Neville: This puzzle's theme started as a demonstration for the crossword class I teach, and after some discussion with the editors, this puzzle came into fruition. The numbers 37 and 73 in the ...

The title of today's puzzle perfectly describes the theme, such that I knew exactly what to expect. Each theme answer BREAKs the word SONG exactly in half: SO/NG. Thank you, Joe, for this ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. CULTURE SHOCK (4D: Experience for some people who move to another country) FLY OFF THE HANDLE (6D: Enter a fit of rage) ROCKS THE BOAT (22D ...

Neville: This puzzle's theme started as a demonstration ... Lindsey Vonn is a former alpine SKI racer. Representing Team USA, she won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics ...

Also many thanks to all of the team at USA Today who worked on making our puzzle the best it could be. ARABIC (21A: Language from which "coffee" is derived) The English word "coffee" is derived ...

There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! You've Come to the Right Place Constructors: Olivia Mitra Framke & Sally Hoelscher Editor: Amanda Rafkin ...

Eventually when we realized that Cold Play could be the title of the puzzle and not one of the answers, we knew it would be a good fit for USA Today. Our apologies to The Decemberists who didn't ...

September 15, 2024 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WLRN listener Ann Kritzer of Coral Springs, Fla., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sally: This puzzle came about because I wanted us to design a theme around the entry BOARDGAMEGEEK. Our first attempt at doing so resulted in us coming up with a puzzle (still in the publication ...

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well ...