I met Merl Reagle for the first time at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT ... 5, 2025, would fall on a Sunday. If ever there were a good time to run a tribute puzzle for the man ...

I feel like I’m interacting with a friend each week. I’ve sometimes thought of crosswords as a little bit like having a conversation, with each clue serving as an opening line and the solver ...

I’m going to start with the sad one. 1. My friend Nate Cardin, a crossword constructor and cryptic puzzle editor and one of the nicest people in the crossword world, lost his home in the ...