This puzzle often is cited as the first crossword puzzle. By the 1920s, the country was immersed in a sort of crossword frenzy. According to The New York Times, the New York Public Library was ...

On its 100th anniversary, ‘King of the Crossword’ Merl Reagle spills on the strange origins of the puzzle—and his own favorite memories from decades of creating his own clues.

Crosswords Have Always Been a Solace in Times of Trouble. Here’s How the 20th Century’s Toughest Moments Shaped the Puzzle’s History ...

Puzzles are a relatively recent addition to daily newspapers. The first crossword puzzle appeared in Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World only 106 years ago. Here’s a look at how your favorite ...

Michael Sharp reviews "The Curious History of the Crossword: 100 Puzzles From Then and Now," by Ben Tausig. A cultural study of crosswords interspersed with specimens from their 100-year history.

Crossword puzzles are now a commonplace activity over coffee in the morning, on the couch at night, or any time and place in between. But when the World published the first crossword puzzle 111 ...

The crossword community buzzed approvingly when the New York Times kicked off Black History Month in February with a week of puzzles built by Black constructors.

How the Expanded Crossword Name Database helps decolonize the puzzle. By Erica Hsiung Wojcik Crossword puzzles have an inclusivity problem. In the past decade, people in the puzzle community have ...

Most recently, BRA appeared in the Monday puzzle, constructed by Sam Acker. “Undergarment with cups,” three letters: BRA. Bras have a layered history when it comes to the New York Times Crossword.

Michael Sharp reviews "The Curious History of the Crossword: 100 Puzzles From Then and Now," by Ben Tausig. A cultural study of crosswords interspersed with specimens from their 100-year history.