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WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Monday’s and Tuesday’s crosswords were enigmatic; it took me a minute or so after completing each grid for the themes to come into focus. I’d say that today’s crossword theme has ...

Solving a New York Times crossword is not easy, but it should be satisfying. Even if you only get a few answers the first few times, keep on solving. It just gets easier – and better – from there.

The Super Mega Crossword in this year’s Puzzle Mania section is 50x50. Call in reinforcements if necessary. By Deb Amlen We ask that no spoilers be posted in the comments. If you would like to ...

Celeste Sloman for The New York Times. By Alexandria Symonds. April 1, 2019. ... Amlen’s first-ever published crossword, in 2004, was a Sunday puzzle in The Times — quite a feat.) ...

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a New York Times editor made the decision to run a crossword puzzle in the paper to offer relief to its war-weary readers. Seventy-five years later, The New York ...