Published in the print edition of the July 28, 1997, issue, with the headline “The Cryptic Crossword: No. 8.” Trip Payne is a senior editor of the app Crosswords with Friends. His first ...

Subscribers can find explanations of the original puzzle’s answers in our archive. Published in the print edition of the February 8, 1999, issue, with the headline “The Cryptic Crossword ...

Now, 69-Down and 89-Across together make a satisfying solution to that across entry, FACED THE DAY. Similarly, 69- Up and ...

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Solve to Survive is a trilogy of cryptic puzzles for players to solve. And they don’t have to do it alone; it’s been designed with the community in mind. Skybound Entertainment has partnered ...