The Midwest finally delivers what crossword puzzlers want: their own tournament

The tournament at the University of Illinois Chicago drew over 200 puzzlers who came for crosswords and camaraderie. “I want ...

Can YOU solve Kryptos K4? Code has left the CIA baffled for 35 years - only one man knows the answer

Stood outside the CIA's office in Langley, Virginia, the sculpture known as Kryptos hides a code that has eluded the agency's ...

Can you put together the pieces of these puzzle-ing mysteries?

For years, the most beloved part of my personal library was my two-volume set of the Oxford English Dictionary (“the OED,” to word nerds everywhere). Poring over its tissue-thin pages, tracing a ...