by Chloe Fisher. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday by Stella Zawistowski. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Stan Newman. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: That’s My Song, Wed, Jan 25, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: by Emma Lawson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
McKinsey: It’s a Formality by Peter Gordon. .pdf, online.
The Modern Crossword: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) It Figures by Bruce Venzke and Stella Zawistowski. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) by Nancy Serrano-Wu. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 by Patrick Berry. .pdf, online.
Newsday: All the Hits by Steve Faiella. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Ray Terrell. Online.
Universal: Too Much of a Good Thing by Emma Oxford and Will Pfadenhauer. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Cooking Vessels by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Gemini Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Head Fakes by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Andrew White & Pete Muller. Online, .pdf.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Sad Caprice by Ben Robinson Online.
Crossweird Puzzles: Cryptic One by Dob Olino. .puz, .pdf, online.
Good Clues For People Who Love Bad Clues: Another Cryptic Oh No by Frisco17. .puz, .pdf, online.
Some Variety: As Specified by Elgel online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,314 by Bradman. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 28,976 by Imogen. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Eccles. .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, January 22, 2023

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Pandora’s Blocks: Roll the Dice (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Rossword Puzzles: Pilot Programs by Dr. Jessie & Mr. Ross Trudeau. .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 22, 2023 by Ada Nicolle. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Sounds Fishy by Joon Pahk. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Chain Reaction by anonymous987. Online.

The Atlantic: by Kelsey Dixon and Matthew Stock. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Hot Commodities by Jeff Chen. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Todd McClary. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Happy Birthday, Chef, Sun, Jan 22, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Patti Varol. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Play It Again by Alan Massengill & Doug Peterson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: January 22, 2023 – Business Made Simple by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 6 by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) APB by Joy M. Andrews. Reissues from 2003.
New York Times: ($) With Ease by Garrett Chalfin. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: WATER LOG: For Which You’ll Stay Dry by Gary M. Larson. Online, .pdfbackup online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 24 by Trent H. Evans. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Change the Game by Seth Bisen-Hersh. .puz.
USA Today: Year of the Rabbit by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Captain Obvious Goes to the Art Museum by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: No Brainer by Ambrosia. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic by Larry Kline. Subscribe at link.
Tales from the Cryptic: Cryptic Mini #000000001 by Bob Weisz. Online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,979 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hoskins. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Puns and Anagrams by Mark Diehl. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo and Patrick Berry and Prasanna Seshadri. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Neville Fogarty. .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 1, 2023

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Haymarket’s Squares: *party noises here* by ariel haymarket. .puz, .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: That’s Life! by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Pandora’s Blocks: Count Off Into Teams (Meta) by Will Pfadenhauer. .puz, .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: Time for a Change by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Puzzles That Need A Home: cant touch this by bt. .puz, .pdf, online.
World of Crosswords: themeless 127 by Marya and Carla. Online.

AVCX: ($) Down for the Count by Adam Wagner and Jeff Chen. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 1, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
Premier Crosswordby Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Divide and Conquer by orange_marker. Online.

The Atlantic: by Mike Graczyk. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: by Tracy Bennett. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Sorry to See You Go, Thu Dec 29, 2022 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Playonline.
Los Angeles Times: Before Tea by Laura Effinger-Dean & Christina Iverson. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
LA Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: January 1, 2023 – Catch of the Day by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 3 by Amanda Rafkin. Online, .pdf.
New York Times: ($) In Play by Adam Wagner, Michael Lieberman, and Rafael Musa. Online, .pdf, app.
NYT Monthly Bonus: National Science Fiction Day by Fred Piscop. Online, .pdf, .puz.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: RUMOR HAS IT by Jerry Clarkson. Online, .pdfbackup online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 22 by Rafael Musa. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Dancing With the Stars by Drew Schmenner. .puz.
USA Today: 1/1 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Out With the Old, In With the New by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

KJB: A Speech by Binder. Online.
Puzzle Tome: Stopovers (Cryptic) .pdf, online.
Square Chase: ($) Back For More (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 3,976 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Raich. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) A Little Variety by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, and Prasanna Seshadri. .pdf, online.
The New Yorker Cryptic: Cryptic by Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto. .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