Every month, The New York Times publishes a bonus crossword puzzle for subscribers. The puzzles are designed to have the difficulty of an early-week puzzle and to use the theme throughout. The theme ...

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In August, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani hosted a citywide scavenger hunt, inviting voters to scour the boroughs in search of historic political sites. (Grand prize: a bag of chips.) ...

What’s a 14-letter word for someone who is obsessed with puzzles? That would be a cruciverbalist, which also happens to be a perfect word to describe Healdsburg resident Katja Brinck. Brinck, 48, is a ...

On a chilly January night in 1924, fledgling publisher Richard Simon was having dinner with his Aunt Wixie when she asked if he knew where she could buy a book of crossword puzzles. None existed. At ...

Crosswords are one of the most popular games around, and for one key reason, and the best crossword app Android has made it so much easier for crossword fans. These entertain the mind while also ...