Minute Cryptic fans tackling the September 11, 2026 puzzle are facing one of the trickier entries in recent memory, and there's a bit of a backstory behind this one worth knowing before diving in.

Looking in All Directions comes to us from Michèle Govier, who works on international trade matters for the federal government and lives in Ottawa with her husband and two sons. This is Michèle’s second Weekender for us since we launched in February (her first one, Starter Sets, appeared on Mar. 7, and there’s another in the works).

“There are crossword puzzles and crossword puzzles,” Stephen Sondheim wrote in 1968, by way of an introduction to the British-style cryptic puzzle he briefly constructed for New York magazine. One kind, the conventional American crossword, he termed a ...

And hey, fellow humans: I'm happy to report that this is one area in which we eat the machines for breakfast. Reading time 6 minutes So this morning I woke to the news that Firefox would be adding a daily AI-powered crossword to its ever more cluttered ...

1Quote this writer – rolling it will make you sick (6) 1 across. Quote this writer – rolling it will make you sick. 6 letters. 5Oddly Boeing suspect images released by police will generate profits (8) 5 across. Oddly Boeing suspect images released by ...

Our puzzle-makers explain how cryptic crosswords work and break down the playful elements of their clues. All right, your read on that is perfect. Cryptic clue for loo, place to go stare endlessly. Okay so place to go is our-- [Erik] Straight part.