My favorite word puzzles these days are cryptic clues. I'll show you two websites that teach you how to solve them, without ...

The day Josh Wardle sold Wordle to the New York Times, in 2022, for more than a million dollars, should have been a moment of triumph. The game, which gives players six chances to guess a five-letter ...

Beware the cryptic bug! Once you get a glimpse behind the seemingly baffling clues, an alluring realm of wordplay, wit and poetry is revealed. And, while beginners can sometimes feel that cryptics are ...

For a different sort of challenge, try this cryptic crossword. Subscribe today to get access to dozens more, and a new crossword every week. Download the app ...

Welcome to the FT's hub of puzzles, games and quizzes. Print out the crosswords to complete them or Subscribers can now solve the FT’s Daily Cryptic, Polymath and FT Weekend crosswords on the iOS and ...

I played Josh Wardle's new Parseword online game for a week. Will it take the world by storm like his previous hit, Wordle?

The crossword setters played it straight this year – and more’s the pity. The puzzle page is rooted in the convention of hoodwinking its readers ...