In Connections, each category has a different difficulty level. Yellow is the simplest, and purple is the most difficult.

The rest of the solve spins off from that stack into four swirly corners that are sparsely connected. This geometry can get ...

This makes the title of the puzzle, “The Ayes Have it,” make sense (Ayes = I’s) as well. And yet! I could not guess any of ...

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40D. [Positions of intense scrutiny] are known — in one such cultural expression — to be HOT SEATS. This is also how I’d describe most seats on the subway, which I usually jump to occupy mere seconds ...

Christina Iverson presents a clean and cozy themeless puzzle.

35A. This clue is delightful: When reading [A whole bunch of people in a row], make “row” rhyme with “Ow!” The answer is MELEE, a chaotic slugfest. (“Row” in this sense is more common in Britain and ...

Confronted by the militancy of longshore unions, port operators have deployed automation, in part to limit their ...

39D. It’s funny how words on a page from childhood can settle in one’s mind for decades. The [Plant also known as coffeeweed] ...

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Williams, the fifth in a series. By Caitlin Lovinger SATURDAY PUZZLE — This is David P. Williams’s fifth crossword for The New York Times; all have been themeless, each with a challenging 66 ...