Puzzle Mania, the annual print section, takes a village to grow it from a kernel of an idea to the extravaganza it is today.

USA TODAY has launched PLAY, a digital hub that brings together puzzles, crosswords, games, horoscopes and classic comics.

When I — a crossword beginner — do the Aug. 14 puzzle on Blackcrossword.com, I briefly fumble on one clue: “Turner from Tennessee.” The four-letter (and now obvious) answer is Tina. Later, when I ...

This page contains everything you could ever want to know about this year’s Super Mega Crossword, the centerpiece of our ...

I have a habit of doing the New York Times crossword puzzle most days of the week. Even if there were no benefits beyond the activity itself, I would still indulge in it. Let’s face it, I’m a word ...

This past December, I threw a party to celebrate a major milestone in my life: the 1,000th day of my New York Times crossword-solving streak. My friends, none of them fellow cruciverbalists, poured in ...

A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.