Crossword creator Anna Shechtman discusses the work that goes into puzzle-making for outlets like the New York Times and the New Yorker. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support ...

Crossword constructors volunteer their time to help underrepresented populations get published. By Deb Amlen One not-so-well-kept secret on the puzzle-making side of the business is that your favorite ...

Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. There are two types: Riddler Express for those of you who want ...

Find the answer for Decide not to make an issue of something from the people who brought you the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

If Michael Whyte could create crossword puzzles as a profession, it’d be a no-brainer for him. However, he acknowledges that wouldn’t be feasible in today’s world, where printed puzzles are a fading ...

Katja Brinck, a passionate crossword puzzle fanatic from Healdsburg, competes in national competitions and creates crossword puzzles for USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and puzzle apps. Our Sunday ...

There must be a particular type of person who is drawn to crossword puzzles. First of all, people who spend part of each day on crossword puzzles must love words. I suspect that if a person doesn’t ...

Two men who have ties to Guam created a crossword puzzle in the island's shape in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan's landing. Jim Peredo and Alex Eaton-Salners worked ...

The New York Times' crossword puzzle has been challenging minds for 75 years now, and our favorite astrophysicist is pretty psyched about it. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the crossword — which ...