A New York Times crossword will be a collaboration ... if the theme warrants. Times puzzles must never have been published anywhere before, either in print or electronically.

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As a crossword editor, Agard claims in an interview, “My job is to help elevate their puzzle by making sure the idea works, vetoing any answers that are too obscure, revising clues to make them ...

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I had a pretty good idea of what the theme would be from reading the puzzle's title. However, I wasn't familiar with VOGUE as a dance, so I needed to uncover the other two theme answers to confirm ...

Appropriately, I only realized my mistake when I read the clue on the PRINT OUT of the puzzle as I was preparing ... Also, hooray for science in the crossword! TROPE (46D: Overused plot device ...

Our puzzle editors and Wordplay columnists share their favorite new entries to the New York Times Crossword this year. By Sam Corbin You might assume that after 75 years of daily publication ...