Mr. Newton created such a memorable puzzle that its reverberations continue to this day. To quote Caitlin Lovinger in this ...

Connections is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Connections ...

THURSDAY PUZZLE — John Kugelman has achieved something exceptional in today’s crossword, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that my hand flew to my mouth when the puzzle’s theme hit me. So here I am, ...

This page contains spoilers for today’s puzzle. Solve Wordle first, or scroll at your own risk. Wordle is released at ...

Strands is released at midnight in your time zone. To accommodate players around the world, we publish two Strands Sidekicks ...

So when the revealer tells us that “Bingo!” is [a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues?], the calls in question are likely to B found hovering near a certain ...

A question I often hear as the puzzle’s writer is, simply: “What were you thinking?” It’s a question I find myself asking the solver, too.

This month’s reality television themed grid was co-constructed by Christina Iverson and Gabby Windey. By Everdeen Mason Everdeen Mason is the editorial director of New York Times Games and a devoted ...

Learn about how the game’s editor makes the boards. When we first released Connections in 2023, Wyna Liu, the game’s editor, wrote about her approach to creating the boards. Now, a thousand puzzles ...

Wardle, who is from Wales, said he played cryptic crosswords when he was younger. But he didn’t really get into them until he ...

Adrian Johnson opens our solving weekend.

Speak of the devil! It’s John Ewbank. By Sam Corbin THURSDAY PUZZLE — If John Ewbank’s crossword puzzle struck you as a 3-Down, come sit by me. Yes, there’s a rebus element in the grid. Yes, there are ...