Published in the print edition of the August 16, 1999, issue, with the headline “The Cryptic Crossword: No. 100.” Trip Payne is a senior editor of the app Crosswords with Friends. His first ...
Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee ...
That honor goes to one Arthur Winn, an editor of the old NewYork Sunday World, in which, on December 21, 1913, the first crossword puzzle appeared. It was shaped like a diamond, had no black ...