Josh Wardle hopes his digital take on the cryptic crossword can be a gradual on-ramp crossing the cultural divide between Britain and the US ...

Wardle, who is from Wales, said he played cryptic crosswords when he was younger. But he didn’t really get into them until he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mere mention of “cryptic” crossword clues can be enough to put an amateur puzzler off their game before pencil has hit paper.

Josh Wardle is back with a new puzzle, and this one might leave you stumped. The Wordle creator has launched Parseword, a ...

I played Josh Wardle's new Parseword online game for a week. Will it take the world by storm like his previous hit, Wordle?

Daniel Rayman’s cryptic puzzle dances into Sunday. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — For the record, I declared 2020 the Year of the Cryptic Crossword well before we got quarantined, and now ...

“In a poll, 64% of Americans felt that the New York Times Crossword is the hardest to complete,” followed by The Washington Post at 19% and USA Today at 13%. Whether you’re taking your first steps ...

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Miriam Estrin and John Ewbank present a creative collaboration for the weekend crossword crowd. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — Both of today’s constructors have contributed daily puzzles to ...