I have three puzzle-related announcements, two of which are good but the other is sad. I’m going to start with the sad one.
Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee ...
According to one physicist, the answer is simple: Percolation. “When a statistical physicist looks at a partially solved crossword puzzle, she or he sees immediately a percolation problem ...