Before Spelling Bee, before Wordle and before Connections, there was the crossword. Who invented the first published crossword, and what was it?

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In late 1913, New York World journalist and editor Arthur Wynne was planning the Christmas edition of ...

What’s a 10-letter word for the 100th anniversary of something, in this case crossword puzzles? Google is celebrating the centennial of crossword puzzles Friday with an interactive doodle on its home ...

If your day kicks off with coffee and a craving for brain teasers, USA TODAY Play is your new best friend. From breezy 10-minute crosswords to lightning-fast Quick Cross puzzles, it’s the perfect way ...

HOROSCOPE FANS should have known something was up. On Jan. 2, the entry under Aries warned that "some associations will face make-it-or-break-it challenges." The next day the relationship between ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Word Cross Puzzle Are you tired of the old-fashioned word search interfaces? Do you want to enjoy a totally new experience of word puzzle game? Now, you can ...

Everywhere he looks, Merl Reagle sees word puzzles. A few minutes into our phone conversation, he stops mid-sentence. "Did you know that your last name anagrams perfectly into two different types of ...

Created by a British-American wordsmith, the very first Word-Cross appeared in the New York World on Dec. 21, 1913. And the crossword puzzle — as we know it — was born. To observe the centennial ...

There’s no story or actual farming to Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons. Rather, you’re going through 350 nonogram puzzles, and five collage puzzles that unlock as you complete the smaller ones, that are ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Super Puzzle Cross Super Puzzle Cross is a real time puzzle game with rogue-like features. Use one of six weapons, each providing a different puzzle ...

Publisher Rainy Frog has today announced the next title in the nonogram puzzle series Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons, which will be laying down roots on Switch on 27th February 2024. As you might ...

A great amount of my time is spent refereeing matches between Gil Smart (on the left) and some readers (on the right) and explaining to other readers why a crossword puzzle and its clues don't match.