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Jack Scherban makes his New York Times debut.

David Leonhardt and his wife, Laura, take on a puzzle by Matthew Stock and Christina Iverson.

When "sitting meditation pose" became a crossword clue for the NYT puzzle, Google search results for the phrase surged. Here's what it means.

David Steinberg opens our solving weekend with a fun puzzle and some news.

Much like video games helped people get through the pandemic, crosswords gained prominence during tough times during the first half of the previous century.

Will Shortz, the Crossword editor, has wanted to be a professional puzzle maker since he was in middle school. What work would you like to do someday?

A chat with Will Shortz, who has been editing The Times’s puzzle for 30 years.

How puzzles get made and a look at the people who make them

Daniel Bodily’s puzzle will leave your head scrambled.

Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.