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Latest Crosswords
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Acrostics
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Help: What is an acrostic? and
Tips for beginners
Other Variety Puzzles
NewJun 8 cryptic puzzle by Daniel Raymon (Solve, Solution, Print, Collaborate)
Apr 27 variety puzzle is PDF-only (Print to solve, Solution)
Variety puzzle Collaboration Mode explained
Older solve online and PDF-only Variety Puzzles
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Crossword History
Flip Koski continues to add to our understanding of the early history of NYT crosswords. This new biography of Alexis P. Boodberg is fascinating -- a former officer in the Russian Imperial Army turned cruciverbalist. You can see all the bios we have here.
I'm Squeezy
Try Jeff Chen's latest word game. Every day there's a new challenge at three levels: Easy, Peasy, and Squeezy. Share your results. Spread the word.
