When Juliana Pache began creating crossword puzzles that emphasized the African diaspora in 2022, she opted to make smaller grids that would take people just a few minutes to finish — exactly how she ...

When I — a crossword beginner — do the Aug. 14 puzzle on Blackcrossword.com, I briefly fumble on one clue: “Turner from Tennessee.” The four-letter (and now obvious) answer is Tina. Later, when I ...

PITTSFIELD — You could say Michelle Arnot has made her life in a series of boxes. Specifically, the boxes that hold weight in Arnot’s life are the kind you find arranged in a grid at the back of a ...

On a chilly January night in 1924, fledgling publisher Richard Simon was having dinner with his Aunt Wixie when she asked if he knew where she could buy a book of crossword puzzles. None existed. At ...

This month, Highlights Press kicked off brainPLAY, a line of puzzle books spun off from brainPLAY magazine for kids seven and up, which Highlights added to its periodical portfolio in June 2023. “The ...