Thursday, April 24, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1777: A DJ at the Races by Brendan Emmett Quigley.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords: ($) How Insulting! by Barb Olson. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: April 24, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Fireball: ($) Oh, That’s Just Perfect! by Lydia Roth and Will Eisenberg. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: A Sporting Chance by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
M & M Crosswords: Yes, I Like Piña Coladas by Martina Waluk.
The New Dork Times: ($) New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 85 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
Provincetown Independent: Off to the Races by Sophia Maymudes. .pdf, .puz only
Puzzmo: Put a Pin in It by emily b. Online only
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 4/24/25 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Real Puzzling Stuff: Hooked on Phonics (Themed, 4/23/25) by Ryan Patrick Smith.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Matthew Stock. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco.
The Columbia Spectator: Daily Mini: 04/24/2025 by Olivia Barbieri.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crossword Flow: ($) Gym Class Outside by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday by Tracy Bennett. 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: Mama Said Check This Out, Weds. April 23, 2025 by Matt Gaffney.
The Daily Northwestern: Daily Mini Crossword, April 24, 2025 by Carlotta Angiolillo.
The Daily Pennsylvanian: Daily Puzzle
Daily POP Crosswords: by Neville Fogarty. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
The Daily Princetonian: Emerald (Mini) by Abigail Zhang. Online 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
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online only
Morning Brew: Brew Mini: Warrior by Jack Murtagh.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
Vulture 10×10: The Sunrise Puzzle by Malaika Handa.
WashU Student Life : Stay Hydrated by Vinisha Tripathi.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Zachary Schiff. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Byron Walden. Reissues from 2007.
New York Times: ($) by Kathleen Duncan.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword: Thursday, April 24, 2025 by Mollie Cowger.
Newsday: 4/24/25 First Experts by Mark McClain. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online only
Universal: ($) Walking Tall by Guilherme Gilioli. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Split the Pole by Zachary Edward-Brown.
The Wall Street Journal: Just Ignore It by Zhouqin Burnikel. Direct link to .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.

Aries Puzzles: Section Eight #3 – Harder by Andrew J. Ries.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,677 by Pangakupu.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.

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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

 

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

BEQ: CROSSWORD #1750: Themeless Monday by Brendan Emmett Quigley. .puz, .pdf, online.
Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Brian Gubin: I didn’t know I could sing by Brian Gubin. .puz, .pdf.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 21, 2025 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik. .pdf, online.
Crossword Nation: ($) Time Marches On! by Elizabeth C. Gorski. Subscribe at link.
Crosswords by Alisya: Mini: “i suggest you do a little homework” by alisya. .pdf, online.
Dana’s Crosswords: Mini: Partner Dance by Dana Silver. Online at Crosswordr.
Defector: ($) The Crossword, Jan. 20: Passing Through by Hanh Huynh. Subscribe at link.
Fireball Newsflash: ($) Fireball Newsflash Crosswords #1, 1/20/25 by Peter Gordon. Subscribe at link.
Hyperallergic: Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: January 2025 by Natan Last. .pdf, online.
Jeff’s Puzzles: As Dr. King Said by Jeff Linder. .puz, .pdf, online.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #203: so last week (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
LuterCross: Heavy Lifting by Matthew Luter. .pdf, .puz, online.
Metas On A Tuesday: Almost An Anthem (Meta) by benchen71. .puz, .pdf, online.
Moose’s Musings: Inauguration Day 2025 by Moose Dixon. Online at Crosswordr.
Puzzmo: Can You Flex? by Stella Zawistowski. Online.

Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Kelsey Dixon. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Igor Ryzhkov. iPad-exclusive app.
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: TV Tuesday by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Fred Piscop. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: A Man of Few Words, Tues. Jan. 21, 2025 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, online.
Fordham Observer: Monday, January 13 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Tuesday, January 14 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, January 15 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, January 19 (Mini) by Abby Grunzinger. .pdf, online.
Frank Virzi: Mini #110 (5×5) by Frank Virzi. Online at Crosswordr.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini .pdf, online.
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre. .pdf, online.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney .pdf, online.
The Michigan Daily: The Mini. Online.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 by Tim Croce. Online, .pdf.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 by Quiara Vasquez. Online, .pdf.
Vox: by Juliana Tringali Golden. .pdf, online.
Vulture 10×10: The Ape Puzzle by Malaika Handa. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar. .pdf, online.
CNN: Daily Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer. Online.
Los Angeles Times: by Janice Luttrell. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
New York Sun: ($) Not the Best Puzzle Ever by Fred Piscop. Reissues from 2006.
New York Times: ($) by Dan Caprera. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Wyna Liu. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 by Aimee Lucido. .pdf, online.
Newsday: 1/21/25 Edible Cylinders by Fred Piscop. Online .pdf
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online.
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Russell Henwood. Online.
Universal: ($) Self-Transformation by Zachary Schiff. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Singin’ in the Rain by Matthew Stock. Online, .pdf, app.
The Wall Street Journal: Foiled Again! by Mike Shenk. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

Garden Party: ($) Rows Garden #8.3 by Michael Blake. Subscribe at link.
Keynesian Cryptics: Running Late by Jack H Keynes. .pdf, online.
Outside The Box: ($) Rows Garden #10.19 by joon pahk. Subscribe at link.

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,597 by Philistine. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online.

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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, January 15, 2024

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini #12 by Mazie Witter. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
The Michigan Daily: January 14 by Pavan Kannan. Online.
Monday Fills: Water Down by Dave Murchie. .puz, .pdf, online.
Muggle Meta Mondays: It’s Current, See? (Meta) by schmidzy. .puz, .pdf.
Words Xing: Themeless #17 by Brendan W. Sullivan. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

Atlas Obscura: Farm Girls by Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikel. .puz, .pdf, online.
Autostraddle: Mini Crossword Only Makes Houses Out of Practical Materials by Kate Hawkins. .pdf, online.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 15, 2024 by Kelsey Dixon. .pdf, online.
Lil AVC X: ($) Deciphering the Grid Art Is Left as an Exercise to the Solver by Rafael Musa. Subscribe at link.
Puzzmo: We Will Remember by kate chin park. Online.

Apple News: ($) Shake Shack by Rafael Musa. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Erik Agard. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Paolo Pasco. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Movie Monday by Caitlin Reid. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Nate Cardin. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Doug Peterson. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: It Was Twenty Years Ago Today, Mon. Jan. 15, 2024 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: by Zachary Schiff. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
The Modern Crossword: Monday, January 15, 2024 by Erik Agard. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Special K by Steve Salmon. Reissues from 2005.
New York Times: ($) by Peter A. Collins. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
The New Yorker: The Crossword: Monday, January 15, 2024 by Wyna Liu. .pdf, online.
Newsday: Small Appliances by Stella Zawistowski. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by James Brydon. Online.
Universal: Everything’s Still in One Piece by Jeffrey Martinovic and Evan Park. Online, pdf. .puz.
USA Today: Fresh and Tasty (Freestyle) by David Karp. Online, .pdf, app.
Vox: by Patrick Blindauer. .pdf, online.
The Wall Street Journal: Sweet Adeline by Andrea Carla Michaels & Jeff Jerome. Online, .pdf. .puz.
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo. Online, .pdf.

BEQ Marching Bands: ($) Marching Bands #9.20 by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Subscribe at link.
The Crossword Scholar: Sneaky Six #3: Theme Not Included by Aaron Riccio. .puz, .pdf, online.
Mad Dog Cryptics: #19 by Terry Brennan .puz, .pdf.
Redhead64: PUZZLE #474: Color Wheels 5 .pdf.
Square Chase: ($) 50/50 (Variety Cryptic) by Steve Mossberg. Patreon subscription.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Steve’s Cryptic Crosswords: Puzzle 355 by Steve Townsend. Online.

Financial Times: FT Crossword: Number 17,629 by Falcon. .pdf.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,279 by Vulcan. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: 14072 by Afterdark. .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Italicus. .pdf, online.

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

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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 Sally’s Take | 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

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache. .pdf, online.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Fordham Observer: Sunday, July 16 (Mini) by Ana Kevorkian. .pdf, online.
M & M Crosswords: Everybody Dance Now by Martina Waluk. .pdf, online.
Pun Of A Kind: Back in Time by Mikey G. .puz, .pdf, online.
Sunday Summer Substitute: Double Dealing (Meta) by Wendy Walker. .puz, .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.
YourPuzzleSource: Weekly 15×15 by Phil Fraas. .pdf, online.

A-to-Z Crosswords: ($) Puzzle #21 by Peter Gordon & Frank Longo. Subscribe at link.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: July 16, 2023 by Will Nediger. .pdf, online.
The Hub Crossword: ($) Six Consonants in a Row by Brendan Emmett Quigley. Patreon subscription.
Premier Crossword: by Frank Longo. .pdf, online.
Sporcle: Heat Waves by metashades. Online.

The Atlantic: by Caleb Madison. .pdf, online.
Barrons: Heavy Metal by Mark McClain. .pdf, online.
Crosswords with Friends: Sunday Funday by Jeff Chen. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel. App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle by Patrick Berry. App Store | Google Play
Daily Beast: Reality Check, Sun, Jul 16, 2023 by Matt Gaffney. .pdf, online.
Daily POP Crosswords: by Beth Rubin. App Store | Google Play, online.
Los Angeles Times: You Don’t Belong Here by Zachary Schiff & Shannon Rapp. Online, pdf. Free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski. Online.
Merl Reagle Archives: July 16, 2023 – Spooner or Later by Merl Reagle. Online, .pdf.
The Modern Crossword: Themeless 31 by Adrian Johnson. Online, .pdf.
New York Sun: ($) Warrior by Ed Early. Reissues from 2004.
New York Times: ($) The Game Is Afoot by Michael Schlossberg. Online, .pdf, app.
New York Times Mini: by Joel Fagliano. Online, app.
Newsday: CIRCULAR REASONING: With a 110 Across Trick by Gary M. Larson. Online, .pdf, backup online.
PlayFour: Daily Puzzle. Online
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic by Steve Bartlett. Online.
Universal: Themeless Sunday 42 by Adrian Johnson. Online, pdf. .puz.
Universal Sunday: Silent Films by Michael Berg. .puz.
USA Today: Lash Lift by Zhouqin Burnikel. Online, .pdf, app.
Washington Post: Imaginary Creatures by Evan Birnholz. Online, .pdf. .puz.

1Across: A to ZED by Saral. .pdf, online.
The Browser: ($) Cryptic by Viresh Ratnakar. Subscribe at link.
Squared Away: Daily Puzzle. Online.
Tales From The Cryptic: “Tattered Moccasins” 9×9 (3/5) by Bob Weisz. .pdf, online.

Everyman Cryptic: Everyman crossword No 4,004 .pdf, online.
The Globe and Mail: The Daily Cryptic Crossword. .pdf, online.
The Hindu Cryptic: ($) The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword by Hoskins. .pdf, online.
New York Times Variety: ($) Acrostic by David Balton and Jane Stewart. .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