Learn how to crochet a beautiful Montessori-inspired puzzle ball step by step! Perfect for babies and toddlers, and a fun ...

Place all six chess pieces onto matching rooms you’ve drafted to solve the puzzle. This can be especially difficult — the rarest rooms are the King and Queen piece rooms.

Puzzle lovers who don’t subscribe to the print edition line up wherever The Times is sold, patiently waiting for it. This year, Puzzle Mania will be in the Sunday, Dec. 17, paper.