The New York Times looks for intelligent, literate, entertaining and well-crafted crosswords ... Times puzzles must never have been published anywhere before, either in print or electronically.

Welcome to our free daily crossword puzzles. Follow the clues and attempt to fill in all the puzzle’s squares. Check back each day for a new puzzle or explore ones we recently published.

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well ...

Let’s take a journey through the fascinating history of crossword puzzles, from print to apps. The first recognized crossword puzzle appeared on December 21, 1913, in the New York World newspaper, ...

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You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.