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Crossword Puzzle Trivia: Surprising Facts and History

Discover quirky facts about crosswords—their origin story, the panic they caused in WW2, and the school that offered a major ...

Here’s Why The Times’s First Crossword Is Nearly Impossible to Solve Today

The New York Times ran its first-ever crossword puzzle 84 years ago. Titled “Headlines and Footnotes,” the grid — 23 rows ...

USA TODAY PLAY adds MidGrid puzzle to daily crossword lineup

The new grid is a happy medium offering between USA TODAY PLAY's existing puzzles, and will live on the site's dedicated ...

Crossword editor’s desk: why the Independent’s puzzle should live on

An easy win for the newspaper, plus a puzzle with a hidden mathematical theme ...
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Submit Your Crossword Puzzles to The New York Times

The New York Times looks for intelligent, literate, entertaining and well-crafted crosswords that appeal to the broad range of Times solvers. Submissions are open. A New York Times crossword ...