Wednesday marked the 75th anniversary of The New York Times crossword puzzle, a puzzle, we might point out, that’s featured all three anchors of “Sunday Morning” (myself included) as clues. As for the ...

Will Shortz lives a puzzling life. No, his isn’t a particularly enigmatic or mysterious existence, he’s just one of the world’s leading authorities on crossword puzzles. He founded and has directed ...

New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz will screen the documentary “Word Play” and stay on hand to play a few interactive games with the audience, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Alamo ...

On-air challenge: Today's puzzle is a tribute to our dear friend, Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Each answer is a two-word phrase with the initials WS. So, for example, if I gave you the clue, "Climax of ...

Every morning, millions of Americans are tormented, misled, embarrassed and frustrated by Will Shortz. And they wouldn't have it any other way. As 60 Minutes first reported earlier this year, Shortz ...

These days, word puzzles are among the most played puzzle games online. This exercise is regarded as one of the greatest ...

Danielle Trussoni melds a heady brew of genres — mystery, horror, supernatural, magical realism, ancient history, mysticism and plain old puzzles — that works in the straightforward, though ...