The entry REBUS last appeared in the New York Times Crossword on June 18 in a puzzle by the constructor Ricky Cruz, and it has been in the Crossword 90 times. It is a fairly regular element in ...

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 ...

A look at one of the entries that fooled solvers in last week’s puzzles. By Isaac Aronow “The Simpsons” is a show of many catchphrases, and few characters use them like Springfield’s most ...

TABOR has appeared in the New York Times Crossword 71 times, most recently in the Thursday, Jan. 7 puzzle by Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar. How It Might Be Clued “Small drum,” “Drum ...

The entry that stumped most solvers in last week’s crossword puzzles was DECKLE, which made its third New York Times Crossword appearance in the Sat., July 4 puzzle by Peter Wentz.

The term ABEAM has appeared in the Crossword a total of 127 times, yet many solvers missed the recent entry, which was clued as “Crossing the keel.” The keel is the centerline from the front ...

A look at one of the entries that fooled solvers in last week’s puzzles. ... AZO has appeared 81 times in the New York Times Crossword, most recently in the Thursday, ...

A look at one of the entries that fooled solvers in last week’s puzzles. By Deb Amlen IROC has appeared in The New York Times a total of 23 times, yet in the Tuesday, May 7 crossword by Ross ...

A look at one of the entries that fooled solvers in last week’s puzzles. By Deb Amlen The entry FIAT has appeared in the New York Times Crossword 151 times, where it has been clued as both the ...

A look at one of the entries that fooled solvers in last week’s puzzles. By Deb Amlen For millions of years, nine (possibly more) species of large, emu-like birds known as MOAs inhabited New ...

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.