17A. Once you’ve solved enough tricky puzzles, you’ll start to recognize the words that constructors love to play on in clues. One of these words is “canine.” It’s either a dog or a tooth, so ...

And if you PULL SOME STRINGS from a list of instruments, at 55A, you end up with [Violin, ___, cello, ___]. I’ll let you ...

Rena Cohen, a rising star in the crossword community, said the Midi is a perfect introduction to the world of themes. Even a ...

I first got into solving the New York Times Crossword five years ago, during the lockdown phase of the coronavirus pandemic. Puzzle mania was sweeping the nation and, unlike jigsaw puzzles, crosswords ...

This month’s reality television themed grid was co-constructed by Christina Iverson and Gabby Windey.

By Rian Johnson Rian Johnson is a filmmaker and crossword fiend. He’d like to alert any puzzle constructors reading this to ...

Kelly Richardson’s puzzle is a celebration for solvers.

5D. SEE YOU NEVER, the answer for [Rude goodbye to an enemy], is a phrase that has never been in the New York Times Crossword before, aptly enough. I love when a puzzle contains these brightly colored ...

Wave off the automatic associations to iPod commercials and shadow puppetry, because the human silhouettes in this puzzle serve a higher purpose: wordplay.

Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic’s puzzle gives Sunday solvers a lift.

35D. [Acting like a sore loser, informally] solves to another puzzle debut that is redolent with internet snark: BUTTHURT. The term was apparently coined in a 1990s online chatroom and meant to evoke ...