Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once. This game will update daily.

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once. This game will update daily.

Guess the four-digit number in six tries. Choose your number and tap enter to submit. Each tile will change to green if the digit is correct and in the right position, or orange if it is correct but in the wrong position. A dark grey tile means the digit does not appear anywhere in the number. Come back here tomorrow for the next Guess the Number game.

You have six tries to guess the five-letter word. Type in the letters and hit enter. After each guess, the colour of the tiles will change if you choose the correct letters. A green tile means the letter is in the correct spot. A peach tile means the letter is in the word but is in the wrong spot. The tile will not change colour if the letter is not in the word. This game will update daily.

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once. This game will update daily.

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

This week’s question: A Chinese businessman has opened two popular “scratching salons,” where customers lie down on a bed and have their back itches tended to by spa workers wearing specially designed pointed nails. If an entrepreneur were to open a scratch parlor in the U.S., what should the business be titled?

THE WINNER: Itch Doctors

Michael Rouse, Troy, Mich.

SECOND PLACE: Bed, Back & Beyond

Kanaaz Pereira, Mount Pleasant, S.C.

THIRD PLACE: The Scratching Post

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Relief Itchers

Peter Gordon, Great Neck, N.Y.

The Wizard of “AAH”s

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass. 

Nailed It!

Teri Malkin, Rowland Heights, Calif. 

We’ve Got Your Back

Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.

The Wicked Itch

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa. 

Itch, Please

Stuart Burkhoff, Great Neck, N.Y.

That's the Spot!

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

Bed of Nails

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

The Itch Niche

Janine Witte, Doylestown, Pa.

The Great Escrape

Lucinda Ross, Houston

Planet Itchness

John Vriesema, Whitinsville, Mass.

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Crab catchers

CROSSWORD - Oct. 2, 2026

SUDOKU - Oct. 2, 2026

CROSSWORD - Oct. 2, 2026

SUDOKU - Oct. 2, 2026

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

This week’s question: To combat the spread of invasive blue crabs in the Adriatic Sea, Italian researchers unleashed a flood of 130,000 baby octopuses, which in adulthood can each eat up to four blue crabs a day. In seven or fewer words, come up with a snappy headline for a tabloid story about this seafood battle royale.

THE WINNER: 1,040,000 Legs Under the Sea

Russ Dickens, Destin, Fla.

SECOND PLACE: Blue Crabs Lose Arms Race

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

THIRD PLACE: Monsters, Ink

Max Bressler, Miami

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Octopuses Galore Settle Blue Crab Score

Brooke Pearson, Fripp Island, S.C.

Sucker Pinched!

Allan Thomson, Gordonsville, Va.

Army Versus Leggy

Ruth Moore, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Tentacles, With Intent to Kill

Jason F. Danielian, Homewood, Ill.

No Escape Claws?

Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.

Release the Crackin’

Jeff Morris, Alexandria, Va.

Octopi Demand Melted Butter

Thomas Pender, Norman, Okla.

Octopuses Feast on Blue Plate Special

Janine Witte, Doylestown, Pa.

Inky Invaders Get Crabby

Peter A. Michel, Alexandria, Va.

Subordinate Claws

David Roessler, Hazel Park, Mich.

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CROSSWORD - Sept. 25, 2026

SUDOKU - Sept. 25, 2026

CROSSWORD - Sept. 25, 2026

SUDOKU - Sept. 25, 2026

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

This week’s question: Prince Laurent of Belgium recently recognized 26-year-old former car salesman Clément Vandenkerckhove — whose mother is a Belgian singer — as his biological son and heir. If Hollywood were to make a comedy about an American auto dealership employee who suddenly discovers his royal lineage, what should the film be titled?

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: “Duke, Where’s My Car?”

Tim Kearney, Coopersburg, Pa.

SECOND PLACE: “Lease to Throne”

Patti Otto, Rock Spring, Ga.

THIRD PLACE: “Heir in the Tires”

John Espy, Lawrence, Kan.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“The Prince of Wheels”

Faith Reidenbach, Gainesville, Fla.

“Blue Book Blue Blood”

Neal Krakover, Lewisburg, W.V.

“From Ford to Lord”

Norman Miller, Farmington Hills, Mich.

“Grand Duke Auto”

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

“Prince of Rides”

Paul Scheftel, Kailua, Hawaii

“Carmelot”

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

“Fresh Prince of Detroit”

Mark Chartier, Lyme, Conn.

“Test Driving a Kingdom”

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

“The Crown Victoria Prince”

Peter Gordon, Great Neck, N.Y.

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Woodhenge epitaph

CROSSWORD - Sept. 11, 2026

SUDOKU - Sept. 11, 2026

CROSSWORD - Sept. 11, 2026

SUDOKU - Sept. 11, 2026

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once. This game will update daily.

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once. This game will update daily.

Guess the four-digit number in six tries. Choose your number and tap enter to submit. Each tile will change to green if the digit is correct and in the right position, or orange if it is correct but in the wrong position. A dark grey tile means the digit does not appear anywhere in the number. Come back here tomorrow for the next Guess the Number game.

You have six tries to guess the five-letter word. Type in the letters and hit enter. After each guess, the colour of the tiles will change if you choose the correct letters. A green tile means the letter is in the correct spot. A peach tile means the letter is in the word but is in the wrong spot. The tile will not change colour if the letter is not in the word. This game will update daily.

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once. This game will update daily.

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

A wooden replica of Stonehenge that stood outside a pub in southern England since 2015 was recently destroyed in a fire. In seven or fewer words, come up with a message that could be inscribed on a memorial plaque for the short-lived Woodhenge.

THE WINNER: So that’s why they used stone…

Steven Day, Arlington, Mass. 

SECOND PLACE: Quite Instagrammable. Also quite flammable

Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.

THIRD PLACE: Wood still stand if it were boulder

Max Bressler, Miami

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

A short-lived, short lith

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

At least it outlasted Strawhenge

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

One less thing to confuse Spinal Tap

Doug Carasso, Seal Beach, Calif.

Only the wood die young

Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.

Would that it were not wood

Mike Graves, Emporia, Kan.

That last solstice was a real scorcher

Guy Rusiski, Pittsburgh 

Here briefly stood: not stone, but wood

Chuck Gaston, Lititiz, Pa.

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Spam bill

CROSSWORD - Sept. 4, 2026

SUDOKU - Sept. 4, 2028

CROSSWORD - Sept. 4, 2026

SUDOKU - Sept. 4, 2026

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

This week’s question: Dissatisfied with the limited effectiveness of its Do Not Call list, France has banned spam calls outright and will levy fines of up to $578,000 for calls made without the recipient’s consent. If Congress were to consider legislation that drastic to combat the scourge of telemarketers, what should the bill be titled?

THE WINNER: Don’t Ask, Don’t Telemarket

Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.

SECOND PLACE: One Big, Beautiful Block

Karen Shepherd, Social Circle, Ga.

THIRD PLACE: Don’t Call Us; We’ll Fine You

Tom Gentry, Akron, Ohio

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

The REAL Citizens United Act

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

The Do Not Call (We Really Mean It This Time) Act

Susan Faretra, Concord, N.H.

The “I Don’t Like Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam!” Act,

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

Spam Ban (Thank You, Ma’am)

Andrea Carla Michaels, San Francisco

The “Put the Spammer in the Slammer” Bill

John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Wash.

The Right to Remain Unrung Act

Niklas Pettersson, Stavsnäs, Sweden

The SILENCE (Stop Interrupting Our Lives and End your Nonsense Calls Evermore) Bill

Walter Smith, Washington, D.C.

The STAMP (Stop Telemarketers And Make’em Pay) Act

Kenneth Jensen, Richland, Wash.

Last Call

Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio

CROSSWORD - Aug. 28, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 28, 2026

CROSSWORD - Aug. 28, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 28, 2026

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once.

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once.

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

Last week’s contest: A police officer in New Jersey disguised himself as a roadside shrub to catch people texting or calling on handheld phones while driving—and snared 74 errant motorists in a six-hour shift. If Hollywood were to make a movie about this leaf-clad cop’s undercover operation, what would it be titled?

THE WINNER: “The Long Arm of the Lawn”

Scott Ross, Bonita Springs, Fla.

SECOND PLACE: “Brush Hour”

Jake Miller, Camp Hill, Pa.

THIRD PLACE: “Police: Am Bush”

Jane Lindberg, St. Louis

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“Herbicide: Life By the Street”

Rick Torrence, The Village, Okla.

“The Beat? Around the Bushes”

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

“Leafal Weapon”

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

“License and Vegetation”

Larry Rifkin, Glastonbury, Conn.

“Tickets from Thickets”

Paul Kim, Orono, Maine

“A Brush With The Law”

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

“Bushwhacked”

Robert Berest, Manhasset, N.Y.

"Undercover Copse"

Jeff Jerome, Northampton, Mass.

“The Speed Whacker”

Ed Raymond, Pittsburgh

“Shrubterfuge”

Jane Betrus, Spencerport, N.Y.

“Little Stop of Horrors”

Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.

“The Duper Trooper” 

James Pearson, Anaheim, Calif.

"They Call Me Mister Twigs”

Tim Wortman, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Paper amphitheater

CROSSWORD - Aug. 21, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 21, 2026

CROSSWORD - Aug. 21, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 21, 2026

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

CROSSWORD - Aug. 14, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 14, 2026

CROSSWORD - Aug. 14, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 14, 2026

Last week’s contest: An Italian fraudster has been jailed for building a fake Roman amphitheater out of materials including fiberglass and papier mâché—and then charging tourists $45 to visit it. In seven words or fewer, come up with an advertising slogan that would encourage sightseers to keep visiting this admittedly bogus attraction.

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: “Don’t miss Rome’s newest antiquity!”
Vivian Coyne, Arlington, Va.

SECOND PLACE: “Coliseum Lite: all mystery, no history”
Nancy Abbott, Sonora, Calif.

THIRD PLACE: “Visit original Roman amphitheater, built in MMXXVI”
John Camillone, New Rochelle, N.Y.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“This Rome was built in a day!”
Ellen Owens, Fayetteville, N.Y.

“The Temple of Julius Scissor”
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

“Veni, Vidi, Kitschi”
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.

“Ancient Rome! (Some assembly required.)”
Andy Kim, Urbana, Ill.

“Let the lie be cast”
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

“So it’s fake—are you not entertained?!”
John Bregoli, Weymouth, Mass.

“A perfect place to take fake friends”
Len Rosen, Wilmington, Del.

“I’m Spartacus, and you can be, too!”
John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Wash.

“Looks good on paper”
Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio

“Mock paper, Caesar’s”
Steven Hall, Fort Lauderdale

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Beating the heat

CROSSWORD - Aug. 7, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 7, 2026

CROSSWORD - Aug. 7, 2026

SUDOKU - Aug. 7, 2026

You have six tries to guess the five-letter word. Type in the letters and hit enter. After each guess, the colour of the tiles will change if you choose the correct letters. A green tile means the letter is in the correct spot. A peach tile means the letter is in the word but is in the wrong spot. The tile will not change colour if the letter is not in the word.

Fill the grid with numbers one to nine so that each row, column and square contains every digit exactly once. Try our easy sudoku and hard sudoku.

Guess the four-digit number in six tries. Choose your number and tap enter to submit. Each tile will change to green if the digit is correct and in the right position, or orange if it is correct but in the wrong position. A dark grey tile means the digit does not appear anywhere in the number.

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

This week’s question: A Japanese company is offering a new way to beat the heat: A one-person “human refrigerator” that blasts the sitting occupant with 41-degree air during a 5- to 10-minute session. In seven or fewer words, come up with an advertising slogan that could be used to pitch Americans on this cooling invention.

THE WINNER: The coolest seat in the house

Loann Hoang, Cupertino, Calif.

SECOND PLACE: Freeze the day

Kevin Korpi, New Braunfels, Texas

THIRD PLACE: It’s chiller time

Jake Miller, Camp Hill, Pa.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

It’ll give your cortex a polar vortex.

Jeff Goodrich, Andover, N.H.

Just you, me, and the frozen peas

Ruth Moore, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Cool your heels, like your meals

Nate Porter, Adams, N.Y.

Why should leftovers have all the fun?

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

Ice nice, baby!

Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.

We’ll keep the light on for you

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

Be like the cool kids

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

Rent the freeze

Vincent Vigorita, Paterson, N.J.

Cool, calm, and cubed

Joy E McGinnis, Berwick, Pa.

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Million beers

Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

This week’s question: The 1,204 members of a London WhatsApp group called “1 Million Beers” are photographing and documenting every beer they drink until they reach the seven-figure mark. They’re on track to hit that target in 2034. If the group were to write a book chronicling the ups and downs of their boozy challenge, what should it be titled?

THE WINNER: “The Record Book of Guinness”

Moe Cougher, Olathe, Kan.

SECOND PLACE: “Our Staggering Achievement”

Rick Torrence, The Village, Okla.

THIRD PLACE: “The Audacity of Hops”

Mark Thermansen, Portland, Ore.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“Hold My Beer (While I Document It)”

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

“Lord of the Barflies”

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

“The Million Can March”

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

“Pints Well Taken”

Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.

“The Great Brewsade”

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

“The Canterbury Ales”

Raven Deerwater, Mendocino, Calif.

“Hangover-achievers”

Troup Miller, Austin

“Years and Years of Beers and Beers”

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Wedding trash