They’re not easy, but the brain-bending puzzles are a celebration of “the hidden magic within language”. Not to mention ...

Puzzlers of the heartland will put their skills to the test at the Midwest Crossword Tournament. Solving a crossword is typically a pretty relaxing pastime. Puzzlers can linger over clues while ...

I’ve worked at The Daily Tar Heel for as long as I’ve been at UNC, first as an editorial board member and then as the lifestyle editor. But my heart has always been with a different aspect of the ...

The book, which is subtitled ‘The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle,’ looks at the joy and challenges of this ...