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Roger Squires chanced upon crosswords by magic. During his first career flying for the aviation arm of the Royal Navy, periods of idleness were filled with card games played for money. But because Squires was also a self-taught…

At the 45th annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, held in Connecticut earlier this month, the winner completed the championship puzzle in a time of 5 minutes 24 seconds.Oliver Roeder solved it in 16 minutes 30. Out of 774…

“Four-letter word for a fencer’s implement?” a stranger asked unprompted in a hotel restaurant. “Épée,” came a chorus of replies.It was an early-spring afternoon in Stamford, Connecticut, on the eve of the 45th annual American Crossword…

Your setter/compiler handle/pseudonym/alter ego Zamorca.Why? I am mad about guinea pigs and thought it would be interesting to see what the word for guinea pig is in other languages. Often the results were quite boring or wordy.…

Amy Norton WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults looking to slow down memory loss might find some help in a classic brain-teaser: the crossword puzzle.That's the suggestion of a small…

A new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University published in the journal NEJM Evidence shows that doing crossword puzzles has an advantage over computer video games for memory functioning inolder adults with mild…

For the very first time a machine has managed to beat human opponents in a prestigious crossword competition. The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament has is an annual tournament that - until now - has always been won by a human. But the…

Q. I ask Google on my phone for help doing crosswords. Is that okay?R.M., Glen Iris, VIC Credit:Simon LetchA: Years and years of using various computer devices is causing a weird change in us. These devices are becoming part of our…

PATNA: Aaditri Vaibhav, a 2nd year student of IIT Kharagpur, on Sunday took the first spot and became the national topper at the end of the third online round in Stage I of the National Inter-college Crossword Expedition (NICE) 2022.…

PATNA: Shashwat Sanjeev of Hansraj College, Delhi University, on Sunday took 1st spot at the end of the second online round of Stage I of the inaugural National Inter-college Crossword Expedition (NICE) 2022. Kirti Tyagi of Maitreyi…