Crossword puzzles are now a staple of newspapers, but that wasn’t always the case. The first modern crossword, as we know it ...

With the smooth though speedy hands of a surgeon, Loubud’s co-proprietor Paul Hughes recently started hand-cutting jigsaw ...

On an average day, tens of millions of people visit The New York Times Games section to solve the latest crossword puzzle, keep their Wordle streak alive, or see if they can figure out the mystery of ...

If you're a fan of Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and other New York Times games and puzzles, a new book may have you excitedly reaching for your thinking cap. "Puzzle Mania," a collection edited ...

The title of this puzzle, “Same Difference,” spoiled nothing for me, but it is a perfect description of what’s happening here ...

Author and gaming expert Barry Joseph uncovers a hidden side of Stephen Sondheim in Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Puzzles ...

He was the main whiz behind a crossword variation for The Times, whose readers delighted in his anagrams and sometimes groan-inducing wordplay. (Try one yourself.) Mel Taub in the 1950s or ’60s. His ...

Wordle is one of the most popular daily puzzle games offered by The New York Times. The game was created by a software ...