| 单词 | crossword |
| 例句 | I said out loud what Dad says whenever he finishes the weekend crossword. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on that ratty couch on the porch doing a crossword puzzle. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And then there was Howard, working on a crossword puzzle on the steps. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We were now energized: no longer was anyone doing crossword puzzles to pass the time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Beat it,” said the doctor on duty there, who was doing a crossword puzzle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then it started to rain, so she went inside and made some coffee and did what she had never done in her life: tried the newspaper crossword. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Also, doing medium crossword puzzles—not too hard and not too easy—made her seem very trustworthy to me. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Before dinner the four of us were helping him with a crossword puzzle, so I couldn’t say anything. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I’m getting to read lots of books! And I’m a whiz at crossword puzzles now!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Daddy sat in the brown leather chair, reading his newspaper and working his crossword puzzles. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Eugene Maleska crossword terminology, he's braw and pulchritudinous, while Will Shortz, current puzzle editor for The New York Times, might define him as a "wower," the clue being "Turns heads, in a way." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Corkers would proceed to draw the framework of the crossword on the blackboard and we would all spend the rest of the lesson trying to solve it while he read out the clues. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z There were all sorts of things—bills, official-looking documents from school, taxes that hadn’t been filed yet, a half-completed crossword puzzle. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He turned to the crossword puzzle in the newspaper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He doesn’t think much of it: there’s coffee in the pot by the sink, a half-done crossword puzzle beside an empty mug, and a plate of green grapes on the dining booth table. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I sat down across from my dad at the table; he was slowly stirring his coffee and staring down at a crossword puzzle. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And yet I keep expecting to see her on the couch with Riot in her lap or doing her crossword puzzles in the kitchen. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She read six books a day and could do two crossword puzzles at once—with a ballpoint pen. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z An old guy in the booth next to them was doing a crossword puzzle. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He speaks English better than he reads it, and he puzzles his way through the stories like a man doing a crossword puzzle. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Like today is the mensiversary of Friendmageddon, and I’m lying on her bed making a crossword puzzle while she sits at her desk doing homework. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He reached for the ticket of the woman in the nearest seat, who—based on the numerous crossword puzzles scattered around her—appeared to be a Talented solver. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was like filling in a very tricky crossword. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Each letter flickers on one at a time,C-R-E-S-T-M-O-N-T , like filling in a crossword puzzle with neon letters. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z ‘Let’s have a look at the crossword puzzle in today’s Times,’ he would say, fishing a crumpled newspaper out of his jacket pocket. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Lil’ Dub had even stopped accepting the crossword puzzles he used to buy for her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Dad was working on something for work and Mom was doing a crossword puzzle. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Before that an older woman, Mrs. Linden, greeted him when he came home each afternoon, sipping coffee from a thermos and working on crossword puzzles while Eliot played on his own. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It might even have a hazy desire for music or crossword puzzles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nora is bent over the New York Times crossword opposite him, brown curls falling across her forehead. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He looked up from his crossword puzzle and sang—to the tune of “Oh! Susanna”—“Oh, Peas-Anna! Don’t you cry for me...” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Neither did I find an entry for those who fear the terrible truth that their self-worth is based entirely on the completion of a daily crossword puzzle. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Others read newspapers, did crossword puzzles, or played chess or Scrabble. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I typically stretch my legs across the backseat and work on a crossword, but this morning, I can feel the beat thrumming at the base of my spine, almost like it’s inside me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She was doing a crossword puzzle and humming a song I didn't recognize. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mom would sip her coffee slowly and metronome her head back and forth, doing her crossword. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z After the comics and the crossword puzzle, the sports section was Mr. Larson’s favorite part of the newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I realized that this unprofitable task of his was probably nothing more than a method of whiling away the early morning hours, much as other insomniacs do crossword puzzles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Translating's half poem and half crossword and no doddle. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Englishmen hate many things, but no one is despised more than the man who sits by you on the morning train and solves your crossword puzzle. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Grandpa was off at the Moose Lodge, where he spent the better part of every day; Lori was taking her bath; and Mom was at the table in Grandpa’s room working on a crossword puzzle. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She imagined her sitting in the living room, alone, doing her crossword puzzle. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The crossword guy moves the suitcase to the floor, and I slump into my seat and hug my bookbag. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I've been told that crosswords puzzles help fight the advance of Alzheimer's Disease, but that had nothing to do with my initiation. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The class time was supposed to be spent doing a little crossword puzzle on the play, but Don didn’t do much of it and it didn’t seem to matter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got home my moms was up doing the crossword puzzle. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z At night like this, Harlem was a big glowing crossword puzzle. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Not much on us this week...oh, I m a crossword puzzle clue.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z If it comes up in a crossword puzzle, I'll leave the spaces blank and work around them. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In Week 1207 we asked you to supply creative clues for any of the words in a grid by Washington Post Sunday crossword constructor Evan Birnholz; here are the best among them. Style Invitational Week 1211: Write us the best tweets in history 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Chen is unusual among crossword constructors in that the majority of his NYT puzzles are done in collaboration. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Each new generation fit together in a crossword puzzle of wives and husbands — a search for birth and death certificates that emerged in fits and starts, aided by sites like or . In Spain, a Family Reunion, Centuries Later 2014-04-09T17:25:37Z I’m trying to do a crossword puzzle on the sun lounger, but my area of shade has shrunk to nothing and beads of perspiration keep landing on the newsprint. Tim Dowling: I’m American, I can handle a heatwave. Right? 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z In bed, she reads three newspapers, does the New York Times crossword puzzle, “and the mini crossword puzzle and sometimes that stupid Vertex.” Martha Stewart, Blissed Out on CBD, Is Doing Just Fine 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Note: This is an American-style crossword, not the British type in which the clue is a sentence containing an anagram of the word. Style Invitational Week 1315: Clue Us In — our backward crossword 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z I sat in the middle of the orchestra while they stared at the ceiling, got out crosswords and newspapers – you could see them thinking: "We've got a right one here." Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z Cryptic crosswords differ from the symmetrical New York Times kind by their extra wordplay. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z What I remember about my very first visit to the lake was the attentiveness that Matt’s grandfather paid to the morning crossword, each square lettered with unwavering ink. Refuge and Renewal on Lake George 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z He’s also highly observant, carefully studying a bloke doing crosswords at a bar, making Sherlockian deductions about a girl in a maroon coat with high leather boots. The coldly brilliant crime novel, ‘GBH,’ by Ted Lewis 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z If you remain unconvinced of the healing properties of patience, time and rest, then try this oddball exercise: Give your brain a challenge, like doing a crossword or writing an essay or making complicated plans. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A move has hit her like a ton of bricks 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z In November, you were an answer in a Times crossword puzzle and wrote on Instagram, “Please put this on my tombstone.” Natasha Lyonne Has a New Life. It’s Just That She Keeps Dying. 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z And now that I'm 70 I am approaching that crossword where many things get completed. Julio Iglesias: I'm not a natural born singer 2013-04-09T21:46:04Z His son said Chervokas was "a believer in the power of words" and wrote for hours each day - "poetry, prayers, an unpublished novel, he created crossword puzzles, everything." Man credited with Charmin 'Squeeze' campaign dies 2011-07-27T19:30:13Z Though he uses a couple of different crossword software programs, “there’s still a tremendous amount of manual work that goes into layout and fill.” Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Week 1315, crossword clues: EARPLUGS: Role of tiny fingers when the president says, “La la la la la.” Style Invitational Week 1366: Tour de Fours XVI — the LIAR club 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z By the conventions of crossword making, or "constructing," the design must be symmetrical. Crossword puzzlers craft perfection across and down 2010-12-07T06:58:00Z Set in the present and peppered with comic references to Will Shortz, the crossword editor of The New York Times, the play nonetheless seems stuck in the era of those TV shows. Review: Andrea McArdle and Kip Gilman Puzzle Out Love in ‘2 Across’ 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z She suggested they have a drink in the lobby and do The New York Times crossword puzzle she had brought. Worthy of a Romance Novel, With a Touch of Mystery 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Wilson, who found Agatha Christie’s masterpiece — as well as almost all other mystery novels — to be the literary equivalents of crossword puzzles, would find ample support for his contempt in “Snow.” Review | John Banville’s new novel begins, like a game of Clue, with a body in the library 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z He reads, does crossword puzzles and goes over his lines. | Vincent Kartheiser: A Mad Man Among the People 2010-10-01T21:12:00Z The patient shouts over his iPod to tell a joke; the therapist is doing a crossword puzzle. How to Break Up with Your Therapist 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Also, your clues don’t have to be as brief as in real crosswords, but they shouldn’t run more than a dozen words or so. Style Invitational Week 1446: Clue us in — as we spill the beans 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z She recalls all this as she drives Rosa for her chemotherapy treatments, sitting in the van in the parking garage, as she usually does, doing her celebrity crossword. 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: Morello Hears Wedding Bells 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The details are persistently wrong in jarring ways: the lottery is played by post; ageing single mums are addicted to the Telegraph cryptic crossword. Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis – review 2012-06-08T21:55:05Z This month, when the Post published a collection of crossword puzzles to honor Women’s History Month, she tweeted: “Thanks for the fun crosswords. Older women can do them while standing in line for food stamps.” How Emily Nunn Turned Salad Into a Soapbox 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z She also loves the New York Times Crossword and cryptic crosswords. Wordle Is a Love Story 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z On longer flights I like to read a lot, do the crossword, watch films, play video poker or backgammon. The Travels of Tony Shalhoub, From Paris to Austin 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z He worried that I like Scrabble and crosswords. A man texts me a picture of his erection 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z The show is like a good crossword puzzle. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 8: ‘What Have I Done?’ 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z I just wish he told you it was that kind of film instead of it being a crossword puzzle. Jack Kesy is a chatty hacker in comic thriller "Dark Web," in which the truth is loosely defined 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z That word is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, and to get the points, it would need to be played across the top of the board, hitting three Triple Word Score squares while making seven crosswords downward. 15 fascinating facts about Scrabble 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z On the day I visited the post office, my next responsibility involved completing a crossword puzzle. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: How to deal with profound impatience? Try the Glass Bowl method. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z So while this is harder gratification, it’s like the Friday New York Times crossword puzzle—it’s so much harder than Monday’s, but also so much more rewarding. Prometheus, an Epic Cinematic Puzzle: TIME Talks to the Screenwriter Behind the Secrets 2012-06-08T10:45:57Z Once again, we present a filled-in crossword grid and ask you to supply clues for one or more of the answers. Style Invitational Week 1262: Clue us in 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z In April, she constructed a crossword for the New York Times herself. Natasha Lyonne: ‘There’s a fighter in me that wants to survive’ 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z I'm no good at knitting, I'm not interested in doing crosswords. Wallander's Krister Henriksson: 'I'd like to play King Lear' 2013-04-07T16:59:01Z Liberated briefly from cellular coverage, people completed crossword puzzles, read detective novels, played checkers, and, mostly, shot the breeze with anyone and everyone. A D.I.Y. Trip Through Alaska’s Inside Passage 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z I do this in part because I like my crossword puzzle in hard copy. Motherlode: Extra! Extra! l 2011-03-28T16:02:22Z I asked Rich Norris, editor of the LAT crossword franchise, to explain how the puzzle was created, and whether it was unique. Tribun crossword puzzl: Where are the E's? 2011-04-27T14:39:00Z We knew Ruth von Phul, the world’s first Herald Tribune crossword puzzle champion, as Granny — our maternal grandmother and a force we had to reckon with throughout our young childhoods. Is Physics on the Wrong Track? And Other Letters to the Editor 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z As with crosswords, one sometimes grows restless halfway through a Prada show and lays down the pen. 2010-01-20T00:05:00Z I'd go up in the train with my father, he doing the Times crossword, me contemplating the ordeal ahead. We're all going on a ... 2011-07-30T23:04:12Z "I do a lot of crossword puzzles. I’m an addict. It keeps your mind limber." Betty White's best life lessons and funniest quotes as her 100th birthday approaches 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z I always wished I’d had a chance to personally thank the New York Times crossword editor back then, Eugene T. Maleska, for saving me during the year I watched “Private Benjamin” once too often. What’s a Six-Letter Word for Fanatical Devotion to Solving Things? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z So I usually snuggle into the pillows and solve a crossword puzzle or two. The Icelandic Saga That Keeps Rita Dove Coming Back for More 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z And people who do crosswords, as Adele astutely remarks, have blanks in their lives, and no clue how to fill them. Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives: #14 – Morse 2012-07-30T11:20:37Z This cultural and personal history of crossword puzzles and their fans, written by an aficionado who argues that “it’s hard to imagine modern life without the crossword,” is diverting, informative and discursive. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z But when a signature on a birthday card or a doodle or a crossword puzzle eight-letter word for a replacement for lead is called for, who you gonna call? Get the lead out: Pencils are garbage 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Clark’s contributions include a D.C.-shaped diagram of dislocation and crossword puzzles filled with the names of corporations that the artist labels “profiteers.” Review | In the galleries: Celebrating the art of the game with unexpected delights 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z No one can confirm the benefits, but there is at least no downside to daily sudoku, crosswords, reading, walks and talks. How to keep your brain healthy 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z When they do the crossword together, they argue when they cannot find the eraser and then spend the next 10 minutes laughing because one of them was sitting on it. From a Sale, Lace Undergarments, Never Worn 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Merl Reagle, a playfully irreverent crossword puzzle constructor whose clues set off spirited cerebrations from his fans rather than frustrated surrenders to dictionary arcana, died on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. He was 65. Merl Reagle, Whose Crossword Puzzles Delighted Clued-In Solvers, Dies at 65 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z That Wednesday afternoon my dad sat upstairs, doing crossword puzzles while I went into my basement to teach guitar. Our family's "Dark Waters" story: How my son's first film role and my father's cancer are connected 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Flames beat against the window, while Talthybius puzzles over a crossword clue: is it "machete" or "cleaver"? The Effect; The Seagull; The Trojan Women – review 2012-11-18T00:06:26Z “Many of today’s top constructors, in fact, got their inspiration from him,” his friend Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times, said on Wordplay, the crossword blog on nytimes.com. Merl Reagle, Whose Crossword Puzzles Delighted Clued-In Solvers, Dies at 65 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z He's more likely to do a crossword puzzle--Smith is an avid puzzle-doer, one more unexpected touch--or revel in his public persona. Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man gets serious about a career in Hollywood 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z But let’s give it a go: This week: Supply one or more creative clues for the filled-in crossword grid above — as many as 25 clues in all. Style Invitational Week 1262: Clue us in 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Watch as three entertainers attempt to solve crossword puzzles in front of a live audience. 7 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The crossword puzzle test scene is fictionalized, though that was a method the government did use to recruit code-crackers at the time. The True Story of The Imitation Game 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Even as Don and Pam grapple with a decision of awful momentousness, they remain intimately connected, interrupting each other’s sentences and bickering over crossword puzzles. Review: Women’s Hard Choices, Cutting Deep at Williamstown Festival 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z We see Becky on the toilet, her underwear around her knees, as she tries to do a crossword at the same time. Him and Her: box set review 2013-02-21T17:09:36Z It’s play-along-able, like a crossword puzzle that gradually fills itself in for you. Pat Sajak Was the Center of the Wheel 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z As a result, memorizing free verse poetry often feels like solving a crossword with only half the clues. The lost art of memorizing poetry 2014-04-27T00:00:00Z Are you sharp enough to solve this week's crossword puzzle? Crossword Puzzle of the Week: July 12 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z The challenge for crosswords is both institutional and about connecting to readers: Whose world is being represented — and whose isn’t? For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Such moments are created by a kindly god so you can finish crosswords or work out whodunnits. Game of Thrones; Jonathan Creek – TV review 2013-04-02T06:00:03Z This was not the case for those who did more familiar, less demanding, tasks such as crosswords. Seven ways to improve your memory 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z A spokeswoman for the magazine said the publication believed that it did not hold the copyright to the crosswords but that Mr. Sondheim did. ArtsBeat Blog: This Time It's Crosswords (Not Cross Words) That Surface From Sondheim 2011-09-16T17:37:55Z Writer Aaron Sorkin might have wrought instant magic in the pilot with the most unsuspecting props – a crossword, a treadmill, an actual hoovering Hoover – but zoom out and the cracks start to show. Seinfeld and Simpsons – why your favourite TV show is problematic 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Adams spends part of the evening in a pale pink mouse costume, upside down on a couch, sneakered feet in the air, smartphone in hand, doing an electronic crossword puzzle with audience members. ‘Dead Behind These Eyes,’ a Karaoke Play 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Some boys liked shooting hoops, some boys liked doing crossword puzzles, some boys liked a job or a chore, and some boys liked talking sports and music. How to navigate your relationship with your teen son - The Washington Post 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z “That will be a cakewalk” becomes “that will be a Monday crossword puzzle.” Gene Weingarten has the trite stuff 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z A half-finished crossword puzzle peeked out of it as she smoked cigarettes and spoke about composing songs — or, rather, inviting them to alight. Laura Marling?s British Folk CD ?Creature I Don?t Know? 2011-09-04T04:25:17Z His days are spent ploughing through paperwork and looking for secret codes buried inside textbooks and crosswords. Jonathan Bernstein's Aerial View of American TV 2010-08-20T23:09:00Z This week the E shares some past crossword clues, plus some especially worthy losing entries from the past year’s contests. Style Invitational Week 1364: Clue us in — a reverse crossword 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z My relationship with it began in the early 1950s, when I was at Cambridge and I used to look at the Ximenes crossword, the Azed's predecessor, every week and I would be completely lost. Azed: a giant among crosswords 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z She settled on a book of mostly comical essays about growing up with Joan, filled with revealing tidbits: She loved crossword puzzles so much that Melissa put some in her casket. Melissa without Joan: A daughter deals with loss the Rivers way 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z “There was a huge opportunity for writers to invent the causes for his melancholy, his love of opera, his love of crosswords, his reason for staying in Oxford,” even the roots of his beer swilling. ‘Endeavour,’ Inspector Morse Prequel, Set for PBS 2012-06-29T20:46:16Z I feel guilty playing poker on my phone and looking up crossword answers. Jess Walter Doesn’t Have a Lot of Patience for Memoirs 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z On Saturday, the Los Angeles Times' daily crossword puzzle, which runs in the Tribune, challenged readers to “spot the unusual feature in today's clues and answers.” Tribun crossword puzzl: Where are the E's? 2011-04-27T14:39:00Z Week 1364 was our annual Clue Us In contest, in which the Empress presented a filled-in crossword grid and asked for novel clues. Style Invitational Week 1368: Picture this — a cartoon caption contest 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The crossword community buzzed approvingly when the New York Times kicked off Black History Month in February with a week of puzzles built by Black constructors. For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z On her application, she noted that she plays ultimate Frisbee and enjoys rock climbing, canoeing and solving crossword puzzles. She was kind of yawning at the end of the blind date 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z And, as it happens, I was holding in my hand that very day’s New York Times crossword puzzle for which the answer to 13 Down was … Alan Greenspan! Weingarten: Good grief. Gene goes to Ben Bradlee’s funeral And I realize that the only thing that would be better than this is if I somehow got my mom to be an answer in the New York Times crossword. Seth Meyers Takes a Break With ‘Strange Adventures’ and Monty Python 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Inside was a copy of the presidential crossword puzzle Mr. Hughes had made. For NBC’s Kristen Welker, Love Took Its Time 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z For me, it's a long good book, but whatever suits you - crosswords, ipad, etc. How to Stay Comfortable on a Long Flight 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z I might like the crossword puzzle more than I care about cigarettes, which is insane. Natasha Lyonne Has a New Life. It’s Just That She Keeps Dying. 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The best part of solving is when the crossword puts your brain into hyperdrive, ascribing significance to anything and everything, then turns around to remind you that a word might also just be a word. How Crosswords Put Your Brain Into Hyperdrive 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z As with crossword puzzles, Jack grows easier once you get into the rhythm of the game’s particular sensibility. Challenges Abound in a Feast of Serious Trivia 2011-02-08T16:09:41Z Put your cryptic crossword down and just strangle people. Charlie Brooker 2010-07-11T23:04:00Z We learn that a Liverpool man invented the crossword, and that Beatles manager Brian Epstein grew up on the same street of the city as Gladstone. The North (And Almost Everything In it) by Paul Morley – review 2013-06-13T09:01:01Z I do the New York Times crossword every morning. Director Rian Johnson on the moral clarity of whodunnits and the crazy "Knives Out" 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z He'd be doing the crossword, and halfway through the solo, he just looks up and goes, "F**king 'ell, this is amazing," because he'd never heard it before. Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott opens up about how they made Mick Ronson’s last album 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Your brain wants more sex, fewer crossword puzzles. The 4 weirdest things we learned about sex this week 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z When a text alert from the Times arrives on my phone each evening, informing me that tomorrow’s crossword puzzle is ready to play online, I am helpless in its face. Inside the Crossword-Puzzle State of Mind 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The most famous Oulipian ― himself a crossword constructor – knew that literature was an unsolvable puzzle. Oulipo: freeing literature by tightening its rules 2013-07-12T09:34:37Z “So you keep playing with it like a crossword puzzle - that word fits but going across isn’t going to work, so you start over.” Idaho Shakespeare Festival keeps focus on casting 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z He, too, was once the answer to a Times crossword clue; he, too, met his wife on Nantucket in August 1975. Review: A ‘Nantucket Sleigh Ride’ with Frozen Disney and Hot Lobster 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z They went for drives in the country, read voraciously, did crossword puzzles and ate Saturday lunch at David’s Catfish House, squabbling over who would get the check. To shill a ‘Mockingbird’ 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z "I wondered if these guys were doing a crossword puzzle on a slow Friday back in New York!" Killer idea 2011-04-28T07:50:00Z In 2020, he and Ms. Shah “got really into” the New York Times Spelling Bee and the daily crossword, “so I wanted to come up with a game that she would enjoy,” he said. Wordle Is a Love Story 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Marling always has one of these on the go; she spends her days summoning those tight, thorny little phrases that make her music so special, and perhaps that feeds into a talent for crossword solutions. Laura Marling: 'Americans – they're just a lot more poetic' 2013-04-27T23:04:02Z Now, she wonders whether fantasy sports and crossword puzzles help free his brain to write. Stephen Malkmus had his groove denied. He was upset for about five minutes. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z If doing the Saturday crossword in pen seems like a magic trick, prepare yourself for David Kwong, a conjurer and a cruciverbalist. 11 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Here's a partially filled-in crossword, a folded note on a bare carpet, a spot of red paint – or blood? Ryan Gander: Locked Room Scenario ? review 2011-08-25T10:53:51Z This month, Hebdomada Aenigmatum, a new book of crossword puzzles in Latin and ancient Greek, said to be the first with no help or definitions in modern languages, hit book stores in Italy. Latin lovers tune in: Vatican broadcasts news in language of... 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Ultimately, crosswords can get you to see preconceptions that you might not have realized you held. How Crosswords Put Your Brain Into Hyperdrive 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Like playing chess or doing crosswords, reading classic fair-play detective fiction provides a welcome, if temporary, escape from sad, tumultuous reality. Review | Locked-room masterpieces from Japan are the perfect escape for summer 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Suicide, suicide, suicide, suicide, suicide, like a crossword puzzle with dozens of clues and only one answer, repeated over and over. The media’s obsession with Robin Williams’ death made my own depression worse 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z This British comedy game show is a combination of crossword puzzle cleverness, scavenger hunt strangeness, and super-sloppy feats of strength. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The audience enjoyed throwing paper aeroplanes, doing the crossword and bashing, blowing and shredding the paper to accompany Herbert's old hit Simple Mind. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society; London Sinfonieta/Matthew Herbert 2010-11-21T22:45:00Z I don’t have any trouble memorizing lines because of the crossword puzzles I do every day to keep my mind a little limber. Betty White's best life lessons and funniest quotes as her 100th birthday approaches 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Set in 1965, the story revolves around a hunt for a missing schoolgirl and will give viewers the chance to see where the detective's love for crosswords and classic cars came from. Morse set to return with prequel 2011-08-03T15:45:42Z It can be weirdly easy to forget that crossword puzzles are made of words. How Crosswords Put Your Brain Into Hyperdrive 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Word nerds have been gathering at crossword tournaments and battling in competitive Scrabble leagues for decades. Wordle is our new drug 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The puzzle made it clear to Collins that there is “a real hunger” for even just a taste of inclusion in crosswords, even with something “as simple as more names of Black people.” For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z What makes the riddle so special and weird as a form — and so like the crossword — is its ability to be at once highbrow and lowbrow. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Neighbors recalled her playing the piano for hours, fussing with her flower boxes and obsessively working crossword puzzles on the front porch. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z She is the quintessential armchair detective and yes, she does like crosswords, too. Learning to love Agatha Christie 2010-10-01T07:16:00Z As such, she became the true parent of the crossword. Here’s Looking at You, Grid: A History of Crosswords and Their Fans 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z But one thing I knew: I was better at doing crossword puzzles than I was at doing life. What’s a Six-Letter Word for Fanatical Devotion to Solving Things? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The old actor would sit in the garden working at the Times crossword and lamenting the state of his personal finances. Malcolm McDowell: 'I have no memory of doing most of my films' 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z In Week 1262 we asked you to supply creative clues for any of the words in a grid by Washington Post Sunday crossword constructor Evan Birnholz; here are the best among them. Style Invitational Week 1266: The Tile Invitational V 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Lyric writing is like doing a crossword puzzle. 'Forbidden Broadway' creator on the art of spoofs 2012-09-14T14:26:12Z Wide reading made her a demon crossword solver and an impeccable proofreader. Valerie Watts 2010-07-14T16:21:00Z Fine used to be a crossword enthusiast, but as a mother of two small children, she doesn’t have time to decode dozens of clues. Wordle is our new drug 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Luckily, the routine was stunning and Andy managed to pull it off with grace and, as they say in crossword puzzles, élan. 'Dancing with the Stars' Watch 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z If they have jobs and plenty of spare time to perform fashion exegesis, they can wrap themselves in the stuff shown at Prada, in fabrics and fabrications as tough to decipher as Friday's crossword. 2010-01-20T00:05:00Z The bartender’s girlfriend was there every night, doing crossword puzzles. From propping up the bar to working at the Samaritans – how I learned to listen 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Phyllis announced as we perched on our bunk beds, talking about careers and television and crossword puzzles. I am woman. Watch me snowshoe. 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Farrar became the paper’s first crossword puzzle editor, the founding dynast of the Hapsburgs of the crossword empire. Here’s Looking at You, Grid: A History of Crosswords and Their Fans 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The reverse crossword — we show you the answers, you write the clues — is a Style Invitational perennial; we’ve done the contest at least 17 times before. Style Invitational Week 1446: Clue us in — as we spill the beans 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Like a good crossword, her book challenges us to back away from our assumptions, allows us to think differently and apply ourselves again. Here’s Looking at You, Grid: A History of Crosswords and Their Fans 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z In the dozen novels that followed, Mr. Dexter, a fan of cryptic crosswords, planted false clues and red herrings with abandon, presenting Morse, and his readers, with fiendishly difficult puzzles to solve. Colin Dexter, Whose Creations Included Inspector Morse, Dies at 86 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The crossword constructor Natan Last talks about how he approaches the grid. Inside the Crossword-Puzzle State of Mind 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Last Thursday, the clue for 1 Across in the Times crossword puzzle was: “1962 Kubrick film,” six letters. Doll’s Play 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z One of the more curious facts about the crossword is how relatively young it is. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z In those final years, Thomas would come to the pub here most days to do the crossword and have a pint — or two, or three. Footsteps : Following Dylan Thomas in Wales 2014-03-20T20:37:20Z Combining the competitive thrill of getting the right answer with the armchaired pleasure of wordplay, crossword puzzles are, for many of us, a cherished daily routine. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z One of her biggest thrills: Being a clue in a crossword puzzle in Washingtonian magazine. A pizza pioneer jumps into the fast-casual game. But can she stand out? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Number 3 was inspired by last Friday's NYT crossword puzzle, in which that exact question was an across that I got early. Friday quiz: Bardolatry 2010-04-30T12:25:00Z It's like that crossword solution on the fridge, something under the microscope. Laura Marling: 'Americans – they're just a lot more poetic' 2013-04-27T23:04:02Z Carrie was evidently a devoted wife who enjoyed reading the newspaper and doing crosswords and never had much money. The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z This Los Angeles Times crossword ran in The Post’s Style section on Jan. 9; if you like, you can see the original clues at wapo.st/invite-crossword-1315. Style Invitational Week 1315: Clue Us In — our backward crossword 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z I work for the newspaper that he grew up reading — the one that published his wedding announcement and printed the crossword puzzles his mother loved. What My Father Gave Me 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Each new generation fit together in a crossword puzzle of wives and husbands — a search for birth and death certificates that emerged in fits and starts, aided by sites like familysearch.org or ancestry.com. In Spain, a Family Reunion, Centuries Later 2014-04-04T16:57:12Z It’s a question similar to those asked about other activities done by older people, like doing crossword puzzles or taking college classes. Elderly Acting Just Might Improve ... Line, Please! 2013-09-09T22:24:53Z Share your progress with your crosswords with the family with pride. The summer backslide 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z He and Mark were sitting around an old farmhouse on break, eating vegan snacks and doing crossword puzzles together. Our family's "Dark Waters" story: How my son's first film role and my father's cancer are connected 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z The website offers some ways to celebrate, including playing word games like crossword puzzles or word searches, hosting a spelling bee or learning a new word. National Dictionary Day: Surprising facts about the resource book 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Your clue need not be as short as the ones for real crosswords but shouldn’t be more than eight or 10 words. Style Invitational Week 1241: Less taste, more fill-in— our not-crossword 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z When the first crossword in his unbroken weekly sequence appeared in these pages, in March 1972, our present prime minister was five years old. Azed: a giant among crosswords 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z He is best known, however, for his mobile games, which often subvert or expand familiar formats such as the crossword or Solitaire. The Best Video Games of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z “Like a good crossword, her book challenges us to back away from our assumptions, allows us to think differently and apply ourselves again.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z A look at the history and culture of crossword puzzles. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z "I learn new words when I do crosswords, and I am amused by the wittiness of them," she said by e-mail. Eye for art and artistry amid jigsaw's jumble 2010-12-10T02:15:00Z Pencils for puzzling over crosswords and marking walls with the upward progress of one’s progeny? | Pencil This In 2011-03-02T20:30:43Z I wanted to remember her how she was; sound of mind, quick witted, doing crosswords every day and following her beloved Arsenal. I’m glad my mum and dad died before they got too old 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z “Is the guy who works out and looks tough in his suit going to be any more useful to us than the two little old ladies who are doing the crossword down the row?” ‘Hijack,’ With Idris Elba, Is a Throwback Thriller 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z "Mike McCartney's Early Liverpool" pays homage to Jim Mac's love of music and language at every turn, including the reproduction of one of his father's crosswords. Travel back to "Mike McCartney's Early Liverpool" for a bird’s-eye view of the pre-fame Beatles 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z In fact, every character in that book was named after regular entrants in Observer crossword competitions and crossword compilers, except the murderer. Azed: a giant among crosswords 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z As the longtime editor of the website xwordinfo.com, a resource for aficionados of the NYT crosswords, he’s frequently approached by new constructors asking for advice — and frequently ends up jointly creating a puzzle with them. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The clues should be brief, but they need not be as short as for a real crossword. Style Invitational: Clue us in — a backward crossword 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, Jan. 18: clues for our backward crossword. Style Invitational: What do you mean ‘What are these’? 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Maybe comedy will be the next art form to reach the point where scientific scrutiny trumps instinct – that moment when code-breaking ceased to be the domain of crossword fiends and passed over to the mathematicians. Can an equation find out whether a subject is suitable for risk-free levity? 2012-07-28T23:06:06Z I have almost no aptitude for numbers games like Sudoku and my craving for crossword puzzles has lapsed. In the game of TextTwist 2, who survives? “There are very few people who can create a crossword this good, and he’s one,” said New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz, in a phone interview last month, of Chen’s Super Mega effort. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Most U.S. newspapers run a syndicated crossword, usually constructed by freelance contributors. For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z It really sucks, too, because there are often Harry Potter clues in New York Times crossword puzzles. Don Lemon Organizes His Books by Color 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z In All About Steve, Bullock plays Mary Horowitz, a socially awkward crossword compiler who turns stalker when she meets a local TV cameraman. Highs and lows - Bullock to display Oscar and Razzie "side by side" 2010-03-08T11:33:00Z I was also in a New York Times crossword puzzle. Paul Rudd, Larger Than Life but Still Nice 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Such puzzles were popular in England, and Mr. Sondheim based his contributions on cryptic crosswords that were popular in The Listener, a publication of the BBC. ArtsBeat Blog: This Time It's Crosswords (Not Cross Words) That Surface From Sondheim 2011-09-16T17:37:55Z Or a crossword, or even one of those tedious “word find” puzzles you see stupid people doing on the Metro. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: That time I challenged the president to a duel 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The bartender’s girlfriend let me help her with the crosswords and even smiled when she saw me. From propping up the bar to working at the Samaritans – how I learned to listen 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Hebdomada Aenigmatum, which translates as "Weekly Puzzles", is a compendium of crosswords, word games, Sudoku and and news, all written in Latin. Could you do a crossword in Latin? 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z And it’s like doing a New York Times crossword puzzle for me, to solve the puzzle of language.” Not just K-pop: Korean TV shows gaining US popularity 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z He’s had more than 125 puzzles published in The New York Times — the gold standard of crosswords — as well as many more in the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and others. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z And her ideal day off is "a nice café and a crossword". Mercurial Marling 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z His discovery of hidden code in crossword puzzles published in newspapers across the globe leads him down a dangerous path, and a deadly accident follows. "Rubicon": Eerie portrait of "Top Secret America" 2010-07-24T23:01:00Z Screenwriting, by contrast, offered a diversion, like working a crossword puzzle. Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z To celebrate this new institution, the crossword editors have rounded up our favorite clues and answers of the year. Our Favorite New Yorker Crossword Clues of 2018 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z “This feels more like doing a crossword, in that there’s a space and there’s a right answer.” Tales of Maupin, This Time With Music 2011-05-06T21:00:46Z Here’s where the riddles start to act like cryptic crosswords, a variety more common in Britain than in America. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The clues should be brief, but they don’t have to be as short as for a real crossword, as the examples show. Style Invitational Week 1207: Clue us in — a reverse crossword 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z There are also word finds, trivia quizzes and crosswords. New books to bust summer boredom Feyer describes himself as "a mild-mannered musician who developed an addiction to crosswords," and he posts his solving times every day. The crossword wizard who is fastest of all 2010-12-07T07:19:00Z A four letter word for "innuendo during crosswords": As it turns out, whenever people ask for help in crossword puzzles in TV or movies, what they are really asking is for social acceptance ... and love. Today's must-see viral videos 2011-08-18T21:19:00Z One thing that crosswords can do is make the subtext text. Our Favorite New Yorker Crossword Clues of 2018 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z But earlier this week some online chat sites devoted to puzzles began to buzz about a Web site that included scans of 19 crosswords that were apparently the Sondheim mother lode. ArtsBeat Blog: This Time It's Crosswords (Not Cross Words) That Surface From Sondheim 2011-09-16T17:37:55Z Once it was crosswords and comic strips, Daily Jumbles and Wingo giveaways. Travoltify Your News! Why Name Generators and Quizzes Are the New Crosswords 2014-03-05T14:46:38Z "She does crosswords with me, too," says Mrs Bird, with a smile. Learning to love Agatha Christie 2010-10-01T07:16:00Z With daily help from his niece Mary Marshall, he takes walks in Central Park, plays his music on the piano and does crossword puzzles. At 95, Ned Rorem Is Done Composing. But He’s Not Done Living. 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z While everyone else stood by the railing posing for Polaroids, Jesse sat with a scarf artfully wrapped around his neck, working on a copy of The Times of London’s cryptic crossword. My Mademoiselle Summer 2013-07-19T20:55:07Z She reaches for a discarded New York Times and asks if you want to do the crossword puzzle. The Private Life of Catherine Keener 2010-04-15T15:33:00Z By age three, Graham was doing crossword puzzles with him. Our family's "Dark Waters" story: How my son's first film role and my father's cancer are connected 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z And yet another upset when I read somewhere else the good news about crosswords. Azed: a giant among crosswords 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z They added a crossword puzzle and Sudoku to both papers, too. Marfa’s Answer to the Collapse of Local News: Coffee and Cocktails 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The characters blather away pretentiously about wine, sex and the disappearance of classical references and Shakespeare quotations in crossword puzzles. Books of The Times: Love, Loss, Change and Being English 2011-05-06T05:48:02Z “The only thing I’m good at is crosswords.” Colin Dexter, Whose Creations Included Inspector Morse, Dies at 86 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z But in Spider-Man/Garfield's case, I am genuinely surprised, because geek-chic has never been on the Hollywood checklist for leading man: "intelligent face"; "sensitive eyes"; "good at cryptic crosswords". Fancy that: the golden age of the sexy geeky leading male 2012-07-27T21:59:00Z But both say that a perfect evening includes a crossword puzzle and listening to jazz music in the company of Mr. Rembaum’s beloved cat, Minnie. The Cat’s Approval Was a Good Start 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z I hear her telling my father answers to the crossword he’s doing. My first hour: five high flyers reveal their morning routines 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z In 1996 he revealed to The Observer that all the characters in his first book had been named after regular competitors in the newspaper’s crossword competitions. Colin Dexter, Whose Creations Included Inspector Morse, Dies at 86 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z A New York Times crossword puzzle from 2017, which featured her name in a clue, “___ Psaki, White House communications director under Obama,” is framed above the fireplace. Bully Pulpit No More: Jen Psaki’s Turn at the Lectern 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday, Aug. 28: Our contest to fill in a partial crossword. Style Invitational Week 1242: That was then . . . — give us a then/now joke 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z And then it's like doing a really difficult crossword. Happy hour again: Paul Heaton tours UK pubs on his bike 2012-06-06T17:30:11Z Hilariously outed by social media for playing crossword puzzles as cases are tried, he’s substituted passing the time with something more pressing: mapping out his future. Petri Hawkins Byrd deliberates on life after ‘Judge Judy’ 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Go to a museum once a month, learn words in a new language, watch a documentary on a subject that fascinates you, or—yes—do a crossword or sudoku puzzle. 9 Smart Ways to Improve Your Memory 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Our days began with the first sip and the crackling of a newspaper, my dad reaching for a pen to begin the crossword. South Indian filter coffee is like no coffee you've had before 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Still running— deadline Monday night, Aug. 2: Our contest for crossword clues. Style Invitational Week 1447: Give it to us straight 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z If bar trivia and reading had a child together, the result might be a crossword puzzle. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Pity the orchestra: instead of dozing over the crossword during quiet passages in the pit, they had to heft their instruments repeatedly around the set and play in the dark while standing up. Last Night's TV: The Making of the Duchess of Malfi and American Dream 2010-12-06T08:00:00Z In this way, it's no different than TV or more traditional video games played on the Wii or the Xbox, or even knitting or crossword puzzles. With rewards, Zynga hopes to get you (more) hooked 2011-03-21T10:29:10Z So, if you are a fan of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, crafts, video games or playing the piano, make sure to find some time to devote to them now. Pandemic anxiety is making us sleepless, forgetful and angry. Here are tips for coping. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Instead, with nary a peep, the Web site’s author — Bradley E. Wilber, a college librarian in upstate New York, film buff and crossword puzzle constructor — graciously agreed to discontinue that page. Web Page About the Met Closes at Opera?s Request 2011-08-17T22:15:27Z Even more upsettingly, she encourages his poor mother to dance about and do finger-painting — as if Constance Orser weren’t a woman whose principal delight was completing the Sunday crossword in The New York Times. The Language of Love 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z When I finally gave in and rented an apartment, he and I would stay up late doing the crossword on FaceTime with our dog, Meru, curled up at my feet. Remote Work Gave Us a Life Together. Now What? 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Catch a subway home from the San Francisco airport at 4 a.m., and you’d think you could have a quiet ride, just you and your crossword puzzle, duking it out. Review: Andrea McArdle and Kip Gilman Puzzle Out Love in ‘2 Across’ 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Why did you print the crossword puzzle right below the Sept. 21 KidsPost? Style Invitational Week 1249: Ask Backwards 36 — we answer, you question 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Near the crossword is a photograph of Mr. Obama on his hands and knees in the Oval Office with her daughter, then an infant. Bully Pulpit No More: Jen Psaki’s Turn at the Lectern 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z It was the surname of a friend, Sir Jeremy Morse, chairman of Lloyds Bank, and perhaps more important, a crossword aficionado. Colin Dexter, British author who created the Inspector Morse series, dies at 86 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Their third date was another many-hours event, with brunch, a walk, a crossword solved surprisingly quickly, a trip through the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and then dinner. Equal Partners Who Love to Talk 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Or “clues”: The Empress is more interested in jokes and wordplay than crossword authenticity; she won’t even run clues for all 74 words in the grid. Style Invitational Week 1315: Clue Us In — our backward crossword 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z He learned a lot from watching David Hare, he says, and compares screenwriting to "a hybrid of writing narrative and doing a crossword puzzle". Michael Cunningham: A life in writing 2011-02-07T08:00:00Z The charismatic detective with his penchant for real ale, crosswords and of course classic cars, became a fan favourite – and a late example of the type of gentleman detective that personifies Britain's whodunnit tradition. TV detectives 2010-05-04T14:58:00Z His crosswords were "extraordinary," Shortz said in an interview, especially for someone so young. Crossword puzzlers craft perfection across and down 2010-12-07T06:58:00Z Two months before I graduated from college, I stopped going to class and started doing crossword puzzles. What’s a Six-Letter Word for Fanatical Devotion to Solving Things? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z When I contemplate the idea of making my own crossword puzzles, something I haven’t done since I was a kid, I mostly just fantasize about the long solutions I’d use. The Satisfaction of the Full-Grid Crossword Answer 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Yet crosswords are all about the happy accidents that happen when unlikely words get juxtaposed. How Crosswords Put Your Brain Into Hyperdrive 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The iambic pentameter, for example, or the crossword episode. ‘Inside No. 9’ Returns With More Cunning Puzzles 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Over the course of two conversations this month, he discussed the changes the role has brought in his own life and whether he really did all those crossword puzzles. ‘Better Call Saul’: Jonathan Banks Says Goodbye to Mike 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z “The number side of business, to me, is like doing a crossword puzzle,” she explained. The queen of Capitol Hill 2013-06-05T23:56:48Z That is, we don't often ask ourselves what letters would be the most fun to avoid putting in a crossword puzzle. Tribun crossword puzzl: Where are the E's? 2011-04-27T14:39:00Z In my favorite memoir chapter, Raphel visits a writing retreat to construct her own crossword. Here’s Looking at You, Grid: A History of Crosswords and Their Fans 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Lifelong crossword enthusiasts, the Gridleys will lie in eternal rest, two across and six down. Style Invitational: Strip search — play off a line of text in a comic strip 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z She enjoyed reading the newspaper, liked to fiddle with crossword puzzles, and always made herself useful around the house. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z Sondheim was also a lover of wordplay, games and crossword puzzles, and he enjoyed orchestrating murder-mystery parties with his friend Anthony Perkins. How Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim Came to Appear in ‘Knives Out’ Sequel 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z I do acrostics and logic games and crossword puzzles in pen, and if one of those crosswords is too easy I will cover up all the “Across” clues. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: How could anyone waste time on jigsaw puzzles? 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z She gives up on the crossword, orders a Diet Coke and starts gabbing. Antibirth star Natasha Lyonne: ‘Isn’t everyone entitled to an existential breakdown?’ 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z With its blacked-out redacted passages, the report more closely resembles a reverse crossword puzzle. The Mueller Report: A Thorny, Patriotic Addition to a Curious American Bookshelf 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z But crossword brain is far older than the crossword itself. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Not only do crosswords make words new for the solver; for Collins, they make them new for the constructor. How Crosswords Put Your Brain Into Hyperdrive 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z I began by doing the Everyman crossword with my father. Azed: a giant among crosswords 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Meanwhile, the rest of us eat our oatmeal and do the crossword puzzle as always, only with an occasional shiver of dread: something horrible happened somewhere else today. Sharon Tate: Unwitting victims’ rights martyr 2013-04-02T20:02:00Z The magazine recently started printing a crossword puzzle in each issue. For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Kalish, the fan in Queens, works as a “crossword constructor,” but his life’s mission is “collecting” post offices. Trump, beware: Americans have a deep, enduring love for the Postal Service 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Picking up the Post Magazine each weekend may also mean exercising your brain with old standbys like Second Glance or the crossword puzzle. Introducing a new era for The Washington Post Magazine 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z And his lyrical smarts remain undimmed: "You're too down/ I'm one across the room", he riffs, crossword style, at one point. Music in 2011: skater hip-hop, dark 60s pop, Punjabi folk 2011-01-01T00:04:01Z A book of general knowledge crosswords, and an advance copy of Elizabeth Fremantle’s novel “The Poison Bed.” Alison Weir: By the Book 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z “Mornings in the office like an insipid overture that led into lazy evenings of crosswords and coffees.” Review | In ‘The Heart and Other Viscera,’ Félix J. Palma turns mundane moments into spellbinding tales 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The crossword grid is a fine place in which to renew one’s vows with English. The Satisfaction of the Full-Grid Crossword Answer 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Also travel, skiing, shopping, fly-fishing, sushi and crossword puzzles. Motherlode Blog: A Crucial Child-Rearing Lesson From an Understanding Cow 2012-10-15T19:34:53Z I love crossword puzzles and I do them, and then to do the puzzle and discover myself was … there were a couple of moments when you’re like, “You know what? This is working out.” Paul Rudd, Larger Than Life but Still Nice 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The term you'll most hear around major publication crosswords is "fairness." For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z These days I take my crossword to the set with me and I'll nap every now and then and get involved in trivial conversation. Ben Lewin on The Sessions: 'You can reach women without brute force' 2013-01-03T19:00:00Z I find that very satisfying - it's a bit like doing a crossword puzzle! Top 10 tips for being a best-selling author 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z And, she adds, "When it came out I didn't read any newspapers, aside from the crossword, of course." Mercurial Marling 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z A: We looked at studies where people have been assessed for 10 or 15 years on their hobbies, such as swimming, running, doing crossword puzzles and dance. You know it feels good to dance. These scientists reveal why. 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z And I, for one, will never settle for a crossword puzzle either. Finding comfort in food, a lesson from Nora Ephron’s "Heartburn" 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z In July, you told some crossword puzzle jokes for T Magazine. Natasha Lyonne Has a New Life. It’s Just That She Keeps Dying. 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Among his acquaintances, Guest was famous for his verbal dexterity and being able to complete cryptic crosswords more quickly than anyone else. The strange life of Tim Guest 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z My girlfriend and I were doing a crossword puzzle online when I got an email alert that 1,500 shots were instantly available in the District of Columbia. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I admit it. Like a lot of people, I had vaccine envy. 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z We'd meet in between the bustle for crossword puzzles and long, naked mornings. Holy bodies, holy hungers: Pumping breast milk during the Pope’s pizza party for Mother Teresa 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Consider the warm sense of accomplishment you get from completing the crossword puzzle, which is meticulously crafted by professionals and is built on basically consistent branches of knowledge. How HQ Trivia Became the Best Worst Thing on the Internet 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z He loves to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper. The fur flies in Lynne Truss’s witty novel ‘Cat Out of Hell’ 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z We went to the cinema and theatre, did more crosswords in pubs and talked more about our marriages and their implosions. Time to get out my ‘sex shirt’ … tonight might be the night 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z Eleanor Dickey, professor of classics at Reading University, said the crosswords were "not too hard" and that Latin students would only need a "year or two" of experience to be able to do them. Could you do a crossword in Latin? 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Harris also enjoys playing the mini New York Times crossword and sudoku. Take notes: Here’s Kamala Harris’ winning Wordle strategy 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z "A very large percentage of crossword puzzle constructors are into computers or math as professions," Shortz said. Crossword puzzlers craft perfection across and down 2010-12-07T06:58:00Z I’ve sat down and done them, but I wouldn’t say I’m an aficionado, or talented at a crossword. “X-Men” actor Shawn Ashmore on his new thriller “Devil’s Gate”: “You get to explore your dreams and your nightmares” 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Hollander asked Mrs. Gordon to prepare a series of crosswords that were more blue than black-and-white; whether they were intended for publication, or merely for Ms. Hollander’s own amusement, has been lost to history. Bernice Gordon, Who Toyed With Words, Dies at 101 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Since then, Chen’s immersed himself in the world of crosswords. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z I can do the Sunday Times crossword, so long as the memsahib is at my side. Christopher Buckley: Suburban Crank 2013-06-04T14:07:04Z Not long ago, he tried to do a “coffee time” crossword. Meet the man living with Alzheimer’s who climbs the same mountain every day 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Now a middle-aged Whole Foods Democrat, my Sunday mornings had drifted to coffee in bed while cheating my way through the crossword puzzle. After the Election, a ‘Whole Foods Democrat’ Returns to Church 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Frayn, who worked at the Manchester Guardian and the Observer, recounts the less-than-grand foibles of a nameless newspaper's nature and crosswords department. Tom Rachman's top 10 journalist's tales 2011-07-27T11:26:31Z One of the best-known crossword creators in the country, she also contributed puzzles to The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer and, via syndication, to newspapers throughout the United States. Bernice Gordon, Who Toyed With Words, Dies at 101 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The best way to get better at crosswords is to do crosswords. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z One episode, appropriately enough, centered on a playable crossword, published in The Guardian the day the episode aired. ‘Inside No. 9’ Returns With More Cunning Puzzles 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z When pressed to name choreographers he admires, there was a pause long enough to get a decent start on a crossword puzzle. Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey?s New Leader 2010-05-07T13:42:00Z His first job in journalism was composing crosswords and fake readers' letters for The Weekly Telegraph, from where he went to the Daily Dispatch, which folded, propelling him into the Sunday Chronicle as TV correspondent. Robert Robinson obituary 2011-08-13T12:28:49Z A crossword reflects life as it is lived and understood in certain contexts — what you’re eating, reading, hearing, watching and seeing in the world. For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Inside, she found a crossword puzzle of presidential trivia, with clever handwritten clues he had written himself. For NBC’s Kristen Welker, Love Took Its Time 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z His interest in The Times was such that even the placement of the crossword puzzle interested him. Remembering Joe Allen, Who Fed Broadway in Untheatrical Style 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Riddles, games and crosswords might seem like throwaways, entertaining diversions from real life. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Deputy Slater is seen doing a crossword puzzle in the film’s opening moments. “X-Men” actor Shawn Ashmore on his new thriller “Devil’s Gate”: “You get to explore your dreams and your nightmares” 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Was it a situation of a crossword gatekeeper being impervious to a changing world? For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z White, who was studying German at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, soon discovered that the professor had just two questions: Do you like crossword puzzles? The women codebreakers of World War II 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Would you rather have a famous actor walk your dog, or help you solve the New York Times crossword? Stars auction dog walks and dinner to help crews on SAG-AFTRA strike 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Since then Brown, the family-owned paper’s CEO and publisher, has puzzled over what to do with the machinery — still loaded with paper, shiny with ink and showing a crossword puzzle from its last run. Saving the press in Seattle's Pioneer Square | Brier Dudley 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z He used digital versions of crosswords, games and recipes to increase the number of paying online consumers of the New York Times. Former New York Times and BBC exec Mark Thompson set to lead CNN 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z At the first beats of “La Vida es un Carnaval” on a recent morning, several octogenarians in a senior center abandoned their dominoes, coloring books and crossword puzzles, and showed off their salsa moves. Havana Comes to Kentucky 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z While Random House profited from the scandal of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” S & S grew on the back of crossword puzzle books. What the sale of a major American book publisher means for authors, the industry — and you 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Its first book was filled with crossword puzzles. Simon & Schuster: Publisher to be sold for $1.6bn 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z I also like to sit in my pod and play stupid crosswords on my phone. How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jodie Sweetin 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z People who don’t do crosswords often believe that you need an encyclopedic knowledge of arcane facts to complete a puzzle. A Mini Challenge 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Sign up for the new weekly newsletter “Easy Mode” to get an easy version of Friday’s crossword. The End of Affirmative Action 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Gardening, reading books, crossword puzzles, sitting on my patio enjoying the sounds of the birds and the bugs. Your Intentions for the Summer 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z For her trip to Chicago, Ms. Levy brought a sketchbook for doodling, her favorite music and some crossword puzzles. How to Stay Calm During a Bumpy Flight 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z That is not a widely held conviction among neuroscientists and geriatric specialists I’ve spoken to about the merits of word games, crossword puzzles and cognitive training drills. Column: Answer on the tip of your tongue? Students quiz aging adults to improve brain function 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z That idea guides today’s custom Mini crossword, specifically designed for The Morning. A Mini Challenge 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z He gave Molina a painting of her; she gifted him a quilt done in the form of a crossword puzzle complete with clues about his career. Column: Making tamales with Gloria Molina and other stories 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Software developer Josh Wardle and his partner passed the time with crossword puzzles from the New York Times. Information Theory Finds the Best Wordle Starting Words 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Edward Mathers worked as a crossword compiler for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Torquemada. AI Can’t Solve this Famous Murder Mystery Puzzle 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z In My Head: When you find yourself in one of these imaginary conversations, try to disrupt it with a task that distracts you — like a crossword puzzle, meditation, or listening to a podcast. Advice | Ask Sahaj: How do I stop getting into imaginary arguments about politics? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z If you’ve never tried a crossword before, you can warm up with a few trivia questions. A Mini Challenge 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Then she became a New York Times crossword puzzle answer. 'Saturday Night Live': Ana de Armas celebrates a big year with hosting duties 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Isabel agrees, and says she remembers her grandad as someone who would "always have the crossword out" and loved stealing sweet treats. Good Friday Agreement: Growing up after the peace deal 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z In a sport and league that essentially runs about nine months, Angels personnel like doing Sudoku and crossword puzzles as a way to start their day. Shohei Ohtani shines on the mound as Angels beat Nationals 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z In MLB clubhouses, the Angels’ included, having crosswords available for players is a tradition that dates back … a while. A six-letter word for Angels' favorite clubhouse pastime? S-U-D-O-K-U 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The answers to today’s brainteasers are found in the Mini crossword and at the bottom of this newsletter. A Mini Challenge 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and eventually make your way to one or more crossword puzzles, word games and other brain twisters. Column: Brain-twisted or brain-washed — can crossword puzzles and word games sharpen memory? 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Times crossword puzzle while his clothes are washing every Tuesday morning. At the L.A. laundromat where it was made, an Oscar hopeful reflects ‘25 years of me’ 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Will Shortz, our puzzle editor, talked to The New Yorker about his life in crosswords. Your Friday Briefing: A Year of War 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Veteran catcher Chad Wallach — who started the season in triple A — was usually the person in the spring-training clubhouse who finished the daily crossword first. A six-letter word for Angels' favorite clubhouse pastime? S-U-D-O-K-U 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z How to get started solving the mini and the Monday and Tuesday crossword puzzles. A Mini Challenge 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Will Shortz, The Times's puzzle editor, talked to The New Yorker about his life in crosswords. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Jonathan Knight, The Times’s head of games, talked to VentureBeat about Wordle, the Spelling Bee, the crossword and all the other fun stuff. Your Wednesday Briefing: Biden and Putin Speak on Ukraine 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Christie, whose other hits include I Did What I Did For Maria and Avenues And Alleyways, said he realised something was wrong when he found it difficult to complete a crossword. Amarillo singer Tony Christie talks about living with dementia 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z He thinks the king of the crosswords among the Angels is athletic trainer Mike Frostad. A six-letter word for Angels' favorite clubhouse pastime? S-U-D-O-K-U 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The company charges $4.99 a month for unlimited access to its coverage, while offering an advertising-supported crossword puzzle five times a week. Barry Diller Explores Sale of The Daily Beast 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z British comedian, writer and crossword author John Finnemore stumbled across “Cain’s Jawbone” just before the pandemic hit. A 1934 murder mystery’s pages were printed out of order. Now the world is obsessed. 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z As a paid subscriber to eight crossword outlets and a regular competitor in several East Coast tournaments, I can tell you that Evan Birnholz is revered as one of the top constructors in the business. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Stop trying to show political equivalence 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z "I've always been, for 50 years, a fanatic at doing crosswords and things, and suddenly I started finding it very hard," he said. Amarillo singer Tony Christie talks about living with dementia 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z I start winding down around 12:30 or 1 a.m. by doing some reading or crossword puzzles for about an hour and a half. How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to bookstore stan Roxane Gay 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The suggested items include board games, puzzles, books and word search or crossword puzzles. SoCal toy drives: Where to donate and how to participate 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z She declined a request to be interviewed about the decision and referred follow-up questions to George, who said that restaurant reviews and the crossword puzzle will continue to appear in print. The Washington Post will end its Sunday magazine, eliminate positions 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z I marvel weekly at the ingenuity of his puzzles, as do many others within the crossword community. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Stop trying to show political equivalence 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z They were always sharp — when did he do this? — and ready for his daily crossword puzzle and housed in a sterling cup engraved with the words, “Young Man of the Year.” Opinion | I’m haunted and redeemed by Thanksgivings past 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Then I’ll do crossword puzzles or play the Spelling Bee game from the New York Times while lying in bed. How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to bookstore stan Roxane Gay 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z He was into creating crossword puzzles for a while. Poker, blackjack, crypto – they're all related, says this former Bankman-Fried compatriot 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z While the study didn’t investigate whether crosswords benefit younger adults who are not dealing with cognitive decline, it suggests that keeping your mind active as you age may benefit your brain. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z I’m in my late 50s, and I’ve discovered good music, TV shows and food dishes by seeing them referenced in a crossword. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Stop trying to show political equivalence 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Please don’t put the crossword puzzle on the back side of Scrabble Gram, as was done on Oct. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This Kanye headline was all wrong 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z “The Thursday and Friday crosswords are a challenge, sure, but for peak befundlement, you have to try the Saturday.” Style Invitational Week 1512: Alphabetter 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z As a longtime subscriber and crossword puzzle doer of the L.A. Residents near Van Nuys Airport feel heard, but they're still angry 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Researchers found that in key measurements — cognitive decline scores, functional skills and brain volume changes — the regular crossword players fared better than the game players. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z A little farther back sat Chris Steer, who was filling out his Seattle Times crossword between pauses to gaze out the window. What it’s like on Amtrak Cascades — and how to spend 24-ish hours in Vancouver 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z A 12-page tabloid with a circulation of 953,000, it has arrived every month since, with articles from the Associated Press, crosswords, recipes and useful updates on which nearby towns had the lowest gas prices. Newspapers with a partisan aim filling the void of traditional media 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Ailee Yoshida, a high school student and Times Diverse Crossword Constructor fellow, is the youngest woman to publish a Times crossword. What Happened to Monkeypox? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Times, I have to inform you that since the installation of your new crossword puzzle editor, the Thursday-Saturday puzzles are no fun anymore. Residents near Van Nuys Airport feel heard, but they're still angry 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z “Our study shows fairly conclusively that in people with mild cognitive impairment, crossword puzzles beat the computerized games on multiple metrics,” said Murali Doraiswamy, a professor at Duke University and a co-author of the study. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Although she considered the “Murder” mysteries “formula stuff,” Lansbury said the program had been popular because it was like a crossword puzzle the audience could solve along with her. Angela Lansbury, Tony Award-winning actress known for her role in "Murder, She Wrote," has died 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z And many people spend their leisure time exercising their minds on crossword puzzles, strategizing in board games, or playing video games. The brain loves a challenge. Here’s why. 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z No-nonsense, go-getting Elizabeth leads the way, armed with tradecraft gleaned from her previous secret life and her trusty handbag: “A gun, a pen, some lipstick and a crossword book. Just like the good old days.” Review | The Thursday Murder Club is back in action and as entertaining as ever 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The trip was calming; they worked on crossword puzzles, looked out on the ocean and went on long walks. How Family and Friends Helped Get Me Through the Pandemic 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z “So, if you have mild cognitive impairment, which is different from normal aging, then the recommendation would be to keep your brain active with crossword puzzles.” Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z It might be time for The Post to reconsider the objectives and the target audience of the Sunday crossword puzzle in The Washington Post Magazine. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: There’s more to that story 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z However, researcher Shrey Grover said he can ultimately see them being used alongside more traditional methods which people use to keep their mind sharp, such as crosswords and Sudoku. Brain stimulation boosts memory for a month 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z The number of Sudoku puzzles he completed is eight more than twice the number of crossword puzzles. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z "In the conventional paradigm, the interest primarily lies in finding averages: people complete crossword puzzles in X seconds when drinking water, and Y seconds when drinking coffee." Can any animal recognize itself in a mirror? New studies shake up old ideas 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z People with higher degrees of cognitive impairment appeared to benefit the most from doing the crossword, which was designed to be a moderately difficult puzzle comparable to the New York Times Thursday game. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z What is the objective of the Sunday crossword puzzle? Opinion | Readers critique The Post: There’s more to that story 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z We all know the pleasure of solving a puzzle: the "click" of satisfaction when you complete a Wordle, crossword or sudoku. Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Mr Skipper said: "There's so little on television these days. This was much more interesting, some people do crosswords and this is my equivalent." Cambridgeshire man, 92, sits GCSE maths exams 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z He worked on crossword puzzles while we sipped on Bulleit in bed. L.A. Affairs: My boyfriend was planning to visit me. Then I discovered his big secret 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Some of the participants may have just been more familiar with crosswords and that’s why they responded better to the puzzles than to Lumosity’s computer games. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z He was staring at a USA Today crossword puzzle. Nationals reliever Tanner Rainey is also a crossword devotee 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z It certainly made us wonder how we could have possibly thought Yoko Ono broke up the group by merely sitting next to John while working on a crossword puzzle. Emmys 2022: The best shows outside drama, comedy and limited series 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Gary Larson has held many careers in his lifetime, including cruise ship comedian and New York Times crossword puzzle creator. Discover your next staycation sensation in Edmonds | Provided by City of Edmonds 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Mrs. Stallings also was known for doing the New York Times crossword puzzle in ink. Perspective | The Cuban missile crisis was fretted over in this D.C. office building 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z More years of follow-up also are needed to determine whether interventions such as crossword puzzles can “truly prevent dementia,” Doraiswamy said. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z So while his teammates are often hustling in and out of the clubhouse, he walks over to an organizer under the TVs and grabs a crossword. Nationals reliever Tanner Rainey is also a crossword devotee 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z "In fact, the one thing our founder does every morning to keep her mind sharp is a crossword puzzle." Martha Stewart says the Wordle-style game for foodies is "lots of fun" 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Finishing a Saturday crossword in under 10 minutes gives me a ridiculously deep sense of pleasure; my ongoing haplessness at cryptics wounds my ego. Review | What makes puzzles so alluring? A.J. Jacobs looks for clues. 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Now it’s in the Times’ collection of games, which also includes two daily crosswords, Spelling Bee, Sudoku, Vertex, Letter Boxed, and Tiles. Buying Wordle brought ‘tens of millions of new users’ to The New York Times 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Lumos Labs, the company behind the computer games in the experiment, provided access to both the crossword puzzles and their suite of games but was not involved in the design or publication of the study. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z He started doing crossword puzzles in 2018 when he was with the Louisville Bats, the Class AAA affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds. Nationals reliever Tanner Rainey is also a crossword devotee 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z It feels like solving sudoku or crossword puzzles in a newspaper, only without the pen. Here are some great games to sideload onto your Playdate 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z He tried plenty of ideas but eventually landed on a solution: the humble crossword. Knotwords mashes Wordle with crossword puzzles 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z “Typical Washington strategy: October surprise on front page and subtraction at Page 11 next to the crossword.” Analysis | Unraveling the tale of Hunter Biden and $3.5 million from Russia 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “If you’re very good at crossword puzzles and you keep doing only that, you’re still in your zone of comfort and you don’t adopt new strategies, new brain networks,” Belleville said. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z So the two found ways to pass the time by playing poker or table tennis or working on crosswords. Nationals reliever Tanner Rainey is also a crossword devotee 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z It is one of 31-year-old crossword constructor and journalist Anna Shechtman's favourite clues and reflects the changes she has been making to the crossword puzzle scene. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Much like crosswords and sudoku have become prevalent in part because of newspaper syndication, Gage thinks that Knotwords could follow a similar pattern. Knotwords mashes Wordle with crossword puzzles 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z It would only make sense — the NYT already has an archive for its crossword puzzles that you can access from its app and webpage. New York Times pressures ‘unauthorized’ Wordle Archive into shutting down 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z “We can’t say beyond a certain point why people do better on crosswords, but it does suggest that doing crosswords helps you,” Devanand said. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Has doing the crosswords helped him improve his word skills? Nationals reliever Tanner Rainey is also a crossword devotee 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z She has always been determined to make crosswords more inclusive and use language that resonates with a more varied readership. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z It’s a game built on the premise that the most interesting part of a crossword puzzle isn’t actually all of the clever clues, but the grid of letters itself. Knotwords mashes Wordle with crossword puzzles 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z You have to be a paying subscriber to use the archive, of course, as you do for its full-fledged crossword puzzles. New York Times pressures ‘unauthorized’ Wordle Archive into shutting down 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Zach Hambrick, a professor of cognition and neuroscience at Michigan State University, said the study doesn’t investigate why the crossword might offer more benefit than a computer game. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “You have to solve the riddle. It’s fun for them. Almost like how you do a crossword puzzle.” Going Blind: From TikTok to Podcasts, Blind Items Are Taking Over (Again) 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z "Solving a crossword puzzle, there's a lot of joy in that moment of recognition when you see something you know reflected back to you in the newspaper grid," she says. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z “There’s this kind of weird thing with crosswords, which is that if you talk to crossword players about crosswords, it’s all about the clues and the structure of the clueing,” Gage says. Knotwords mashes Wordle with crossword puzzles 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z “First, we started with the crossword and the jigsaw puzzles, and the TV, and it turned out well,” Campbell said. The new Golden Girls: Baby boomers are moving in together to save money 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z In 1999, Hambrick co-authored a study that found no evidence to suggest that people who solve crossword puzzles more than twice a week had less cognitive decline. Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z People brought sleeping bags and blankets, dogs and crossword puzzles as they sought safety in the makeshift bomb shelters. Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian troops sweep in 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Historically, the world of crossword puzzle creators has been very male-dominated. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Each Knotwords puzzle looks like a crossword, but instead of utilizing cryptic clues to solve what are essentially trivia questions, you solve the puzzle by creating valid words from predetermined groups of letters. Knotwords mashes Wordle with crossword puzzles 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z People brought sleeping bags or dogs or crossword puzzles — anything to alleviate the waiting and the long night ahead. Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Hambrick said completing a crossword puzzle, which requires the ability to remember words and esoteric knowledge gathered through experience, tests a person’s “crystallized cognitive abilities.” Can a daily crossword puzzle slow cognitive decline? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The Times’s Sunday crossword aimed to please sci-fi fans of all stripes. The Mask Debate 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z "The film really introduces you to the very eccentric members of the crossword world, and I had this strange moment of cinematic identification with them," says Anna. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z The challenge comes from figuring out ways to use those specific arrangements of letters to create the correct words, which fill up the grid just like in a crossword puzzle. Knotwords mashes Wordle with crossword puzzles 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Before he had decided to devise their own game, he and his girlfriend had done the newspaper's crossword, he said, so it was a good fit. What next for Wordle and its fans? 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The Times’ popular daily crossword puzzle is free, but a subscription is required to unlock additional puzzles. New York Times acquisition of word-game craze Wordle sparks controversy 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The Times’s games — along with the crossword and Spelling Bee, they include Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex — were played more than 500 million times last year, the company said. The New York Times Buys Wordle 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Anna began creating American-style crossword puzzles, which differ from the UK grids. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z "Last year, my partner and I got really into crosswords and word games and I wanted a game for us to play each morning as part of our routine," he said. Wordle: New York Times buys popular word game 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z They occur not only when we are faced with a problem but also when we suddenly “get” a joke or crossword puzzle clue or are jolted by a personal realization. Aha! Moments Pop Up from below the Level of Conscious Awareness 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Week 1446, words and clues from a partially filled in crossword grid: YesNo: How a distracted spouse answers the question “Do I sound like my mother?” Style Invitational Week 1472: Phony money 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Wardle told a Times reporter this month that he had started Wordle after he and his partner “got really into” The Times’s crosswords and Spelling Bee games during the pandemic. The New York Times Buys Wordle 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z "Much different from the British-style crossword, where the difficulty is really making up those little riddles that encapsulate each clue." The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Remember last summer, when things were starting to open up and Omicron was just a Greek letter you found in crossword puzzles? The best free apps for video calling 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z We think, maybe if I just do crossword puzzles I won't be dumb. "Our brain is not a slot machine," so quit trying to hack it 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Unlike a video game high score or a finished crossword puzzle, these aren’t just trophies of skill but replays of the entire game. The real beauty of Wordle is how its emoji results tell a story 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The purchase, announced by The Times on Monday, reflects the growing importance of games, like crosswords and Spelling Bee, in the company’s quest to increase digital subscriptions to 10 million by 2025. The New York Times Buys Wordle 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Anna constructed all her crossword puzzles by hand using graph paper and "many, many dictionaries" until she was about 25. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z According to a profile in The New York Times, he made the game for his partner, who enjoyed crossword puzzles. The App Store clones are here to profit off Wordle’s success 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z But it doesn't mean that I'm the smartest person, it just means maybe I've learned how to do crossword puzzles. "Our brain is not a slot machine," so quit trying to hack it 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z "Last year, my partner and I got really into crosswords and word games and I wanted a game for us to play each morning as part of our routine." Wordle creator promises viral game will stay simple and ad-free 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z After working in show business for more than 75 years, White now enjoys a quiet life in Los Angeles where she keeps busy playing crossword puzzles and card games. Betty White jokes about her diet secret before her 100th birthday: ‘I think it’s working’ 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z "It was understanding basically that I was really making myself uncompetitive as a crossword constructor that I eventually started using the software." The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Anyway, in between mashed potato servings, I did my best to “log off” and not think about audio — no offense — so instead, I binged the entire new season of Selling Sunset and played many crosswords. A dating app — not Facebook or Clubhouse — cracked getting audio to go viral 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z When people look at the evidence base for it, they find that if you do crossword puzzles, you will get better at doing crossword puzzles. "Our brain is not a slot machine," so quit trying to hack it 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Not only do you gain access to more than 10,000 of the legendary New York Times crossword puzzles for just $40 a year, but you can play several other fun and devious logic games. The Verge Holiday Gift Guide 2021 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Times fan and acrostic enthusiast, consider this booklet of more than 80 crossword puzzles in a range of difficulties. Rep the Los Angeles Times with the best gifts from our store 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Over time, Anna says creating crossword puzzles became "a self-soothing or coping mechanism," after she developed anorexia in her teens. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Think of this new crossword puzzle book by the Los Angeles Times as your gateway to a meditative state where everything else falls away as you try to work out the answer to 14 across. The 29 best self-care gifts for your highly stressed friends (or yourself) 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The New York Times was skewered in 2019 for including the word “beaner” in its crossword puzzle. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z I am growing very tired of crossword puzzles that use foreign words as answers that are not spelled correctly. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Carve out space for this artist’s credit 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The latest crossword is always available in the Crossword section of the app’s Top Stories feed. Frequently Asked Questions 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Then, her college boyfriend, at the time her "most devoted solver," sent one of Anna's puzzles to Will Shortz, the renowned crossword puzzle creator and editor at the New York Times. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z A daily consumer of the New York Times crossword puzzle, Pelosi approaches every major negotiation like a real-life puzzle, viewing Manchin — a fellow Italian Catholic — as a key piece to resolving this dispute. Analysis | Pelosi on verge of cementing legacy as one of the most powerful members of Congress ever — or ending her career on a sour note 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Well past midnight, the corporate attorney turned crossword creator reached for her phone and opened “Typeshift,” a word game that carried the Merriam-Webster brand. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z A crossword puzzle constructor for the New York Times, Kwong spends most of the show testing theatergoers’ ability to discern patterns not only in words but also in visual images and in aural passages. 'The Enigmatist' creates a magical sense of togetherness at the Geffen Playhouse 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Mixed in with the roughly 7,500 titles are beach-themed tote bags, tins of tea, art supplies, candles and crossword puzzles to brighten a cabin dweller’s stay on the coast. Joie Des Livres brings life and culture to Seabrook, a tiny, new Olympic Peninsula beach town 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z She sees the history of her eating disorder and the history of her cruciverbalism - or devotion to crossword puzzling - as "intimately enmeshed with one another". The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Now and then, I think I see him somewhere — sitting on the porch working a crossword puzzle, or striking a match on a tree to light a cigarette. Opinion | Cremation or composting? I’d consider the latter. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z “It was unbelievable,” said Buckner Walker, founder and president of Kids Across Parents Down, a Chicago-area company that creates crossword puzzles. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z It was exciting to see him construct a crossword puzzle on the fly, but I wish that he had cut out some earlier business to make room for this finale of linguistic virtuosity. 'The Enigmatist' creates a magical sense of togetherness at the Geffen Playhouse 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Viewers in April voiced their opposition to a rule that was introduced in 2016 along with the long-running game show’s crossword puzzle format. Pat Sajak talks brand new change to 'Wheel of Fortune' final spin after years of being 'bothered' by it 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z She would have three large meals a day and in between write a crossword puzzle. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Last year, Geffen Playhouse presented crossword puzzle constructor David Kwong’s digital show “Inside the Box,” which challenged audiences’ mental dexterity while delivering some arcane puzzle history. Fall Preview: 11 SoCal theater picks to celebrate our return to the stage 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Then I hung up the phone, poured myself a drink and finished my crossword puzzle.” Opinion | Behold Barack Antoinette 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Indiana Sen. Mike Braun applauded Hagerty for “standing on principle,” though he conceded that the days have gone by slow and he’s bided his time by reading a book and doing crosswords. Infrastructure push slowed by Tennessee senator’s objection 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Instead the crosswords will only be accessible digitally through the publication's own website or app. Cross words over New York Times puzzle change 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Anna's second crossword puzzle was published in the New York Times after she had been admitted to a rehabilitation facility for women struggling with eating disorders, aged 20. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z People will no longer be able to play the digital version of The New York Times daily crossword puzzle in third-party apps, according to an announcement made by the Times on Monday. NYT changes crossword file format, crosses puzzle solvers 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z If the answer is not in this F.A.Q., please send technical questions about our crosswords to support@amuselabs.com. Frequently Asked Questions 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z It really is grossly unfair to spell your crossword clues with elements. Feedback: Does Marilyn Monroe statue belong in Palm Springs? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z "This is maddening. This change benefits none of the millions of online #NYTXW solvers who pay an annual subscription for access to the crosswords." Cross words over New York Times puzzle change 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z As she started her recovery process, she worried that creating crosswords might set her back. The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z He became a lover of mystery books, crossword puzzles and D.C. baseball. Clifford Feldman, longtime cameraman and producer for major TV networks, dies of covid-19 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Partner Mode is not available for cryptic crosswords. Frequently Asked Questions 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z If you work with your hands, then enjoy some time reading a novel or doing a crossword. Filling Your Summer Calendar? Slow Your Roll. 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Mother and daughter are two halves of a whole, sharing meals, crossword puzzles, even date nights. Review: Lili Taylor struggles with mental illness in 'Paper Spiders' 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z "So when I got back from rehab and really cherished my precarious, but sort of newly-stable recovery, I was worried that it was somehow symptomatic of relapse if I went back to write crossword puzzles." The ‘real outlier’ in the crossword puzzle-making community 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z So when he was sitting in a hotel ballroom losing yet again in a major US crossword competition, he decided to do something about it. 'I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them' 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z In addition, you can find a cryptic crossword online every Sunday at 6 ᴀ.ᴍ. Frequently Asked Questions 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z And then we would sit in the back and do crosswords together, not knowing how that would help us in our future trivia careers.” Leah Caglio repped Seattle well on ‘Jeopardy!’ last night. Why is Washington state such a hotbed for the show? 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z He began doing crossword puzzles and subscribed to a challenging brain-training program. They Have Alzheimer’s. This Clinical Trial May Be a Last Hope. 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z |
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