Ms. Cohen’s excellent crossword year continues with today’s puzzle, a smooth Friday challenge that’s chock-full of sparkling ...

The theme squares are signaled for us in today’s grid: Three partly shaded entries, each intersected by arcing circled ...

“In a poll, 64% of Americans felt that the New York Times Crossword is the hardest to complete,” followed by The Washington Post at 19% and USA Today at 13%. Whether you’re taking your first steps ...

The Marlow Murder Club’s Judith Potts isn’t the first literary sleuth to enjoy a good word puzzle—Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse and Dorothy L. Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey had a penchant for crosswords, ...