What’s the secret to designing a successful crossword puzzle? For Stella Zawistowski, the answer lies in letting the player enjoy the process of solving it. “To me, success is (when) people solve the puzzle and they’re happy,” Zawistowski said.

From “Ayo Edebiri” to “this is fine,” puzzles reveal a portrait of the people who make and solve them.

How your daily crossword could subtly be affecting your political views - In a new book, a veteran crossword constructor argues that politics seeps its way into the popular puzzles

“Wait, can you make a Harry Potter-themed one?” Laney Crawley, editor-in-chief at The Daily Tar Heel, asked Liam Furlong, The DTH's crossword creator, in the office one day. “Absolutely,” Furlong replied. “Here, I'll bookmark that.” Furlong ...

PITTSFIELD — You could say Michelle Arnot has made her life in a series of boxes. Specifically, the boxes that hold weight in Arnot’s life are the kind you find arranged in a grid at the back of a newspaper — the kind that make the crossword.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WLS) -- Did you do the New York Times crossword Tuesday? If so, you did a puzzle created by a trio of University of Illinois students. Jack Joshi, Jackson Janes and Adam Aaronson started creating a crossword for the Times in 2020.

Find the answer for Sound a lion can make that a house cat cannot from the people who brought you the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Hold It (Freestyle) Constructor: Zachary Edward-Brown Editor: Anna Gundlach Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Zachary: I'd ...