Crossword constructors volunteer their time to help underrepresented populations get published. By Deb Amlen One not-so-well-kept secret on the puzzle-making side of the business is that your favorite ...

The casual solvers among us probably judge our puzzling prowess by which easy weekday puzzle we can complete, how many clues we need the dictionary (or Google) to answer, or the number of hours (or ...

The conspiracy theory writes itself. Start looking, and you’ll notice how many New York Times crossword puzzles are co-constructed (the preferred term for what most people would refer to as co-written ...

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