Sure, the Mini Crossword only takes 1 or 2 minutes to solve, but the game matters to lots of people, including me.

Did you wake up this morning, coffee in hand, only to find a paywall blocking your daily New York Times mini crossword, instead of finding the answers to today's crossword? If you’re staring at your screen wondering if it’s a glitch — or just feeling ...

The PEOPLE Puzzler is a fast, fun and breezy way to test your pop culture IQ. A new crossword puzzle is released each morning; carve out a few minutes of fun every day and challenge yourself (and your puzzle-loving friends!) to get the longest streak of consecutive plays. A few minutes of fun that’s equal parts entertaining and satisfying!

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989 ...

On a flight back from Baltimore to Los Angeles, Jack Dreyer, the Dodgers’ dependable rookie reliever, pulled out his iPad and Apple pencil and started to create. By the time the plane landed, he had made his own crossword puzzle for readers of The Athletic.