The New Yorker published its first issue in 1925, amid what the writer Adrienne Raphel has described as a nationwide “crossword craze.” But more than seventy years passed before the magazine ...

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It was always astonishing to me as a newspaper editor how much readers cared about their puzzles. Make a mistake, leave them out of the paper for a day, and the telephone wouldn’t stop ringing. Have a ...

EAGLE (6A: Golf score named after a bird) In golf, an EAGLE is a score that is two strokes fewer than par. An EAGLE isn't the only golf score named after a bird. There's also a birdie (one stroke ...

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With the end of the year approaching, it’s an ideal time to look back at the highs, lows, celebrations and ceremonies of 2023. News pages, websites and social media feeds were filled with hundreds of ...

New York Magazine today announced that it’s expanding its print and digital crossword offerings. New York’s flagship 21x21 puzzle by Matt Gaffney, which has run on alternate Sundays online and in each ...

Our NYT Crossword November 4, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Website where you can bid on out-of-print board games, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your ...

Q: Why can't the Wednesday and Saturday crossword puzzle answers be published in the next available print edition, rather than only in the next day's e-edition, which is only available online? And ...

It was always astonishing to me as a newspaper editor how much readers cared about their puzzles. Make a mistake, leave them out of the paper for a day, and the telephone wouldn’t stop ringing. Have a ...

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s fitting to look back at the year’s highs, lows, celebrations and ceremonies. There was no shortage of pop culture events, eclectic trivia and celebrity updates filling ...