Puzzles can be a fun challenge—until they’re so mind-bending and hard you need to call in backup. Enter the r/puzzles ...

Starts with “R.” 6 Down: A basic role often assigned in school plays. Ends with “E.” A "rebus" in a crossword refers to ...

When I was a kid, I always dreamed of becoming a detective. I loved solving problems, spotting patterns, and challenging my ...

A single tricky clue can disrupt your flow and leave you scratching your head. For today’s puzzle, winter-themed clues take center stage, including references to snow, Frosty, and the Arctic. If today ...

The NYT Mini crossword, a bite-sized iteration of The New York Times' iconic daily puzzle, has become a favorite for puzzle enthusiasts worldwide. Known for its brevity and challenge, The Mini ...

Each occurrence of the rebus involves a trick that is hinted at in another entry in the puzzle, which itself is a well-known expression (or, in one case, a band name) that serves as an explainer ...

What we could use more of: Thursday and Sunday puzzles that don’t involve a rebus. Themes should be fresh, interesting, narrowly defined and consistently applied throughout the puzzle.

What would you say is the quintessential mobile genre? For us, it's got to be the puzzlers. Therefore we decided to make you the list of the best puzzle games for Android that will wake those sleeping ...

Crossword puzzles have engaged minds for decades, providing an entertaining mix of mental stimulation and vocabulary enrichment. In this new digital world, however, the glee of solving such wordplay ...

More simple explanations of a rebus clue call them 'frame games' or 'word picture puzzles'. This particular clue from the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH) asks people ...

From the daily newsletter: Robin Wright reports on D.C.’s real power players. Plus: our writers on Trump’s Day One; revisiting Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America”; and what to see ...