Over 1,900 words appeared for the first time in our puzzles last year. By Jim Horne and Jeff Chen Jim and Jeff run the website XWord Info, an archive of Times Crosswords stats and insights ...

The oldest and most famous game of The New York Times, the crossword puzzle, ... The groups range in difficulty, and often the answer is not fully discovered, rarely ever in the first attempt.

In 1942, the Times decided to start a Sunday crossword puzzle, and asked me to be editor. Our three children were no longer babies, so I accepted, and I’ve been here ever since. We added the ...

Placing a Sunday crossword in the New York Times is a major achievement for anyone, but it’s particularly impressive when you’re still in high school. Garrett Chalfin, an 18-year-old finishing ...