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New York Times Crossword Answers and Insights

XWord Info is the essential resource for crossword constructors and enthusiasts.

  • Every New York Times crossword ever published is here.
  • This is the only place online to find NYT Variety Puzzles.
  • Solvers can enter a clue to find answers.
  • Constructors have used the Finder page 32,223,558 times!
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Latest Crosswords

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Acrostics

Jun 1 acrostic by David Balton & Jane Stewart   (Solve, Print, Blog)
Select acrostics from a list to print or solve on-line
Jim Horne's free "indie" acrostic — no account needed   (Solve)
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.

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Crosswords from The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project

Data from puzzles before Will Shortz became editor are kept separate from modern puzzle stats. XWord Info has all 16,083 pre-Shortz crosswords from 2/15/1942 to 11/20/1993.

Selected pre-Shortz observations

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