How your daily crossword could subtly be affecting your political views - In a new book, a veteran crossword constructor ...

Officials reportedly found bullet casings with the words "deny," "defend," and "depose" on them at Brian Thompson's murder scene. The words are similar to the title of a 2010 book about the insurance ...

Richard Silvestri comes in hot with a difficult puzzle. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — This is Richard Silvestri’s 50th cryptic crossword for The New York Times, and I hope you’re up for a ...

Tensions mount, uncertainty looms, words take on a rather threatening aspect. HT Puzzles' Kabir Firaque writes on being stuck ...

Welcome to Fifteen Minutes first-ever (to my knowledge) cryptic crossword. Cryptics are the trickier and weirder British cousin of normal crosswords. Whereas a normal crossword’s clues only have a ...

Among the most challenging crossword puzzles are those in which the answers are hidden in the clues themselves. These are aptly called cryptic. For example, what is the answer to Used to be healthy, ...

Crosswords, inexplicably, are more popular than ever. The New York Times alone apparently has more than 28 million people playing its word games. (Speaking of which, have you tried Slate’s?) Something ...

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?