796 Sentences With "puzzle"

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JIGSAW PUZZLE, PUZZLE PIECE, PUZZLE COMPETITION … PUZZLE PIECE (11) is kind of interesting, because it could be reparsed (punnily) as a piece of music played while solving a puzzle. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — This puzzle by Andy Kravis is just outstanding in every way a Friday puzzle could be outstanding. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — You can solve a Friday crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — This is Randy Ross's 250th Sunday puzzle! from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — Welcome to our first acrostic puzzle of 2016! from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — I was of two minds about today's puzzle. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Sometimes a Wednesday puzzle plays like a Thursday. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — This puzzle by Damon Gulczynski spoke to me. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Last weekend was the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Can a puzzle gleam with burnished self-assurance? from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — I love a puzzle that holds its secrets. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Dear reader, there are instructions to this puzzle. from The New York Times
You're thinking that the Thursday puzzle was easier than the Wednesday puzzle, primarily because we had our rebus in the Wednesday puzzle. from The New York Times
KenKen puzzle Solution My first puzzle was published in the Times in 2015, and it was only the fourth puzzle I ever constructed. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Not all Monday puzzle themes are completely straightforward. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Sometimes a puzzle just hits your sweet spot. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — I love a Patrick Blindauer Sunday puzzle, don't you? from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Alan Arbesfeld makes a mean midweek puzzle, doesn't he? from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — This is a perfect puzzle for a Friday. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Anybody else feeling hungry after solving Patrick Blindauer's puzzle? from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle is special for a few reasons. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Saturday is the 78th anniversary of the Times puzzle. from The New York Times
Uniclue puzzle, two intersecting entries share a clue, clever puzzle. Bueno. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle by Peter A. Collins solved almost like a Schrödinger's experiment: Before you solve, even as you solve, you're not quite sure whether this is a puzzle about golf or a puzzle about dogs. from The New York Times
It's like a big puzzle, we need to put the puzzle together. from Reuters
MONDAY PUZZLE — I really hope this puzzle didn't induce panic in anyone! from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle is the debut crossword of Brian Cox. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — I had two reactions to this puzzle by Ross Trudeau. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — Let's say you've never picked up a crossword puzzle before. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — UPDATE regarding the Mega Puzzle in the Sunday, December 18, 2016 Puzzle Mania print insert: There are two 387D numbers in the grid. from The New York Times
If a puzzle has only three theme entries, like Mr. Halperin's puzzle, that doesn't necessarily mean that the puzzle suffers from a dearth of theme material. from The New York Times
It's a piece in the puzzle, and the puzzle is always in flux. from Vice
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Puzzle makers: They're just like us, or so I'm told. from The New York Times
This puzzle has a feature that teaches a good lesson in puzzle solving. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — I liked the overall sassiness of this puzzle by Robyn Weintraub. from The New York Times
Today's puzzle is what some people in the business call a "uniclue" puzzle. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — This puzzle by Brad Wilber was delightfully unexpected for two reasons. from The New York Times
Although she is ever-present, she is elusive, a puzzle inside a puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Upon my word, I had fun figuring out today's puzzle. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — This puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld made for an interesting solving experience. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — You want a Friday puzzle to give you a hard time. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle took me about twice as long as yesterday's. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — Gosh, and just yesterday I was calling the Thursday puzzle abrasive. from The New York Times
This puzzle grew out of a failed attempt to construct a different puzzle. from The New York Times
Some days you get the puzzle, and some days the puzzle gets you. from The New York Times
But here our PUZZLE PIECE will be a song about something puzzle related. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Mel Taub returns with a fun Puns and Anagrams puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Puns and Anagrams are two ingredients in a cryptic puzzle, also called a "British puzzle" after its popularity in England (and much of Europe). from The New York Times
Here, PUZZLE PIECE is still about a PUZZLE, although here it's changed a little from a jigsaw puzzle to a crossword, so there's a little twist there. from The New York Times
"This one's no picnic," the Puzzle Man said as he held a completed puzzle. from Fox News
FRIDAY PUZZLE — A puzzle by Robyn Weintraub that fought me, then yielded to me. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Today, Timothy Polin merges wacky definitions and sports in a crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
That includes Angry Birds, Disney's Tsum Tsum puzzle game, Sonic Jump, and Puzzle & Dragons. from The Verge
In The Witness I found myself solving puzzle after puzzle hoping to be moved. from Vice
The allergy puzzle In 1987, Dr Sheryl van Nunen was confronted with a puzzle. from CNN
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — UPDATE: The earlier version of the web puzzle has been fixed. from The New York Times
If you're thinking about submitting a puzzle, check out our crossword puzzle submission guidelines. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Fred Piscop is back with a very tricky "Split Decisions" puzzle. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — A tricky yet important puzzle by Johanna Fenimore and Jeff Chen today. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — No one solves a crossword puzzle the same way as anyone else. from The New York Times
And any puzzle with Alan RICKMAN in it is a good puzzle, I say. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — I am always impressed by the generosity of our puzzle constructors. from The New York Times
The FUZZY MATH puzzle was rejected, and the JAZZ HANDS puzzle … was also rejected. from The New York Times
That's the kind of puzzle I wanted to bestow on the puzzle-solving community. from The New York Times
Take, for instance, the puzzle she provided for the 2008 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — If you're dipping your toe in the variety puzzle pool, welcome! from The New York Times
I guess technically the puzzle has a mini-theme, but nothing else in the puzzle relates to those terms, so the rest of the puzzle is basically themeless. from The New York Times
I think this greatly enhanced the puzzle; in effect, it became a puzzle within a puzzle, giving the solver the task of deciphering the interactive word/definition chain. from The New York Times
Here, PUZZLE PIECE — clued as "crossword enthusiast's favorite song" — is still about a PUZZLE, although it's changed a bit from a jigsaw puzzle, so there's a little twist there. from The New York Times
"It's like a puzzle, putting the puzzle together until there is some success," she said. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE —This was an excellent, juicy puzzle by a master of Saturdays, Byron Walden. from The New York Times
My dad was visibly enthusiastic as we went from screen to screen, puzzle to puzzle. from Vice
VARIETY PUZZLE COLUMN Open the throttle and get ready to battle this Will Shortz puzzle. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — You might need some earplugs to get through today's puzzle by Roland Huget. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — What a delight it is to get a theme puzzle on a Saturday! from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Amanda Chung and Karl Ni return with a delightfully smooth and noisy puzzle. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — In two respects, this puzzle brought to mind an expression we all know. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle is unique and charming — a debut, with a nice back story. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — You don't need me to tell you that this puzzle is unusual. from The New York Times
Puzzle lovers can always depend on her to offer a smooth-solving and delightful puzzle. from The New York Times
The theme for this puzzle was too easy for Fireball Crosswords, my superhard subscription puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — I really love a tough Friday puzzle, if only after the fact. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Today we have a special treat for the Puns and Anagrams puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle from Mr. Shortz asks us to know our country's cities. from The New York Times
It should be a puzzle for me, and it should be a puzzle for you. from Hyperallergic
SATURDAY PUZZLE — It's a RED LETTER day when we get a Brad Wilber/Doug Peterson puzzle. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — David Steinberg sure knows how to open a puzzle in a most surprising way. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — I suppose the Friday puzzle, compared to Thursday, is a bit like pure vs. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Keep your eye on those shaded/circled squares in Adam G. Perl's puzzle. from The New York Times
It's an immersive evening of puzzle solving, cryptology and illusions … that begins with a puzzle room. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — I predict this puzzle by David Steinberg will be a divisive one for solvers. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — What is the difference, in your mind, between a Monday and a Tuesday puzzle? from The New York Times
The puzzle is a personal milestone for a second reason: This is my tenth NYT puzzle! from The New York Times
She does the crossword puzzle every morning and always has a jigsaw puzzle going at home. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Alex Eaton-Salners is back, and he's dealing up a pretty easy Tuesday puzzle. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — A nice, smooth, easy-to-complete crossword puzzle, that's what we need on Mondays. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Getting a foothold in a puzzle like today's, by Timothy Polin, is important. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — A quick column today, to go with Daniel Mauer's smooth, fast-solving Monday puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Rugged John Guzzetta is back with his second challenging Saturday puzzle in 2018. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Here's a pro tip for solving: Never make snap judgments about a puzzle. from The New York Times
Perhaps that is because this is a Tuesday puzzle, as opposed to last year's Wednesday puzzle. from The New York Times
He wrote clues for a puzzle in 2007; the Friday puzzle was not his first crossword. from The New York Times
For my money, it's the puzzle-solving experience as a whole that makes a good puzzle. from The New York Times
A time limit on puzzle building never worked, because she could not leave a puzzle unfinished. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — A fairly laborious workout today, but not because the puzzle is a slog. from The New York Times
We all know what a "puzzle piece" is: It's something that fits into a jigsaw puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — I approach the Thursday puzzle each week with a maximum expectation for shenanigans. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — The title of today's puzzle gives away a lot of the theme of the puzzle, and what fascinated me about it was how our brains interpret that information. from The New York Times
The first puzzle in this puzzle game is one of perspective: Am I going up, or forward? from Wired
Replica is a puzzle game where the puzzle is cracking someone else's passwords to invade their privacy. from Vice
But unlike my favorite 1,000-piece puzzle, the puzzle of my taxes comes together on my computer. from Business Insider
SUNDAY PUZZLE — If you thought that 0003 went by quickly, just try this puzzle by David Woolf. from The New York Times
If you're doing a puzzle in the game, you just have to make it a fun puzzle. from Vice
This puzzle is ultimately the offspring of a prior themeless puzzle that was rejected in January 2017. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — If you can't afford psychotherapy, I highly recommend giving crossword-puzzle constructing a try. from The New York Times
The bigger the bomb, the bigger the jigsaw puzzle and the smaller the pieces of that puzzle. from The New York Times
None of the four 13-letter words in this puzzle has appeared previously in a Times puzzle. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE COLUMN Even the greatest Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon puzzle was once just an acorn. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Never have I solved a puzzle that writes its own commentary, and I'll take it. from The New York Times
Puzzle 7 will be solved by all the attendees, and Puzzle 8 will be the final round. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Now that we've warmed up with the Monday puzzle, let's keep our momentum going. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — A very nice, 70-word themeless puzzle by Sam Trabucco to start our weekend. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — If you're gobsmacked by this meaty Saturday puzzle, come sit right here by me. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — This species of Sunday Variety puzzle is growing on me, I guess, like a fungus. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — By Friday, you should be ready for a good fight with your crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — This enjoyable Saturday puzzle by Peter Wentz is full of inside jokes, I think. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Be it ever so humble, there is no place like the daily crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Anyone willing to take a chance on whether you can finish Ross Trudeau's crossword puzzle? from The New York Times
The puzzle by Randolph Ross that is running in the print paper is clearly the wrong puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — It's always nice when you get more bang for your buck with a puzzle. from The New York Times
Did you need much guidance from The New York Times puzzle editors before your puzzle was accepted? from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — David Steinberg returns with a tricky and incredibly clean puzzle, considering his grid design. from The New York Times
No. Puzzle editors are nice people, and they will give you a fair assessment of your puzzle. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — It was that center square that kept bothering me as I solved Caleb Madison's puzzle. from The New York Times
And when you look closely at each constructor's work, you will eventually be able to hear their voice in the puzzle, making the connection between puzzle maker and puzzle solver that much stronger. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — If it's baseball season, there has to be a David Kahn puzzle around here somewhere. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — Today Will Shortz brings a new variety puzzle to The New York Times called Building Blocks. from The New York Times
The seed entry for this puzzle, POPCORN BRAIN, ironically got the puzzle rejected when I first submitted it. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Tracy Bennett is a fabulous crossword puzzle constructor, but I worry about her cooking skills. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — It is rare that I solve a puzzle and am surprised by the theme's revealer. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — A typically elegant acrostic today, just like the HORSES in Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon's puzzle. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Don't panic if you had trouble seeing the theme in Don Gagliardo's and Zhouqin Burnikel's puzzle. from The New York Times
The new indictments, then, are a piece in this larger puzzle — a puzzle that still isn't yet solved. from Vox
Like the puzzle-piece style artworks, the process of arranging small unique pieces together is itself a puzzle. from Vice
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Today's crossword by Tom McCoy is the type of puzzle that makes me rock out. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — When we solve a puzzle, there's always that point at which we hit a roadblock. from The New York Times
Blogs beyond The Times focus on critiquing the puzzle, and commenters often respond with attacks on puzzle makers. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Once again, I come to you to sing the praises of the hard, themeless puzzle. from The New York Times
CROSSWORD Because of a production error, this weekend's KenKen puzzle is a duplicate of the March 31 puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — You may have wondered: Why doesn't Will Shortz simply make and edit every puzzle himself? from The New York Times
A lot of care goes into making a Monday puzzle a Monday and a Tuesday puzzle a Tuesday. from The New York Times
O.K., maybe a crossword puzzle doesn't quite top that, but today's puzzle by Timothy Polin is still fun. from The New York Times
Puzzle Mania Were you one of the solvers who found the hidden message in the 2018 "Puzzle Mania"? from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — It's very hard to be an objective judge of a puzzle when the theme affects you personally, so I'll just admit that Ben Tausig's puzzle struck me right in the heart. from The New York Times
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords helped pioneer the blending of modern RPG and puzzle elements back in 2007. from The Verge
FRIDAY PUZZLE — This one by MaryLou Guizzo, in my opinion, was a great puzzle painted in sparkling, broad brushstrokes. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — This was a tough one and I worked very, very hard to finish Paula Gamache's Friday puzzle. from The New York Times
Let's hear what he has to say about his puzzle: I had a lot of fun making this puzzle. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — FRIENDs, when do you first recognize that a crossword puzzle might have a rebus element in it? from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — I did a fair amount of cooking and baking this weekend, while I worked on this puzzle. from The New York Times
I wish that I can develop more puzzle game and want people find the fun of the puzzle game. from The New York Times
Puzzle Fighter II TurboSome people call this game a "classic," and one of the best puzzle games ever made. from Vice
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Jerry Miccolis and Jeff Chen score today with a Tuesday puzzle that taught me something new. from The New York Times
I looked at the puzzle from time to time, but couldn't manage to get eight entries into one puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Today Andrew Kingsley gives us a minty fresh holiday puzzle that's bound to get you hooked. from The New York Times
Eventually, he invited me to the Westchester Crossword Puzzle Tournament, a low-key puzzle event he runs every fall. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — If you have a really sweeping knowledge of the dramatic arts, this puzzle probably made you glow. from The New York Times
O.K., here goes: If a puzzle reminds me of a Monty Python sketch, I automatically like the puzzle. There. from The New York Times
Even though this was my third accepted New York Times puzzle, it's my 10th puzzle to be published here. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — You say you want a harder Friday puzzle, maybe some unexpected twists and turns, do you? from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Have you ever started solving a crossword puzzle and felt like you could predict the outcome? from The New York Times
I'm thrilled to see my first published puzzle on my favorite day of the puzzle week: The Times's Thursday! from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Stu Ockman is back, and he has definitely caught crossword editor Will Shortz's attention with this puzzle. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — This is Olivia Mitra Framke's third puzzle in The New York Times, and her first weekday one. from The New York Times
A Friday puzzle will not solve like a Monday or Tuesday puzzle, and it's not reasonable to expect that. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — You have to like a puzzle based on one of the world's most famous comedy routines. from The New York Times
This is my seventh New York Times crossword puzzle; my last puzzle ran on a Wednesday in February 2017. from The New York Times
This is the man who put the word ZOLAESQUE in a puzzle at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament finals. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Do people do the Sunday crossword puzzle before the variety, or vice versa, as a rule? from The New York Times
The front of Sunday's special "Puzzle Mania!" section in The Times has the largest Spiral puzzle I've ever made. from The New York Times
For Monday's puzzle, Neil deGrasse Tyson and his old college acquaintance, veteran Times puzzle queen, Andrea Carla Michaels, had the honor of teaming up to create an out-of-this-world puzzle to stump fellow fans. from Mashable
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle is a first for The New York Times Crossword in one sense: It is the first time that Will Shortz has run a puzzle created by someone who is currently incarcerated. from The New York Times
I bring this up because today's puzzle by Joel Fagliano is all about grammar, and when I read the puzzle title, "Grammar Lesson," I was afraid that I might not be able to solve his puzzle. from The New York Times
Photo puzzle Date night will be extra fun when you and your partner put this puzzle together and see yourselves. from Mashable
A few months after this puzzle was accepted, Jeff Chen published a puzzle with a similar theme in another venue. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — John Guzzetta takes us into our solving weekend with a 70-word puzzle that has some fresh entries. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Josh Knapp is primarily a late-week constructor, and he's back today with a crunchy, lively Saturday puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — If you found yourself floundering in the center of today's puzzle, there's a good reason for it. from The New York Times
This puzzle is a milestone for me, in that it is my first themed puzzle in The New York Times. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — I love themes that keep me guessing until the end, and Damon Gulczynski's puzzle did just that. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Fear, or the lack of it, is such a great subject for a column about puzzle solving. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — This puzzle by Hal Moore really spoke to me, in what I'd call an endearing and eccentric voice. from The New York Times
An earlier version of this article stated that Finn Vigeland has a puzzle in the 2018 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — This is only Ryan McCarty's third Times puzzle; he's a Thursday/Saturday kind of guy, so far. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Making a good crossword puzzle means that constructors have to adhere to a lot of fussy little rules. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — If you're looking for a nice chewy Saturday puzzle, this example by Sam Ezersky fits the bill. from The New York Times
If you liked this puzzle, I make a mini puzzle ascending in difficulty and size every weekday for the Atlantic. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — This puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel was a delightful battle between solver and constructor, backed up by the editors. from The New York Times
I had, therefore, submitted the puzzle with easy clues, few of which would have been appropriate for a Thursday puzzle. from The New York Times
How do we put that puzzle together in the same way as we put the puzzle of the clothes together? from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — Today's crossword puzzle theme is a straightforward lesson by Alex Eaton-Salners on the origins of certain words. from The New York Times
Kathy Wienberg returns for her fourth New York Times crossword puzzle with a fun, Scrabbly puzzle and a helpful idea. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle teaches us a nonintuitive lesson: Sometimes, to gain clarity, one needs to cross one's eyes. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — I got so excited for the constructor Brad Wilber when I read the byline for this puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — A short one today, and I hope to be back in full force for the Thursday puzzle. from The New York Times
If you solved Mr. Pasco's puzzle and felt validated because these entries were in your puzzle, I'm happy for you. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — I have been waiting for a Stella Zawistowski puzzle, and we're lucky to get it on a weekend. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — A short one today, and I hope to be back in full force for the Thursday puzzle. from The New York Times
"Magpie Murders" is a double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don't often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers. from The New York Times
Anyway, a few notes on the puzzle: First, the northwest corner Down stack was definitely the basis for the puzzle. from The New York Times
If you're feeling good about solving a puzzle like today's, take a crack at Ms. Taylor's Sunday puzzle from 37. from The New York Times
If you're feeling good about solving a puzzle like today's, take a crack at Ms. Taylor's Sunday puzzle from 37. from The New York Times
This puzzle was accepted at almost exactly the same time (a year ago) as my "O Tannenbaum" puzzle from 2018. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — Aah, a nice new week, a fresh start, a Monday puzzle, something we can actually feel confident about. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Trenton Charlson is a recent but steady contributor to the Times puzzle; this is his Sunday debut and his 10th offering in a little less than two years (not counting a really inventive variety puzzle). from The New York Times
While the officials graded Puzzle 7, which was meant to shake out the top contenders, competitors and puzzle makers alike strutted their stuff with inside jokes, songs and performances about the joys and trials of crossword puzzle solving. from The New York Times
There is a pile of puzzle pieces, because puzzle-making is one of the calming things people are encouraged to do. from The New York Times
It combines elements of action role-playing games with match-3 puzzle gameplay, somewhat reminiscent of the RPG series Puzzle Quest. from The Verge
FRIDAY PUZZLE — Brighten up, buttercups, we've got a Patrick Berry puzzle to start our solving weekend and it's a good one. from The New York Times
Let's hear more about today's puzzle from Mr. Pasco: This puzzle came from the urge to put FITBIT in a crossword. from The New York Times
And the cluing is just right for a Tuesday puzzle, which probably has a lot to do with the puzzle editors. from The New York Times
By the way, given this puzzle and this puzzle, it might not surprise you that my mother is an accomplished artist. from The New York Times
It's very quiet in the ballroom right now, as solvers tackle Puzzle 7, the last puzzle that everyone will solve together. from The New York Times
Instead, this puzzle is just designed to encourage the overall enjoyment of the puzzle, with as clean a fill as possible. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Many solvers skip reading bylines and the Sunday puzzle titles and such, but I think that's a mistake. from The New York Times
MAGAZINE: PUZZLE The instruction for the diagramless puzzle on Page 2698 this weekend misstates the square in which 24637-Across begins. from The New York Times
MAGAZINE: PUZZLE The instruction for the diagramless puzzle on Page 61 this weekend misstates the square in which 1-Across begins. from The New York Times
Santa's Sleigh Wooden Chunky Puzzle, available at Amazon, $13.49The big pieces on this wooden puzzle are easy for toddlers to grasp. from Business Insider
"They might be used to fill in the pieces of the puzzle — the puzzle of Trump, Trump's financial operation," he said. from Business Insider
I'm very excited to publish my first New York Times crossword puzzle and to join an amazing group of puzzle creators! from The New York Times
The editors replied that the puzzle was O.K., but they already had a Halloween puzzle in mind for 2018 — sorry, Charlie. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — We haven't seen a puzzle from Jason Flinn in over a year, so I looked him up on xwordinfo. from The New York Times
MAGAZINE The "Boxing Match" variety puzzle on Page 2698 today is a duplicate of the puzzle that ran in the Oct. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — Today's seven-part puzzle comes from the 2018 National Puzzlers' League convention, held July 12 to 15 in Milwaukee. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — I was struck by two aspects of this Saturday puzzle by John Guzzetta, one very specific, one broad. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — On Friday, Sam Ezersky persuaded us to say it, and in Lynn Lempel's puzzle, we are saying it again. from The New York Times
Ever wondered how your daily crossword puzzle gets to the pages of The New York Times or to your puzzle app? from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — I predict today's puzzle by Timothy Polin is going to be controversial, but not because it's hard to solve. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Jacob Stulberg returns with a puzzle that might slow you down a bit every once in a while. from The New York Times
And, you might even think you're solving a rocket ship puzzle, when you are really solving a puzzle about missing letters. from The New York Times
PUZZLE The 5-by-5-square KenKen puzzle on Sunday rendered a line in the top row of the grid incorrectly. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — It's time for a palate cleanser, and today's Puns and Anagrams puzzle by Mel Taub fits the bill. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Richard L. Wainwright offers us a variety puzzle that is simple on the surface, but challenging to complete. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — The passage in this puzzle is a grand example of one of my favorite genres, rhapsodic nature writing. from The New York Times
This is my first Thursday puzzle in The Times and probably the trickiest themed puzzle I've had published anywhere to date. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — For a Monday puzzle, Paul Coulter's New York Times Crossword debut packed quite an "Aha!" moment for me. from The New York Times
This puzzle was my first accepted puzzle in The New York Times, so it holds a soft spot in my heart. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — This was a very entertaining puzzle by Jeff Chen and Jim Horne, the swell guys who bring you Xwordinfo.com. from The New York Times
Mr. Vratsanos's puzzle gave me quite a run for my money, but I stuck with it and eventually completed the puzzle. from The New York Times
Since making this puzzle, we worked together on another puzzle that ran as a part of the Lollapuzzoola tournament last summer. from The New York Times
It is environment as puzzle, and puzzle as poetry—linear of route, its conclusion ever fixed, yet open to interpretation throughout. from Vice
FRIDAY PUZZLE — Yes, hi, remember when I told you that yesterday's puzzle, which was a tribute to an event being held on Saturday, was scheduled for a Thursday because it was the closest themed puzzle day to the event? from The New York Times
Dwight D. Eisenhower THURSDAY PUZZLE — June 6 is the 75th anniversary of a very important day in world and military history, and our Split Decisions puzzle constructor, Fred Piscop, is back in the crossword rotation with a commemorative puzzle. from The New York Times
ASRA is intended not just to collect all the puzzle pieces, but to also see if those puzzle pieces fit together usefully. from Vice News
A PUZZLE PIECE as a game object is very far from the silly sense of PUZZLE PIECE as a song about crosswords. from The New York Times
We chatted with Silverstein about Puzzle Mania and the story behind the largest ever crossword puzzle to make it into the NYT. from The Verge
A puzzle, you set up and people solve it, and they can never exceed the designer of the puzzle in some sense. from Vice
I wrote this puzzle with the inimitable David Kwong, who is a great friend, greater crossword puzzle constructor and less great magician. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — After I solve a puzzle, I like to sit back and take the overall temperature of what I just experienced. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Are you feeling warmed up for the solving weekend after the challenging but relatively merciful Andrew Zhou puzzle yesterday? from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — First, an apology to anyone who might be solving this puzzle on the great and glorious continent of Australia. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — When you've been solving crossword puzzles long enough, you start to recognize certain styles and signatures among puzzle makers. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — The romantic in Ned White emerges today with a 76-word puzzle that plays around with a popular phrase. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — It's Friday, so most of us can stay up as late as we like to finish Sam Trabucco's puzzle. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Peter A. Collins is a steady contributor, but we haven't had a Sunday puzzle from him in about four years. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — This puzzle by Andrew J. Ries was fun to wrestle with, but I predict it will be divisive among solvers. from The New York Times
I'm not sure if anyone remembers, but way, way back in 2010 I wrote the Monday crossword puzzle for Brown Puzzle Week. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Yes, hi there, just a note to remind everyone that this is a cool puzzle in and of itself. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — I trust that everyone is enjoying a little extra puzzle time and staying productive, not getting stir crazy at all. from The New York Times
What that means in crossword puzzle talk is that you get nowhere by avoiding what you perceive to be a difficult puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Warning to those who suffer from vertigo: Today's puzzle by Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb will have you spinning. from The New York Times
Before we get into today's puzzle, however, I want to direct your attention to a new puzzle that Will Shortz has found. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — I hope you are in good shape, because Mary Lou Guizzo's puzzle is going to try to knock you out. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — It's hard for me to believe that this is only Erik Agard's fourth puzzle in The New York Times. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — David Steinberg starts off our solving weekend, and he tells you all about the puzzle in his notes below. from The New York Times
Wordplay SPECIAL POST — We're headed into Puzzle 4 as of this writing, but the rankings after Puzzle 2 are available online here. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — The middle of our solving week is when you can start to expect some real tricks in the puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — If you didn't get this puzzle in a physical form this weekend, you might not know that the Sunday paper comes with the giant mega-puzzle section, so make sure you get yourself one for the holidays. from The New York Times
Also, take note that the letter combination HE does not appear anywhere else in the puzzle, an elegant touch in a rebus puzzle. from The New York Times
When I'm not constructing crosswords, I write puzzles for Galactic Puzzle Hunt, an online puzzle hunt that runs each year around Pi Day. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — John Guzzetta is back with a puzzle that could be described as chewy or, at the very least, good for you. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle by newcomer Wren Schultz will either endear him to solvers or make him consider joining the Witness Protection Program. from The New York Times
Hence was born the idea for this puzzle: What if a puzzle treated letters with diacritic marks distinctly from the same letter without? from The New York Times
Use some JEDI MIND TRICKS on the puzzle, reminding yourself that you're not here to breeze through like it's an early-week puzzle. from The New York Times
Let's hear from Mr. Steinberg: The inspiration for this puzzle was a dinner with other young constructors at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
As I would have expected from a Lewis-Chen puzzle, there is a lot of good stuff in the puzzle outside the theme. from The New York Times
"There is agreement there is a puzzle and this likely solves this particular puzzle," said NASA atmospheric scientist John Worden in an interview. from Mashable
FRIDAY PUZZLE — One of the tricks to making a good themeless crossword puzzle is to "salt" the grid with really outstanding long fill. from The New York Times
You want your strands to fit into each other like puzzle pieces, and as the texture changes, the puzzle pieces are constantly changing. from Refinery 29
MONDAY PUZZLE — We last saw the constructor John Lampkin in 2018, and he's back with a puzzle that might require some heavy lifting. from The New York Times
But it still surprises me, for some reason, when I open the puzzle to solve and see his byline on a Monday puzzle. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — We have a tribute puzzle from Alan Arbesfeld today, and it serves as both a fan letter and a birthday card. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Once again, we have a lesson in paying attention and reading clues or any notes associated with the puzzle carefully. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle is so packed with thoughtful touches that I worry, when unfurling it with you, that I'll leave something out. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Daniel Raymon brings us a sunny, bright Sunday puzzle today, one that didn't vex me much but was still satisfying. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — I'm exhausted from all the fun, sorry, work I had to do over the weekend at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
My point is this: We all have days when we own the puzzle, and we all have days when the puzzle owns us. from The New York Times
Looking through all these books and reading, I think of history like a puzzle, and there were just pieces of this puzzle missing. from Vox
FRIDAY PUZZLE — One of the nice things about having 99 entries in Peter Collins's puzzle is that it gives solvers plenty to enjoy. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — It is always such a pleasure to solve a Robyn Weintraub puzzle, but rarely do I get to do her commentary. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — I can't help myself; I have one more column to write before I actually leave for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
Ms. Weintraub is the first woman to make the final round puzzle in the 42-year history of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — Fresh and fun: Those were the two words that kept rattling around my head while I solved Kyle Dolan's crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
This was the first themeless puzzle I had accepted for any venue; by fun coincidence, I also constructed today's themeless LA Times puzzle. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — Starting off our solving weekend with a themeless Zhouqin Burnikel puzzle is starting it off right, as far as I'm concerned. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — Just in case you didn't eat enough over the weekend, Jacob Stulberg is back with a tasty snack of a puzzle. from The New York Times
A stack of word puzzle books is great, but you should also look into physical puzzle sets like this one and this one. from Mashable
Ms. Loeb was kind enough to chat with me about making this puzzle and the similarities between writing music and making a puzzle. from The New York Times
Take a peek inside his editing process — and at his immense puzzle collection, which includes 25,000 puzzle books and magazines, dating to 1534. from The New York Times
His last New York Times puzzle ran almost a year ago, and it was a lovely combination of crossword puzzle solving and Sudoku. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — The headline might be a bit strange, but it will make more sense after you have solved Francis Heaney's mellifluous puzzle. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Today's distinctive grid could also be a diagramless, a variety of puzzle that Alex Eaton-Salners has also constructed for us. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — Another Friday, another fizzy witch's brew of heretofore unknown puzzle entries, this week from the wicked mind of Jacob Stulberg. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — The first thing you probably would like to know about this puzzle by Alex Eaton-Salners is that it's not you. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — The first thing you probably would like to know about this puzzle by Alex Eaton-Salners is that it's not you. from The New York Times
Also, the World Puzzle Federation, which oversees the W.P.C., will conduct free online puzzle competitions (called G. P.s) from January to July 2018. from The New York Times
As for this puzzle, I saw HATCH hidden in WHATCHILDISTHIS during Christmas puzzle-making and tried to uncover a few more hidden entrances. from The New York Times
By this time, the puzzle mania was well established, and eventually Kathy's son picked out a puzzle for me as a Christmas present. from The New York Times
There's usually a theme and some sort of symmetry — mirror, as in a standard issue puzzle, or left/right, as in this puzzle. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — I realize that we are here to talk about puzzle solving, but I have a question: How is it July already? from The New York Times
One of the things I really liked about Ms. Weintraub's puzzle is that while the puzzle contains only 70 words (as opposed to the maximum 78 for a puzzle that runs earlier in the week), it felt much more open than that. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — We're celebrating a couple of firsts today: Not only is this the first time that the constructor Will Treece has had a themeless crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, but it's also our first themeless puzzle of 21. from The New York Times
"Even in the best situation, like having an unidentified body, with one missing piece of the puzzle, a puzzle cannot be completed," Matthews says. from People
This structure rewards the search for a solution to the larger puzzle in a way that isn't explicitly about the player solving the puzzle. from The Verge
Hexa Puzzle Clash Royale Roll the Ball® - slide puzzle Color Switch Minecraft: Story Mode Cooking Fever Hill Climb Racing 21 Minion Rush Episode! from Axios
The former president, who's a famed crossword enthusiast, collaborated with Arkansas district court judge and regular puzzle contributor Victor Fleming to create the puzzle. from CNN
The Great Puzzle Scandal of 2016 USA Today's crossword puzzle editor takes a break after he's accused of copying from New York Times puzzles. from CNN
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — The puzzle constructor Samuel Donaldson created quite a stir when his first crossword appeared in The New York Times in 2008. from The New York Times
The competitors now get a break until tomorrow morning, when Puzzle 7 — the final puzzle that all competitors solve — begins at 9:00 a.m. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — If you were not aware what a Wall Street reformer might want, you will learn it today in Jules Markey's puzzle. from The New York Times
The puzzle is solvable either way, but the visuals make things easier and, this being a Monday puzzle, that's what we're here for, right? from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — For some reason, there were a lot of clues in this Matthew Sewell puzzle that put me in a good humor. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — Here's a tip for new constructors: If you want to pull solvers into your puzzle, open with something really entertaining at 1A. from The New York Times
The most interesting behind-the-scenes story about this puzzle is that it began with an idea that didn't end up in the puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Peter Gordon is back and he offers us a very smooth puzzle with a lighthearted theme to start our solving week. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Damon Gulczynski is one of those crossword puzzle constructors who seem to be equally comfortable making both themed and themeless puzzles. from The New York Times
" Will Shortz, The New York Times's crossword puzzle editor and chairman of the World Puzzle Federation, says: "The U.S. championship consists of two parts. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — The constructor Roland Huget is primarily a late-week constructor, playing around with a variety of open and themeless puzzle designs. from The New York Times
Will raised his hand and addressed the crowd, explaining that what he found was the difference between a good puzzle and an amazing puzzle. from The New York Times
So, Merry Christmas — and, to paraphrase from Dr. Seuss's "How The Grinch Stole Christmas," may you puzzle and puzzle 'til your puzzler is sore! from The New York Times
It also seems to be Howard Barkin's and the puzzle editors's mottos, since Mr. Barkin's crossword starts our solving week with a smooth puzzle. from The New York Times
Erik Agard — who just broke records at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament by not only solving faster than the seven-time champion, Dan Feyer, but by solving faster than anyone has ever solved an A Division final puzzle before — returns with a shiny, Monday puzzle. from The New York Times
Whether puzzle makers have a collaborator, mentors who help them learn the ropes, test solvers who give them opinions on their grids, loved ones who cheer them on or puzzle editors who help them refine their work, puzzle making is never a solitary pursuit. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Thursday is "gimmick day" (or "shtick day" in the Bronx), which often means a challenge, like a rebus element where more than one letter goes in a box, or letters outside the grid, or some other extra puzzle-in-a-puzzle. from The New York Times
DEB AMLEN: In Part 228 of "How to Make a Crossword Puzzle," the puzzle makers Ben Tausig and Finn Vigeland developed a theme for a crossword puzzle by bouncing ideas back and forth until a cohesive set that follows the rules of constructing came together. from The New York Times
Mr. Clinton has written clues for a puzzle in the past (in 2007), but this puzzle marks the first time in recent memory that a U.S. president is known to have been involved in constructing a New York Times crossword puzzle from its start. from The New York Times
Last year, Will Nediger, a professional puzzle maker from London, Ontario, and Erik Agard, a constructor from Gaithersburg, Md., and the reigning champion of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, teamed up on Facebook to encourage these groups to learn the art of crossword puzzle construction. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — Deb's taking a long weekend, so of course it had to coincide with a Friday puzzle that put me in a cold sweat. from The New York Times
Thankfully, YouTuber Mr. Puzzle shows us the ins and outs of the puzzle, but even after the explanation, you still may be scratching your head. from Mashable
Scribblenauts Unlimited, Nintendo Wii U Kids can learn about puzzle solving while exercising their vocabularies and stretching their imaginations in this highly creative puzzle adventure. from CNN
I would puzzle over her photographs, and one thing I would puzzle over is why people would take her work for granted, or dismiss it. from Vice
This puzzle stretches the chemical symbol for aluminum (Al) in a new way with Al forming the sides of the puzzle (outside of the grid). from The New York Times
I imagine this puzzle will play a little easier than the average Sunday puzzle, which would be fine with me since I'm a lousy solver. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle by Daniel Kantor seems quite modern to me, compared with the lush and baroque constructions that we often see on Thursdays. from The New York Times
Some who were flummoxed by a confusing theme in Puzzle 4 joined the survivors of Puzzle 5 in the Marriott bar to unwind over cocktails. from The New York Times
Spoilers for what I can only guess is a mid-game puzzle, but here goes: Above: a let's play video with the puzzle in question. from Vice
This puzzle is a reworking of a 15x15 puzzle I wrote a couple of years ago for a now-defunct crossword service called Aries Xword. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — When you first open your newspaper or your app to the crossword puzzle, do you examine it, or do you dive right in? from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Peter Gordon brings us a puzzle with a businesslike demeanor that follows a top-to-bottom gradient in difficulty (to me, at least). from The New York Times
There are eight numerals in this puzzle, placed in pairs, and their answers, for the most part, refer to answers "found elsewhere" in the puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Please allow me to bang the gong once again in favor of reading the puzzle title that runs on the Sunday crossword. from The New York Times
Puzzle making In the final part of this series, the New York Times crossword editors reveal their process for evaluating and editing a puzzle submission. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Jeff Chen is back with a surprisingly straightforward puzzle, which made me wonder if he was secretly taking us for a ride. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — I had no problem whatsoever with this Patrick Merrell puzzle, and I'm not just saying that because it's too hot to be contrarian. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Every now and then, a new constructor comes roaring around the bend and shows us how to make puzzle construction look effortless. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Today we have another puzzle from the J.A.S.A. crew, the result of a crossword construction course in New York, taught by Natan Last. from The New York Times
And cables are only part of the jigsaw puzzle — a jigsaw puzzle that needs to be assembled even as trains have to be kept running. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — If you want to "wow" solvers in a Friday puzzle, drop in a lot of unique entries, and make sure they are lively. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Todd Gross is fond of themes that involve some sort of mathematics and logic, which adds another layer to our puzzle solving. from The New York Times
This puzzle has a "freshness factor" in the 95.8 percentile, which means that a preponderance of entries are quite seldom used in the Times puzzle. from The New York Times
As I fit the last piece into place, I realized it wasn't about approaching the puzzle like work, but about approaching work like a puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Emily Carroll returns with a fun Thursday puzzle that requires some maneuvering, but if I can get it, you can get it. from The New York Times
Turning a common bit of crosswordese into a puzzle theme is the best kind of subversion, and Sam Donaldson does just that in this puzzle. from The New York Times
Each clue is a tiny puzzle of its own, which means that you spend more time with the puzzle and get more for your money. from The New York Times
At some point, someone will incorporate crossword puzzle solving by pinning a puzzle up on the wall, and then it will really be a party. from The New York Times
It's like a puzzle, all these people came together, piece by piece, and now Donald Trump is coming over and just breaking those puzzle pieces. from The New York Times
Turning a common bit of crosswordese into a puzzle theme is the best kind of subversion, and Sam Donaldson does just that in this puzzle. from The New York Times
" The answer to that pertinent question is in the note on the puzzle, which says (approximately): "This was published as a uniclue puzzle in print. from The New York Times
Today's puzzle by David Steinberg combines the best of both by turning our Sunday puzzle into a scam, which is purely for our entertainment, Officer. from The New York Times
Reluctantly, I said O.K. The puzzle he showed me was KenKen, the grid-logic puzzle that officially celebrates its 10th anniversary in The Times today. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — The constructor Lewis Rothlein is a daily commenter here on Wordplay, and he's back with his fourth puzzle for The New York Times. from The New York Times
Before I started playing Vignettes, I was expecting it to be a lot like Gnog, a puzzle game that turned puzzle boxes into toy-like dioramas. from The Verge
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Let's talk about why it's a good thing to feel free to change your mind, at least as it applies to crossword puzzle construction. from The New York Times
In a way, there's no wrong or right way to assemble the puzzle, which makes it more challenging to most, but downright maddening to puzzle purists. from Gizmodo
"We are all pieces of a big puzzle and without every truly amazing cast and crew member, this magical puzzle would not be complete," she wrote. from Refinery 29
He already made what he believes is the world's largest Pyraminx puzzle in 2013, and he followed up with a giant Tetraminx puzzle not long after. from Vice
Starting and ending the puzzle with cross-referenced clues might be an interesting element in the puzzle for some, but it might be disconcerting for others. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — When last we saw Erin Rhode, she was making her debut almost exactly one year ago, with a wonderfully fun and lively Friday puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Major takeaway on today's puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel: We English-speaking people base the phrasing of a lot of our actions on animals. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Most people who solve The New York Times Crossword at all know that the hardest day of the week is the Saturday puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — John Lieb is back, and his Monday puzzle has a theme element that cannot be reproduced in the online versions or the apps. from The New York Times
The trick to today's puzzle is to stay sharp, give yourself plenty of space and, whatever you do, don't make a hash out of the puzzle. from The New York Times
If the investigation was a "massive jigsaw puzzle," then Mr. Eastmond was "the piece that fit perfectly in the center of the puzzle," Mr. Barstow said. from The New York Times
The whole point of solving a crossword puzzle, unless you are competing in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, is to enjoy the wordplay and learn something. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Roland Huget is back, with another beautifully constructed, "super symmetrical" puzzle — so called because it's symmetrical about the horizontal, vertical and diagonal axes. from The New York Times
Having watched Clancy solve the puzzle his way on the tape, you now have certain puzzle solutions that allow you to bypass mutilation and ultimately death. from Vice
Standings will be posted throughout the weekend as we have time, but you can also follow the puzzle-by-puzzle proceedings on the A.C.P.T. rankings page. from The New York Times
Typically, when I have an idea for a Sunday puzzle, I'll put the puzzle together and then have to wrack my brain for a good title. from The New York Times
The puzzle design program I use is a Mac-only application, CrossFire, which allows me to lay out, tweak and save my puzzle grids with ease. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Jay Kaskel takes us another step closer to the most boo-tiful day of the year with a puzzle about a stereotypical witch. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — The title of this puzzle immediately brought to mind an old article that ran in the Times Magazine way, way back in 2000. from The New York Times
Ms. Fenimore and Mr. Chen's puzzle was scheduled for today, she said via email, because it was the closest themed puzzle day to the actual event. from The New York Times
Still others may ask you to play connect the dots with your puzzle, and that's what we've got today in this Tuesday puzzle by Jeff Stillman. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle by John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen is a good reminder that, in the face of adversity, we need to persevere. from The New York Times
An extra twist (and one I hadn't thought of when I wrote the puzzle) is how cool it is for this puzzle to be running today. from The New York Times
At its best, it feels like putting a puzzle together while fighting a younger sibling who is desperately trying to knock that puzzle off the table. from Vice
SUNDAY PUZZLE — We get a blistering Sunday puzzle every so often from Andrew Chaikin, who's busy being Kid Beyond, a musician, actor, performer, teacher and inventor. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Peter Gordon is one of those "can pretty much do anything" constructors, but I think of him as a late week puzzle maker. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — I had a hunch, and sure enough his notes reveal that there is a lot of Sam Trabucco in this Sam Trabucco puzzle today. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — It is particularly elegant when a crossword constructor ties the entire set of clues to the puzzle itself, and it's hard to do. from The New York Times
Honestly, I thought today's puzzle was very easy for a Wednesday, but I believe that the entertainment value of the puzzle alone gives that a pass. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — We welcome Sean Biggins to the New York Times Crossword roster, and he offers us a contemplative puzzle, fitting for this day of observance. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Today's grid is by a pair of young veterans, Erik Agard and Paolo Pasco, who made a fun little Monday puzzle together in 2017. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Some of you who have just joined us might be a bit confused about this clever puzzle by Queena Mewers and Alex Eaton-Salners. from The New York Times
She had dabbled in puzzle making, sending some to Margaret Farrar, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times, but had let the hobby lapse. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — If I gave out some sort of recognition for puzzle of the week — and I don't, because I believe that each puzzle should be recognized on its own merits — I would probably give it to this one by Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen. from The New York Times
WEINTRAUB: Our theme plays on synonyms for "song," providing four amusing musical entries: MACBOOK AIR TENURE TRACK PUZZLE PIECE CALL NUMBER Although MACBOOK AIR is the first theme entry in the puzzle, I'm going to skip to PUZZLE PIECE — it seems like an easier place to begin. from The New York Times
So instead of having to work with a jigsaw puzzle containing millions of pieces, the long-reads will result in a puzzle consisting of thousands of pieces. from Gizmodo
We had a Christopher Adams Sunday puzzle last year, a series of anagrams that was very well-done and interesting; this is his fourth puzzle over all. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — When it comes to Saturday puzzle-solving, it sometimes helps to call in the cavalry, especially for those entries that are completely outside your wheelhouse. from The New York Times
While we've all been busy looking down at our smartphones, Amazon has slowly been filling in the pieces of the smart home puzzle, the smart life puzzle. from The Verge
"We look at this as a piece of the puzzle, an important piece of the puzzle, that can connect with the local emergency management system," he said. from CNN
In addition to bolstering puzzle-solving with the gunplay, hacking and human augmentations that the series is known for, Deus Ex Go also introduces a puzzle maker. from Mashable
We have a lot of pieces of the puzzle and lately, more pieces have found their place, but we are still far from having completed the puzzle. from The New York Times
To make these toeholds more gettable, the clues are quite straightforward for a Saturday puzzle, and otherwise I suspect the puzzle would be near impossible to complete. from The New York Times
Crossword themes exist for two reasons: to show off something cool that the puzzle maker noticed about our language, and to frame the rest of the puzzle. from The New York Times
Brooklyn, N.Y. My first published puzzle was this Sunday puzzle I co-constructed with Will Nediger, which ran on May 20, 2012, in The Los Angeles Times. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — When we last saw Jules Markey, he was buttoning down his grid, and in this puzzle he is lecturing us on a completely different topic. from The New York Times
I predict that this puzzle will be a case in which figuring out the theme will be harder for some than solving the rest of the puzzle. from The New York Times
This Monday puzzle, a debut by Ellis Hay, is easy to solve, but there are a couple of "extras" in this puzzle that add to the entertainment. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — If you have a strong need for personal space, Ross Trudeau's puzzle may seem a bit invasive, but it provides a nice "aha!" moment nonetheless. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — It's been eight months since the last Sunday puzzle by Joel Fagliano, which is about 245 minis, so we can't blame him for the gap. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — There are some fun little mini-patterns in Sam Trabucco's puzzle today; if you're cool and retro, or a foodie, you'll see what I mean. from The New York Times
As a mediocre solver, this is exactly why I will take my chances on a typical Friday puzzle any time over a Tricksday (Thursday) puzzle like this. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — One of the best ways to recover from a turkey coma, in my opinion, is to rev up the brain with a challenging crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — It's rare that a crossword puzzle spills its answers completely in the revealer, but if you have a sharp eye, you'll see it today. from The New York Times
"Middle of a puzzle?" wants you to look for the letters that make up the middle of the word "puzzle," and those would be the two ZEES. from The New York Times
This puzzle is easily one of the biggest moments of my life — as an Indian, this puzzle is a humble tribute to the father of our nation. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — There are a few tricks to making headway on a tough late-week puzzle, but today I'd like to talk to you about trust. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Good evening (or good morning, depending on when you read this), Bruce Haight's Tuesday puzzle is brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department. from The New York Times
Even if one could be bought, a puzzle of that size may overwhelm all but the most hardy of puzzle masters, with the largest dining-room tables. from The New York Times
It's less a puzzle that was hard to break into, and more a puzzle that required some scrutiny and inventiveness to completely knock out of the park. from The New York Times
As with previous "Crosswords With the Stars" champion Lisa Loeb, who did a music-themed puzzle (of course!), you may be expecting a comedy-themed puzzle today. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — A pangram, for those of you just joining us, is when a puzzle uses each of the letters of the alphabet at least once. from The New York Times
Ed Stein: This is the fifth puzzle Paula Gamache and I have collaborated on successfully — and the second puzzle created for a special day of the year. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — The theme of today's puzzle will come as no surprise to those of you who know what constructor Bruce Haight does for a living. from The New York Times
Four phrases contain circled letters that spell synonyms for 57A's DISGUSTING, the revealer of sorts for the puzzle (it is clued as "'Gross' title for this puzzle"). from The New York Times
SUNDAY VARIETY PUZZLE — Mike Shenk, today's Variety constructor, is the editor of The Wall Street Journal's puzzle section and a constructor of all manner of brain games. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — If you can hear me over all of the chirping, I'd like to say that today's puzzle by David Kwong is a great example of a theme that seems easy on the first pass, but which has additional gifts for the solver after the puzzle is completed. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — If you are just joining us, The New York Times is celebrating the 21th anniversary of its crossword puzzle and, as part of that celebration, Will Shortz is periodically running collaborations between celebrities who have never made a crossword and veteran puzzle constructors throughout the year. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — Far be it from me to suggest that a constructor might create a puzzle that appeals directly to the crosswords editor Will Shortz for personal reasons, but sometimes I feel like a given puzzle might have been created to appeal directly to Mr. Shortz for personal reasons. from The New York Times
"How to Make a Crossword Puzzle" is a response to reader questions about how constructors move from an idea to a completed puzzle that is ready for submission. from The New York Times
"Sleep is a complex puzzle and every tip we give for good sleep, it has to be your missing puzzle piece for it to work," Dr. Dasgupta says. from Refinery 29
Last month my math teacher saw me working on a puzzle before class started, and he remarked that he had never in his life tried a crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
If the exhibition is like a partially completed jigsaw puzzle, then the book, with its imbricated layers of image and text, is an image of the completed puzzle. from Hyperallergic
The Room channels the very hands-on puzzle-solving and photorealistic imagery that both games were known for, but it shifts the setting to a single puzzle box. from Mashable
Today, we are adding the most important puzzle piece to the leadership team to move our vision to a reality - and that puzzle piece is K. Guru Gowrappan. from Vox
I sat here and watched tears come to my husband's eyes as he was solving the April 1 crossword puzzle and learning that you were stopping the puzzle. from The New York Times
We haven't seen a daily crossword puzzle by Fred Piscop in The New York Times since 2011, but he's back today with a puzzle that made me hungry. from The New York Times
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — We discuss today's puzzle below, but first I want to point out the fact that, as a column and a community, we lack an anthem. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — People don't believe me when I tell them that there is always a way into a puzzle, even the late week ones, but it's true. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — We continue the week of puzzles made by women, and I wouldn't blame you if this puzzle by Tracy Gray made you stand on your head. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — It's always exciting to see new or relatively new names on puzzle bylines, because it means that we are hopefully about to discover a new voice. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — All constructors have a style, and when I think about a crossword puzzle by the constructor Erik Agard, the tricky, late-week puzzles come to mind. from The New York Times
I've just been honing my skills over time, from my crayon puzzles to my newspaper publications to my puzzle website to my connections to the crossword puzzle community. from The New York Times
Wordplay SPECIAL POST — If you would like to see the print version of David Steinberg's puzzle without having to read Wordplay spoilers: David Steinberg's January 7, 2018 puzzle from The New York Times
Rex referred me to the Facebook group called the Crossword Puzzle Collaboration Directory, and I sent my first-ever puzzle to a handful of "test-solvers," including Erik. from The New York Times
While they typically examine the entire puzzle for editing, to keep this relatively short, they will zero in only on selected entries and clues from our crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — There are ways to end a busy week and start one's weekend, and solving Andrew Kingsley's sparkly, lively crossword puzzle is one of the good ways. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Everyone has their own standards for what makes a good crossword puzzle and, at least in public, mine are very much in alignment with other people's. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Today's big puzzle, Elizabeth A. Long's Sunday debut, seems to be inspired by the upper crust, the 53 percent of the 25 percent, the glitterati. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — I will freely confess that I am a bit biased toward this crossword by Ross Trudeau, and it's not just because it was an entertaining puzzle. from The New York Times
Mr. Trabucco says in his notes below that he made this puzzle more than a year ago, yet I thought the fill in today's puzzle was pretty good. from The New York Times
This puzzle was of the latter sort, with months passing between first poring through lists of words beginning with "RE" and finally having a puzzle worthy of submission. from The New York Times
Thankfully it's not, but Mr. Earl filled his puzzle well, and the puzzle editors have laid quite a few traps in the clues today, so proceed with caution. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — ·For anyone who has resolved to do the puzzle every day this year, you may perceive a significant increase in difficulty between Monday and Tuesday. from The New York Times
The ruling is "another piece in the puzzle of tax reform, but the puzzle is far from complete," a former senior advisor on the Senate Finance Committee said. from The Hill
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — If yesterday's ship-themed puzzle by Patrick Berry had you at sea, today's gentle week-opener by Kevin Christian will restore your solving self-esteem. from The New York Times
Damon Gulczynski's puzzle today has a taste of everything, like a good Saturday puzzle should — unfair to call it a HODGEPODGE, more of a delectable mélange of entries. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — When we last saw Emily Carroll, she was making her New York Times Crossword debut with a flavorful puzzle designed to tickle the taste buds. from The New York Times
Will held our puzzle in his queue for a while to space it out from Alan Arbesfeld's somewhat similar Altered States puzzle from October 9 of last year. from The New York Times
That's unfortunate, particularly coming in the same week as Alan Arbesfeld's Monday puzzle, which seemed to be a repeat of a theme from a 1999 Liz Gorski puzzle. from The New York Times
It's a smooth Monday puzzle that is easy to get into — is there an easier opening to a puzzle than the fill-in-the-blank "Winnie-the-POOH"? from The New York Times
After I submitted the puzzle but before I heard back about it, another puzzle on an independent site showed up with the same reveal, and my heart sank. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Today is the 75th anniversary of the first crossword puzzle to run in The New York Times and, by all accounts, she's looking pretty SPRY. from The New York Times
The only nit I could pick with this ingenious puzzle by Kevin G. Der was that the puzzle didn't try to rationalize which rows and columns moved backward. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — I have said this before, but it is worth repeating: The theme in a crossword puzzle is not always where you might expect to find it. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — On the one hand, the punny title for this breezy puzzle is a natural; on the other hand, it made me laugh at myself a little. from The New York Times
So far, we've showed people how to solve the New York Times Crossword puzzle and how to make one (including how our puzzle editors get constructors' work ready for publication), and we are bringing our beloved constructors forward to take a bow in our monthly "Who Made My Puzzle?" spotlights. from The New York Times
Take a look back at these crossword puzzle moments in some of your favorite TV shows — and then try your hand at PEOPLE's own puzzle on Crossword with Friends. from People
VARIETY PUZZLE — Solving a Puns and Anagrams puzzle feels, to me at least, kind of like cheating on a diet after a full week of eating only healthy food. from The New York Times
I think when I had enough of those, it kind of felt like pieces in a puzzle, and some of the pieces were just not in the same puzzle. from People
Puzzle fans will have a chance to learn about the Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection at the Lilly Library in Bloomington, IN with the Curator of Puzzles as their guide. from CNBC
THURSDAY PUZZLE — What do you get when you combine the talents of a very funny writer and comedian, Megan Amram, with those of the puzzle-conjuring prestidigitator David Kwong? from The New York Times
Let's hear from Mr. Vigeland: This is my first add-a-letter-and-create-a-wacky-phrase puzzle in The Times, and my 10th New York Times puzzle overall. from The New York Times
The puzzle also comes with four faux-moss pads and 16 rocks that can be carefully arranged to further adorn your zen garden puzzle to maximize your inner peace. from Gizmodo
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — I thought this Sunday puzzle provided a good balance of no-brainers and headscratchers, and a theme that was smart and inventive without being too abstruse. from The New York Times
My favorite part of this puzzle is the doubling of the clue numbers [in print only — D. A.], and I'm excited to get something unusual into a Monday puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — A timely acrostic puzzle from Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, although I found this one a bit more difficult than some of the past few offerings. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Making crossword puzzles gives constructors a good opportunity to slip in small tributes here and there in the entries and we have such a puzzle today. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — What is more disarming than facing off against a Saturday crossword, the hardest puzzle of the week, and having it open with a clue about cuddling? from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE —Please tell me this has happened to you – I solved this whole puzzle, cogitated, doodled, napped, did yoga and otherwise digested it, and never got the theme. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — When you don't have a theme to cling to and the clues are ramped up to weekend-level, it can be difficult to conquer a crossword puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle, by Byron Walden, is constructed like one of those arched Roman bridges; the concept isn't hard to grasp, but there's genius behind the simplicity. from The New York Times
After publishing mostly late-week puzzles, some midweek ones and this Tuesday puzzle (from the pre-Shortz era), he now has a puzzle for every day of the week. from The New York Times
For the hard-core Times puzzle subscriber, it might be something of a chuckle to see my name on a Monday puzzle, after a string of Fridays and Saturdays. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Laura Taylor Kinnel made her New York Times Crossword debut in 245 with a Sunday puzzle, then followed that up a few months later with another Sunday. from The New York Times
My personal favorite was the puzzle that managed to weave seven California sports teams all in one small 9x9 grid; that was some nifty puzzle-making by Bruce Haight. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — The Thursday New York Times Crossword is typically a puzzle where anything can go down, and that's one reason it's my favorite solving day of the week. from The New York Times
You would think that a puzzle made by a cartoonist would at least have some cartoon characters in it, but instead we get a puzzle about STAND UP COMICS. from The New York Times
If you solve in print, you will be doing a puzzle by Doug Peterson with a very special story behind it, and here is the column for that puzzle. from The New York Times
We talk about a puzzle being in a solver's "wheelhouse," but the fact is that one or two entries can make a huge difference when solving a themeless puzzle. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — When we last saw Dan Schoenholz, he was running the alphabet with us, but in this puzzle, he has found an interesting quirk of the English language. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — A brief one today, as I am off to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, which will be well underway by the time you read this column. from The New York Times
In fact, but for a Wednesday puzzle, he's nearly hit for the cycle, which means that a constructor has had a puzzle published on each day of the week. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — I don't know how many people actually read the puzzle bylines, but if you do, the name Byron Walden might make you quake in your boots. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — I always enjoy solving Erik Agard's puzzles, and the fact that this puzzle is a nod to another constructor's style made me enjoy it even more. from The New York Times
Among the neat collection of puzzle maker interviews and number and word games is a particularly unprecedented challenge, a puzzle larger than any The New York Times has ever constructed. from The Verge
Today's puzzle is not a cat; today's puzzle is a herding dog, here to provide you with amusement and wisdom without making your brain nervous that it can't keep up. from The New York Times
At first this puzzle seemed nearly impossible to construct, but it actually was pretty easy once I realized I could use "heavy bars" like the ones used in this puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — There are a few features that stand out in Sam Ezersky's themeless puzzle today, and they may well already be or become motifs for his construction career. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — It's rare that the theme of a puzzle takes long after I've finished solving to trickle through my brain, but that's exactly what happened to me today. from The New York Times
Which means that I had to fight like the dickens — that's the technical puzzle-solving term, at least by New York Times standards — to make any progress in this puzzle. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Roland Huget is back, and he says below that he might have filled his puzzle differently these days, compared with how he filled it when it was submitted. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — If you don't know Erik Agard except for his crossword bylines, let's start by saying that he's kind of a big deal in the puzzle community right now. from The New York Times
Andy Kravis: At the beginning of the semester, we set out to make a Monday puzzle (the only day of the week J.A.S.A. hasn't had a New York Times puzzle!). from The New York Times
In Part 3 of "How to Make a Crossword Puzzle," our constructors, Kevin Der and Paolo Pasco, tackle filling the crossword puzzle, perhaps the most detailed effort in the process. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — One of my favorite types of gratification felt when solving a puzzle is getting a genius joke that a constructor came up with to use in a grid. from The New York Times
The puzzle of a carbon-neutral power grid has been missing a puzzle piece, a firm resource that can reliably and cost-effectively back up large amounts of renewable energy. from Vox
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Forgive me for repeating myself to the regulars, but for any Sunday-only solvers (or Wordplay readers), this weekend is the 25st annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — When someone makes his or her New York Times Crossword debut, I try to give the puzzle maker room to learn as I consider that first creation. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — In case you missed the puzzle notes: Drop one letter from each set of shaded (or circled) letters in the grid to name a Major League Baseball team. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — As Will Shortz tells us in the print introduction to this puzzle, Erik Agard is the most prolific constructor of 262 — this is his ninth grid so far. from The New York Times
The revealer in Ms. Burnikel's puzzle is at 218A, a great place for the punch line of a puzzle where the grid has some weird stuff going on above it. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — The important thing to bear in mind when solving a crossword puzzle like this one by Nancy Stark and Will Nediger is that words can have multiple meanings. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — Come closer, child, and I'll tell ye a story of back in the days when nobody knew where their daily New York Times crossword puzzle had come from. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is held every year and, for a while, attendees were used to seeing seven-time champion Dan Feyer take home the big prize. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — I'll call this puzzle classic Andy Kravis and Erik Agard, although it feels funny to use the term "classic" to refer to two extremely young people, practically children. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — Brandon Koppy made his New York Times Crossword debut last year with an interesting puzzle about the way words go together, and he's back with another great find. from The New York Times
We haven't seen a Schrödinger puzzle in a while, and I'm not saying that just because the constructor Xan Vongsathorn had a particularly long wait to see his puzzle published. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — It's not often that I encourage you to stop and smell the crosswords, because that would just be silly, but today's puzzle by Timothy Polin is worth it. from The New York Times
One thing I really liked about this was that it felt like a 14x143, daily-size tip of the hat to Liz Gorski's magic square puzzle and her checkerboard puzzle. from The New York Times
This is a weird case where my original seed entry* was deemed a puzzle killer, but Will was interested in the rest of the grid, so I salvaged the puzzle. from The New York Times
This puzzle is actually an outcome of the very encouraging response I received for the Fourth of July puzzle I made with Brendan Emmett Quigley for The Times in 2017. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — After a long week of crossword-solving, it's nice to change things up a bit, and today's Puns and Anagrams puzzle by Joe DiPietro fits the bill. from The New York Times
For this puzzle, I definitely wanted to only fill the grid with twist endings that 99 percent of puzzle solvers will either already know, or won't care about getting spoiled. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — The constructor Jake Halperin has had four New York Times Crossword puzzles published so far, and he is making a name for himself as a midweek puzzle maker. from The New York Times
Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Another tough one today, but markedly more upbeat than the last acrostic puzzle and beautifully science-geeky, as our constructors, Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, say below. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — I'd call Andrew Chaikin a constructor's constructor; the last time a puzzle of his ran in The Times, also on a Sunday, it used only one vowel. from The New York Times
Now Thinh is making plans to attend the World Puzzle Championship in Bangalore, India, this fall to meet other puzzle enthusiasts, which he has never had a chance to do. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — I made a snap assumption when I saw the title of today's puzzle, and I was right, but that "spoiler" made today's solve no less enjoyable or difficult. from The New York Times
I used "A Deadly Sin" as the headline for this puzzle as a sort-of hint, because the theme of this puzzle, while not deadly, is the sin of omission. from The New York Times
As always, I appreciate the work of the editorial team in giving the puzzle some crisper clues — whatever you like in the puzzle is very likely because of their efforts. from The New York Times
Don't forget to enjoy the "revealer" at 44A/D, in which the language of this puzzle at 44A is ENGLISH and the language of this puzzle at 44D is ESPAÑOL. from The New York Times
One not-so-well-kept secret on the puzzle-making side of the business is that your favorite puzzle makers may have learned their trade from a more experienced constructor. from The New York Times
As I said, some constructors might try to put the SEVEN WONDERS into the puzzle (and Mr. Proulx did, according to his notes below), but this puzzle takes them out. from The New York Times
Will Nediger, a 28-year-old professional puzzle maker from London, Ontario, and Erik Agard, a constructor from Gaithersburg, Maryland who makes puzzle for a variety of venues including the Indie 500 Crossword Tournament, have teamed up to encourage more women and people of color to learn the art of crossword puzzle construction. from The New York Times
After Puzzle 6, the top ten competitors are: The final puzzle will be solved three times, by different groups of three, with different and progressively harder clues: The 'C' division solves the easier clues, the 'B' division gets moderately harder clues and the 'A' division solves the puzzle with the toughest clues. from The New York Times
When I sent this puzzle to my 87-year-old Mom — my main puzzle tester — she wrote back that she could not figure out the theme even after filling the whole puzzle in, so I will be eager to see if this proves to be a little tricky for early week solvers. from The New York Times
Nearly every free surface has a panel stuck on it, and each panel is a line puzzle, a complete-the-circuit task that almost invariably paves the way for another puzzle. from Wired
On Friday, The New York Times Magazine dropped a surprise for crossword obsessives everywhere: its latest Sunday edition would include a puzzle-oriented special section of the newspaper called Puzzle Mania. from The Verge
Solving this puzzle — especially without touching the ground — is more challenging than it looks on TV. In the last round, Paulie rushes over to finish Natalie's puzzle before he finishes his. from People
At that point, the puzzle still needed work, including two new pairs, but Will and Joel Fagliano patiently helped me iron out the wrinkles in what I consider my debut puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — We're used to seeing the black squares in our crossword puzzle inside the grid, but what do we do when they get together and "leak" into our clues? from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — David Steinberg returns today with a theme content-heavy puzzle that may take a lot of you back to the carefree days of playing video games at the arcade. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Today we got a puzzle by a new constructor, full of first-use answers, with a theme as old as mud, or dirt, or frozen tundra dirt, I suppose. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — April of this year marks the 63th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, and David J. Kahn is back with a puzzle about some of the Bard's characters. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — Jeff Chen returns with a puzzle that puts things inside of other things, as opposed to Monty Python's Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things. from The New York Times
For Mr. Gross, however, the cherry on the sundae might have been his success in getting this puzzle published after submitting a few versions that were rejected by the puzzle editors. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — There is no rule that says you have to start solving a crossword puzzle at the 1A entry, but I would wager that most people at least try it. from The New York Times
You can order the same puzzle and complete it over a video call, race to see who finishes first, or frame the puzzle once completed as a reminder of each other. from Business Insider
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — The constructor Robyn Weintraub began her puzzle-making career with early-to-midweek crosswords, but she has recently made the end of the week, themeless puzzles her domain. from The New York Times
For those who wonder why it's there, it is the philosophy of the puzzle editors that the puzzle should reflect real life, and that entries like N.R.A. are part of that. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — In order to solve today's puzzle by Alex Vratsanos, you will need to be able to figure out exactly what is missing from the answers to the starred clues. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — I'll get to the clues quickly today because I thought there were so many sticklers, but this puzzle was very twinny, or crossy, for me — lots of paired entries. from The New York Times
I was very excited when I saw this puzzle was set to run on the Saturday of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, which I was going to attend as an official. from The New York Times
Alan and I decided it would be fun to collaborate on a New York Times puzzle and, after a couple of attempts, we got an acceptance with this NO WAY puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — As soon as I solved Paolo Pasco's smooth Monday puzzle, I was reminded of this one by Howard Barkin, although it tackles the theme from a different perspective. from The New York Times
I was prompted to do so by some of my colleagues, who pointed out that in puzzle after puzzle I was disproportionately featuring men, particularly white men, in my theme material. from The New York Times
Ms. Carroll's puzzle is early week, so it wasn't terribly difficult to figure out the real theme to the puzzle, but I did get a good laugh out of the revealer. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — We've all had those days where few, if any, of the entries go into the puzzle easily, and most of the clues head in a direction you weren't expecting. from The New York Times
In this puzzle, she is teaching us some history, but also letting us know that we should never, ever go into a puzzle thinking we know what is about to happen. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Spoiler alert: I'm going to talk about the theme of Julie Bérubé's puzzle up front, because I want to make what I believe is an important point about solving. from The New York Times
Sally Hoelscher makes her New York Times Crossword debut with a puzzle that will require some specialized knowledge, but remember that this is a Monday puzzle — the crossings will be kind. from The New York Times
However, some clues are hidden behind intricate, puzzle-like locks, which, unlike many Professor Layton puzzles, feel more appropriate to the situation and less like an abstract puzzle from a book. from The Verge
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — When we last saw Angela Olson Halsted in 623, she and Jeff Chen were running vowels, and today she is back with her first and solo themeless puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — I love the smell of testosterone in the morning, really I do, which is a good thing because today's puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel is absolutely festooned with it. from The New York Times
In this podcast, Will Shortz, the Times's puzzle editor, provides a guided tour of this the special Puzzle Mania section that comes with the print edition of The Times on Sunday. from The New York Times
Wordplay SUNDAY PUZZLE — The title of Brendan Emmett Quigley's puzzle is a phrase coined by Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs, referring to a baseball doubleheader, two games played in succession. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — I like to believe that if a constructor goes to the trouble of making a puzzle that incorporates a particular shtick, there is a good reason for it. from The New York Times
Mr. Nediger and Mr. Agard created a public group called the Puzzle Collaboration Directory, an online resource that matches aspiring puzzle makers with experienced constructors to help them learn the craft. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — Michael Blake and Jeff Chen, the constructors of this puzzle, were concerned about how to best present the theme for maximum "Aha!" moment effect, but they needn't have worried. from The New York Times
Digital subscribers will have to buy a copy of tomorrow's paper to access the puzzle section, which takes up 16 pages of newsprint, including a 728-clue, 50x50-square crossword puzzle. from Vox
SUNDAY PUZZLE — The Super Bowl is definitely this weekend. from The New York Times
Both in design and everything — it's a massive puzzle. from Refinery 29
MONDAY PUZZLE — Ready for a headbanging week of solving? from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Who's up for some ice cream? from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Sometimes the midweek puzzles can go unloved. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — "Never overthink things," that's my new motto. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — For me, maps are all about possibilities. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — Welcome to any new Erik Agard groupies! from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Are you the shy, quiet type? from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Have you seen my credit card? from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Anyone for a spot of tea? from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — We're officially in the homestretch of 2018. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Did you notice today's unusual grid? from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — The cryptic crossword is Eurocentric and highbrow. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — This grid is a dream to solve. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Hi intrepid solvers, Martin here again. from The New York Times
This puzzle is the second iteration on the #/# theme. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — Some days, the headlines just write themselves. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Not bad for a midweek outing. from The New York Times
FRANKFURT — The eurozone economy has been a puzzle lately. from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Hey, it's Will Shortz's birthday today. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — Today we hear from Robyn Weintraub. from The New York Times
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — Kids these days, am I right? from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — Now where have I seen this before? from The New York Times
Wordplay SATURDAY PUZZLE — Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — You can always get me with Shakespeare. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — There's nothing better than feeling better, people! from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — Always eat dessert first, that's my motto. from The New York Times
Well, that's what one …Read more ReadGCHQ, the agency which set the puzzle, claims to be "delighted with the interest shown" in the puzzle but notes that "no-one found the four additional intended answers involving further reinterpretation of x as a multiplication sign" in one part of the final section of the puzzle. from Gizmodo
The article would go on forever if they took us through the process for every single clue in the puzzle, so they will talk about a selection of clues, starting with the theme entries, and the rest of the puzzle clues — as well as the puzzle itself for you to solve — are at the end. from The New York Times
The event was chock-full of puzzle-themed decorations and balloons, plus games, a ball pit, a bounce house and even a colorful custom puzzle-piece-decorated cake by Drea's Wonder Cakes. from People
According to Isaac, his first approach to solving the puzzle was to search for symbols from Alice in Wonderland because some aspects of the puzzle reminded him of Lewis Carroll's famous story. from Vice
On Obscura Day, the puzzle curator will share the history of the collection, lead visitors through the exhibit 400-puzzle exhibit and may offer clues to help solve some of the puzzles. from CNBC
MONDAY PUZZLE — When last we saw Betty Keller, she was giving us emotional support in the form of this puzzle, so it's only fitting that she has more advice for us today. from The New York Times
Let's hear all about the puzzle from Ms. Rhode herself: I'm very excited to show off my second-ever New York Times crossword puzzle, just over one year from my first one. from The New York Times
Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — For some solvers, themes get in the way of a good free-form crossword puzzle, one where the really cool entries stretch across and down the grid with abandon. from The New York Times
Many thanks go out to Rebecca Falcon for proposing this wonderful idea and to Will Shortz for his invitation to contribute a puzzle, for working with me and for editing my puzzle. from The New York Times
Wordplay WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — When we last saw Laura Braunstein, she was making her New York Times Crossword debut in a collaboration with Erik Agard (Here is the Wordplay column for their puzzle). from The New York Times
Wordplay TUESDAY PUZZLE — Today Peter Gordon presents a very specific sort of puzzle — if your knowledge of a couple of extremely particular topics matches his, you're going to roll right through it. from The New York Times
SUNDAY PUZZLE — When I saw this puzzle in the stack, a Ross Trudeau Sunday, with a "Zoo" in the title no less, I felt like a tiger cub given a Christmas present. from The New York Times
Once in a while, he makes a crack about my crossword puzzle-solving time being "sacred," but he respects the fact that I have to finish the puzzle before starting my day. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — A brief one from me today, as both personal and professional deadlines go whooshing by, and Mr. Krozel does an excellent job of explaining his puzzle in his notes below. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — One of the things I really love about the crossword puzzle community (I'm including both solvers and constructors here) is the generosity and kindness shown to those who are new. from The New York Times
If you think of CultureCon as a puzzle, my job is to make sure all the pieces of the puzzle are there, and make sure they all fit together on event day. from Refinery 29
SATURDAY PUZZLE — When you've got a lot of entries with wings, as well as a ton of "rare" scrabbly letters and wild letter combinations flying around, you've got a Trenton Charlson puzzle. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — We had one of these back in January that was well-received (I checked), and I'm finding myself liking this kind of variety puzzle more every time I solve one. from The New York Times
MONDAY PUZZLE — When we last saw Keiran King, he was making his New York Times Crossword debut with a puzzle that made sure we enunciated our words and knew our musical compositions. from The New York Times
On a personal note, this puzzle completes the "cycle" for me; in fact, David and I considered naming the puzzle "Hitting for the Cycle," but the joke was too "inside" for sure. from The New York Times
Every clue in Mr. Probert's puzzle begins with the letter M. What is interesting in this puzzle is that every single one of the entries also has the letter M in it. from The New York Times
Fola gives a big speech to Karim about the beauty of making a puzzle, and the connection a puzzle maker has between the puzzle and the solver — there is no winner or loser when it comes to puzzles, there's only someone who succeeds in figuring it out, and someone who gets stuck trying to solve it. from Refinery 29
Before this puzzle, THURMAN had not been seen in The New York Times Crossword for more than 40 years, and it had only been clued to baseball player THURMAN Munson (Hi, kids!) One day, maybe in a late-week puzzle, I hope to see the actress's father in the puzzle, Robert THURMAN, the linguist and Buddhist author. Thurs. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — There are some really nice entries in Joon Pahk's puzzle, but I honed in on 16A's ADULTING for two reasons: First, it's a fairly modern term in a puzzle with a good amount of entries about things that go back in time; and second, it's a topic that is discussed on the regular in my household. from The New York Times
And we're not done yet: Part 250, running in August, will wrap things up with a list of the resources mentioned in this series, as well as a look at the puzzle by the crossword editors Will Shortz and Joel Fagliano, who will give us insight into how they take a submitted puzzle from raw manuscript to published puzzle. from The New York Times
At the moment the app solves the whole puzzle, though there's more features to come — perhaps a hint option that solves a portion the user chooses so that the whole puzzle isn't spoiled. from The Verge
His new AR game for iOS, Arise, creates a virtual puzzle in real space that can only be solved by physically tilting the iPhone or iPad and steering a character through this puzzle. from The Verge
Upon retirement from teaching kindergarten, my dream was to construct a puzzle for Will Shortz and all puzzle constructors as a thank you for the enjoyment their crossword puzzles have brought to me. from The New York Times
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — I don't know about you, but I knew this fun, midweek puzzle by Ruth Margolin was going to be trouble for me as soon as I had difficulty solving 1 Across. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — O.K., I might have gotten a bit overconfident yesterday with the whole puzzle-solving thing, where I went on and on about how late-week puzzles were "gettable" and all that. from The New York Times
This year's participants include Eleanor Herring, a historian who will discuss the history of lampposts, and Jason Ward, a jigsaw-puzzle aficionado who will assemble a puzzle at the conference throughout the day. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle by Kristian House reminded me of a nice glass of wine: It was rich, lively, went down smoothly and seemed finely aged or charmingly retro in a good way. from The New York Times
Although the paired entries were all pretty short, the asymmetric fixed crossings made the puzzle a bit of a challenge to design, much like a rebus with no flexibility, or a jigsaw puzzle. from The New York Times
The most popular modern puzzle games—think Portal and Braid—are generally presented as something "more," with elaborate storylines and fancy graphics to obscure the fact that you're playing a mere puzzle game. from Vice
The beauty of a Sherlock Holmes story is not the logic puzzle, as charming as they are, but rather the clashes of fiery personalities that make up the context for the logic puzzle. from Vice
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — The entire purpose of Wordplay, as I understand it, is to help those who need solving help, as well as to provide a place for solvers to discuss the puzzle. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — It's not that this puzzle has a lot of culinary references, it's more that it's one of those "everything but the kitchen sink" grids that spin off in dizzying different directions. from The New York Times
THURSDAY PUZZLE — That gnashing of teeth you hear is me coming to the conclusion — very slowly, as usual — that there is an element in today's puzzle that does not come naturally to me. from The New York Times
FRIDAY PUZZLE — If you are endlessly fascinated with history as I am, crossword puzzle solving has a particularly "nichey" (as opposed to Nietzsche, which is completely different) track you can follow on XWordInfo.com. from The New York Times
Many a puzzle over the last few years has been written while listening to TD. That said, I was more interested in the convenient letters of TANGERINE DREAM when I seeded the puzzle. from The New York Times
Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard (the reigning American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion) have collaborated on a midweek puzzle that will definitely give you a workout and help you climb over that hump. from The New York Times
With nine debut entries and lots of crunchy words and phrases, this reasonably easy Friday puzzle would be a good point of entry for those who are teetering on the weekend puzzle ledge. from The New York Times
Working with Mickey and Will on this to write clues for today's puzzle required drawing on a depth of knowledge to make a coherent puzzle that brought together two of our state's passions. from The New York Times
For those who are just joining us, today's puzzle also happens to be a pangram, which means that Ms. Gelfand used every letter in the English alphabet in her puzzle at least once. from The New York Times
Puzzle Warehouse, the largest puzzle distributor in North America, tells TMZ ... they're setting new sales records every day, it's busier than Christmas time and half of their inventory has already been cleaned out. from TMZ
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Today's puzzle by Trenton Charlson — only his third to run in The New York Times — has a meta element to it, in that it is a game about a game. from The New York Times
It's not often that we see the black squares completely close off a section of a puzzle, but today Stu Ockman homes in on the center of his puzzle to tie things together. from The New York Times
"It's a piece of the puzzle, but we need more pieces of the puzzle to fall in place and they all start on Capitol Hill," said Ward McCarthy, chief financial economist at Jefferies. from CNBC
We often can't tell when a stranger is lying to us ("Puzzle Number One"), and meeting a stranger face-to-face doesn't necessarily help our understanding of who they are ("Puzzle Number Two"). from The New York Times
The Election Day crossword has big shoes to fill after the famous CLINTON/BOB DOLE puzzle, so despite not being as clever as that puzzle, I hope solvers nonetheless enjoyed this one today. from The New York Times
I'm a huge fan of wordplay and pun-based clues or answers, and since this puzzle is a bit sparse in that department I'll be doubling down with puns on my next puzzle. from The New York Times
So, I put aside the musical idea and set to work on this toolbox puzzle — not that Oscar Hammerstein had any more luck making it into this puzzle than into the first one. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — It has been more than a year since we tried to escape from Eric Berlin's last puzzle in The New York Times, and he is back to stir up more trouble. from The New York Times
"This is a large puzzle that we've been dealing with now for the better part of three years and more recently it seems like we're finding more pieces of the puzzle," said Costa. from Politico
Wordplay FRIDAY PUZZLE — It's a good thing that I only cover the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament for The Times and am not a competitor, because otherwise I would feel very dispirited right now. from The New York Times
As a constructor, I never know what will spark the idea for a puzzle; the only consistent factor seems to be the rewarding feeling of having that breakthrough that makes a puzzle possible. from The New York Times
And finally, because every puzzle was made a few days before its publication date, the puzzle naturally felt more topical, with tie-ins to modern news or politics appearing days after they happened. from The New York Times
"That's just a piece of the puzzle," Moore told PEOPLE. from People
Design is one part of the puzzle in creating chips. from CNBC
In the spirit of their connection, we created this puzzle. from Mashable
We realize we're just one part of the transportation puzzle. from TechCrunch
Everyone is trying to solve the puzzle of what happened. from Vice
Swift's well aware of her role as the puzzle master. from Refinery 29
It's not a simple puzzle anymore — it's not just me. from People
You realize how important every piece of the puzzle is. from Refinery 29
It's just another piece on the fast radio burst puzzle. from Gizmodo
Each page of a book is a different mechanical puzzle. from Wired
I wrote a puzzle for the second iteration of queerqrosswords. from The New York Times
But that is not the correct answer for this puzzle. from The New York Times
This is just one part of an overall puzzle piece. from The Verge
This one piece of the puzzle needs to be filled. from Vox
Without spoiling the puzzle, the black lighting illuminated the situation. from Mashable
They're both an essential piece of the New York puzzle. from Vice
Solve Motherboard's weekly, internet-themed crossword puzzle: Solve the Internet . from Vice
"It was the missing piece of the puzzle," says Zuri. from People
Solve the puzzle first, and the rewards are the coins. from Refinery 29
Extreme cold snaps pose a particular puzzle in this regard. from Economist
It was also a puzzle, including to the architects themselves. from Economist
"You have all the pieces to the puzzle," she said. from The New York Times
It was cool, because it's a puzzle we solve together. from The Verge
DAILY CROSSWORD COLUMN John Guzzetta's puzzle peppers us with affection. from The New York Times
Now it appears that the puzzle was never entirely solved. from Mashable
Take 1 Across in Jason Flinn's Saturday puzzle, for example. from The New York Times
TUESDAY PUZZLE — Today, we strut the runway with Zhouqin Burnikel. from The New York Times
For this puzzle, T.J. MAXX was the entry of interest. from The New York Times
I'll have Ms. Swift lead you to the Sunday puzzle. from The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Well, that's a funky looking grid, isn't it? from The New York Times
Most of all, I prefer to make the puzzle diverse. from The New York Times
Please tune in to the puzzle, but don't drop out! from The New York Times
Let's move on to the Variety puzzle with some Gershwin. from The New York Times
You'll get that challenge and more with Andrew Ries's puzzle. from The New York Times
A good crossword puzzle is an art form of words. from The New York Times
Work from both sets of clues to complete the puzzle. from The New York Times
Methane puzzle The ESA probe aims to find out more. from CNN
The sides were made of green and white puzzle pieces. from Vice
One asteroseismological mystery down, one tremendous cosmological puzzle to go. from Gizmodo
First, it's a Patrick Berry puzzle, which is always awesome. from The New York Times
Superhot is a puzzle game built around your violent dance. from Mashable
It's nice to know that some piece of the puzzle. from People
Check out this color gradient puzzle for $35.99 See Details from Mashable
The result is a puzzle that matters a great deal. from Economist
Each of these things is a piece of the puzzle. from People
There are puzzle games and then there's The Room ($0.99). from Mashable
Still, admission is just one piece of a complex puzzle. from Refinery 29
Janet Yellen, today's (outgoing) Fed chair, faces a similar puzzle. from Economist
But the Very Large Telescope had that missing puzzle piece. from CNN
Our research offers a potential answer to this puzzle: Power. from CNN
I used to use the "check" tool in every puzzle. from Mashable
The last part of the puzzle for FCTRY is growth. from TechCrunch
Turns out, that piece was only 25% of the puzzle. from Refinery 29
That's how you figure [it out] – it's like a puzzle. from People
This is one of the things I puzzle over myself. from Vox
He's tied himself to the limitations of the musical puzzle. from Hyperallergic
Here is a strange little online community to puzzle at. from TechCrunch
Washington is the jigsaw puzzle that doesn't fit quite right. from Vice
They're giving you a puzzle that can't quite be solved. from Vice
Yes, he had his slide puzzle victory on day one. from People
If there really was a puzzle that we could solve. from Mashable
"Each gives a different piece of the puzzle," she says. from Wired
But rather than being straightforward pieces of the puzzle, each from New Republic
How Cinder fits into this puzzle remains to be seen. from Mashable
Trump's repeated, lavish praise of Putin, adds to the puzzle. from CNN
Of course, promotion is just one piece of the puzzle. from CNBC
Another app, Arise from Climax Studios, is a puzzle game. from Mashable
It's a good year for gorgeous, brutally challenging puzzle games. from The Verge
My organization is a major piece in solving this puzzle. from CNN
"Smell," he says, "is an important piece" of the puzzle. from Reuters
In one passage, Marx set out to answer a puzzle. from Economist
"This is a very important piece of the jigsaw puzzle." from The Verge
You're off to a good start on this lovely puzzle. from The New York Times
Part of it is a puzzle element or a mystery. from The New York Times
Today's puzzle seemed strictly in the latter category to me. from The New York Times
"It's all part of a puzzle," Ms. van Dyke said. from The New York Times
His thoughts sometimes come out like pieces of a puzzle. from New Republic
It's Friday and today's crossword puzzle is by Patrick Berry. from The New York Times
That's one reason I liked today's puzzle by Andrew Zhou. from The New York Times
Everybody take a lap and rest up before Friday's puzzle. from The New York Times
Just take a gander at the theme of his puzzle. from The New York Times
So ... welcome to your sort of debut puzzle, Mr. Mendelson. from The New York Times
"Then this exciting art world jigsaw puzzle will be complete." from The New York Times
My thanks to them for accepting and editing this puzzle. from The New York Times
The seed entry for this puzzle theme was DREI MARTINIS. from The New York Times
There was another piece to the puzzle authorities couldn't explain. from CNN
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Where do you start with a Saturday crossword? from The New York Times
Of course, weight is just a piece of the puzzle. from The New York Times
The Lyft partnership fills in a piece of the puzzle. from Reuters
Here are the code words in the puzzle: 3D: PAPA from The New York Times
This puzzle was inspired by an NPR segment on pleonasms. from The New York Times
I still finished the puzzle in half an hour, though. from The New York Times
Disney Parks Haunted Mansion Puzzle, available on Amazon for $36.07 from Business Insider
If you never start, how will you conquer the puzzle? from The New York Times
And that's the final bad piece in this corrupt puzzle. from CNBC
It's my first Monday puzzle in The New York Times! from The New York Times
So, let's put these pieces together and solve this puzzle. from The Hill
Wordplay THURSDAY PUZZLE — Well, this is both timely and brilliant. from The New York Times
And this scene represents a puzzle for Chris to solve. from The New York Times
VARIETY PUZZLE — Put another book on the pile for me. from The New York Times
The opposite of a tan in this puzzle is PALLOR. from The New York Times
As Bradbury put it, it's a surreal puzzle adventure game. from Mashable
Now, a fan on Reddit thinks they've solved the puzzle. from Refinery 29
The present study is only one piece of the puzzle. from Gizmodo
It was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle with living pieces. from The New York Times
Sometimes it plays into a puzzle theme, sometimes it doesn't. from The New York Times
I find that puzzle game is not a main trend. from The New York Times
A clue to this puzzle comes early in the film. from New Yorker
Equally uncertain is the right framework to govern this puzzle. from TechCrunch
Solve Motherboard's weekly, internet-themed crossword puzzle: Solve the Internet . from Vice
Or do you want to come up with a puzzle? from Vice
Voyager's maps are mostly very dense and detailed puzzle boxes. from Vice
Csanád as a character is someone you certainly puzzle over. from Vice
We only have bits and pieces of a huge puzzle. from Vice
Each possession forced him to conquer a physically punishing puzzle. from Vice
Go deeper: The puzzle of getting former convicts into jobs. from Axios
Black metal's just a missing puzzle piece in my life. from Vice
It was a puzzle that the data didn't readily explain. from Vox