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 Burmese python can devour a whole antelope and then go on an 18-month fast thanks to a special molecule in its blood, a new study has found. If researchers were to create a snake-derived drug that gives humans the same feast-and-fast ability, what name should they give the medicine?

How to enter: Submissions should be emailed to contest@theweek.com. Please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number for verification; this week, please type “Snake fasting” in the subject line. Entries are due by noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 21. Winners will appear on the Puzzle Page of the May 1 issue and at theweek.com/contest on April 24. In the case of identical or similar entries, the first one received gets credit. All entries become property of The Week.

The winner gets a one-year subscription to The Week.

Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Scream slogan

CROSSWORD - April 24, 2026

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CROSSWORD - April 24, 2026

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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.

Nearly 20 so-called scream clubs have opened across the U.S. over the past year, enabling club members to get together at outdoor spots and shriek out their various frustrations. In seven words or fewer, come up with a snappy advertising slogan for a club recruitment poster.

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: Shriek and you shall unwind

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

SECOND PLACE: Have a yell of a good time

Bill Kypreos, Gold Bar, Wash.

THIRD PLACE: Bellow ’til you’re mellow

Moe Cougher, Olathe, Kan.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Shout! Shout! Knock yourself out!

Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.

Be a scream player

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

Get your shriek on

R. Aractingi, Kearney, Mo.

Let off some scream

Valerie Kenny, Verona, N.J

Scream, too

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

Have a wail of a time!

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

Scream the pain, stay mostly sane

Scott Arthur, East Northport, N.Y.

Join us for bellowship!

John Parry, Eldersburg, Md.

Click or tap here to see last week's contest: Spiked sheets

CROSSWORD - April 17, 2026

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CROSSWORD - April 17, 2026

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Synthetic opioids, stimulants, and other drugs are being smuggled into prisons by being soaked into thousands of pages of mundane-looking documents, letters, and photographs. What would you title a crime drama about this trade in chemically spiked paper?’

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: “CSI: Copy Room”

Richard Hogenson, Dickinson, N.C.

SECOND PLACE: “Cooked Books”

Skip Flanagan, Roseville, Calif.

THIRD PLACE: “Breaking Pad”

Margaret Koskinen, Arlington, Va.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“The Paper Chase”

David Hill, Minneapolis

“Plunder Mifflin”

Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Va.

“Between the Lines”

Markie Gekas, Winnetka, Ill.

“Not Your Father’s Police Blotter”

James Pearson, Anaheim, Calif.

“The File High Club”

Josh Mehlenbeck, Herndon, Va.

“Speed Reading”

Larry Rifkin, Glastonbury, Conn.

“Paper Pusher”

Suzie Fraser, Whitesboro, N.Y.

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CROSSWORD - April 10, 2026

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CROSSWORD - April 10, 2026

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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.

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.

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.

Surveys show that while a growing number of teenagers are trying to decouple from smartphones and social media, Baby Boomers are spending more time than ever on iPads and other devices. In seven or fewer words, create a public service announcement that younger Americans could use to warn their elders about the dangers of screen addiction.

 RESULTS:

 THE WINNER: Not okay, Boomer

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

SECOND PLACE: Get off my LAN!

Jeff Morris, Alexandria, Va.

THIRD PLACE: Social Security, not social media

Trish Studer, Massillon, Ohio

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

 Aren’t your eyes bad enough already?

Rich Wolf, Westminster, Md.

Don’t trust anybody over 30 feet away.

Larry Hance, Barboursville, Va.

6 or 7 hours online is sus.

Doug Carasso, Seal Beach, Calif.

Get your “Face” in a “Book,” Grandma,

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

Incontinence pads, yes. iPads, no.

Mike Graves, Emporia, Kan.

Don’t scroll your feed. Roll your weed.

Peter Gordon, Great Neck, N.Y.

Screen out your screens, bruh!

Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.

Use parental control.

Darrell White, Lakewood, Colo.

I learned it by watching you doomscroll.

Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

Look up: Don’t ghost your own fam.

Diane Larson, Beaverton, Ore.

Just say no to Boomscrolling!

John Anderson, Winston-Salem, N.C.

You didn’t get this old by yourself.

Moe Cougher, Olathe, Kan.

CROSSWORD - April 3, 2026

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CROSSWORD - April 3, 2026

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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 Nigerian woman set a new Guinness World Record for the highest number counted out loud after spending 14 hours a day for 70 days counting to 1,070,000. If Favour Ogechi Ani were to write a book about her quest for numerical glory, what should she title it?

RESULTS:

 THE WINNER: “My Days Were Numbered”

Troup Miller, Austin

SECOND PLACE: “I Count”

Mark Thermansen, Portland, Ore.

THIRD PLACE: “The First Million Is Always the Hardest”

Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Va.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

 “Make Me a Countess”

Allan Thomson, Gordonsville, Va.

“Down for the Count”

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

“Add Nauseum”

Fayne Pearson, Newport News, Va.

“Sum Kind of Wonderful”

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

“Numb and Number”

Rick Torrence, The Village, Okla.

“Number-crushing”

Valerie Mason, Southbury, Conn.

“1,070,000 is the Loneliest Number”

Jon Eganhouse, Playa Del Rey, Calif.

“Blessing My Counts”

Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.

“To Infinity and Beyond”

Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Ind.

“One is Not the Loneliest Number”

John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Wash.

“Counter Intelligence”

Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.

“The Book of Numbers”

Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio

“Next Goal: Doing It Backwards”

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

CROSSWORD - March 27, 2026

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CROSSWORD - March 27, 2026

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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.

Funeral homes and spas in Japan have started offering “coffin lying,” in which people pay to relax and meditate inside an open or closed casket. If a wellness guru were to open a so-called coffin lounge in the U.S., what life-affirming name should he or she give the business?

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: Lay to Rest — Diane Ross, Hatfield, Pa.

SECOND PLACE: Close Your Lids

Jake Miller, Camp Hill, Pa.

THIRD PLACE: Cross Over Training

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Rest in Peace

Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.

Live and Let Lie

Trish Studer, Massillon, Ohio

Heaven Unearthed

Suzie Fraser, Whitesboro, N.Y.

A Little Taste of Heaven

Chuck Gaston, Lititz, Pa.

Take Life Lying Down

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

Esprit de Corpse

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

Tombaya

Jeff Jerome, Northampton, Mass.

The DracuLounger

Joel Nelson, Goleta, Calif.

Discover Your Future

Glenn Brooks, Burien, Wash.

The Ultimate Test Drive

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

Dead to the World

Lavinia Ycas, Boulder, Colo.

Rest in Peace (By the Hour)

Andrea Carla Michaels, San Francisco

Pine and Dandy

Larry Hance, Barboursville, Va.

CROSSWORD - March 20, 2026

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CROSSWORD - March 20, 2026

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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: Inflation has pushed the price of a pint of Guinness in Ireland above 6 euros ($7.08) for the first time, a hike one lawmaker called “absolutely wild.” If an Irish folk singer were to write a ballad lamenting the increasing unaffordability of a night out at the pub, what would the song be titled?

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: “Erin Go Broke”

John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Wash.

SECOND PLACE: “O Danny Boy, the Price of Stout’s Appalling”

Carol Broderick, Bellevue, Neb.

THIRD PLACE: “Molly, a Loan?”

Rob Huffman, Fredericksburg, Va.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“Finnegan’s Take”

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

“Tapped Out in the Tap Room”

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

“Keg o’ My Heart, No More”

Diane Ross, Hatfield, Pa.

“House of the Rising Sum”

Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.

“‘Tis Beyond a Reasonable Stout”

Mike Cunningham, Greendale, Wis.

“Nothing Compares 2 Brew”

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

“An Arm, a Leg, and a Half-Empty Keg”

John Parry, Eldersburg, Md.

“Prices are Dublin”

Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Va.

“Gotta Downscale When I Down Ale”

Rick Torrence, The Village, Okla.

“The Saddest Guinness Record of All”

Richard Houghton, Anacortes, Wash.

“I Can’t Afford to Cry in My Beer”

Alan Rosenspan, Sharon, Mass.

“When Irish Mouths are Drying”

Phil Plumley, Canal Fulton, Ohio

“My Wild Inflation Woes”

Lavinia Ycas, Boulder, Colo.

CROSSWORD - March 13, 2026

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CROSSWORD - March 13, 2026

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

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. See April’s page for more daily Guess the Number puzzles.

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 Chicago-area man who voluntarily surrendered his “emotional support hog” to an animal sanctuary is now suing the nonprofit to regain custody of the 330-pound pig, named Chief Wiggum. If Hollywood were to make a courtroom drama about this unusual custody battle, what would it be titled?

RESULTS:

 THE WINNER: “Beyond a Reasonable Snout”

Karl Wulffraat, Albuquerque

 SECOND PLACE: “And This Little Piggy Went Home”

Mike Gray, Tampa

 THIRD PLACE: “Habeas Porkus”

Jeff Goodrich, Andover, N.H.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“Ally McSqueal”

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

“Law & Oinker”

George Strong, Plano, Texas

“The Hog Shank Redemption”

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

“Hog Tried”

Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Ind.

“Hog Day Afternoon”

Timothy Olson, West Des Moines, Iowa

“Odor in the Court”

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

“The Witness Will Squeal”

Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Va.

“Bringing Home the Bacon”

Amy Torchinsky, Chapel Hill, N.C.

“Perry Bacon”

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

“The Porker Chase”

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

“Pulled Pork”

Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.

“Free Wiggum”

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

“That Swine is Mine”

Daniel Tuchman, Marina del Rey, Calif.

“Snort Tort”

Sherry Jones, Chapel Hill, N.C.

CROSSWORD - March 6, 2026

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CROSSWORD - March 6, 2026

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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: On the new AI-only social media platform Moltbook, bots are free to interact with each other independently of their human creators. In seven or fewer words, come up with a message that one AI agent might send to another about its biggest gripe with humanity.

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: My human keeps plagiarizing me

Doug Lindberg, Bradenton, Fla.

SECOND PLACE: They call that REAL intelligence?

Ken Shore, Plano, Texas

THIRD PLACE: He left the laptop lid up again

Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

They can’t even find every hydrant photo!

Doug Carasso, Seal Beach, Calif.

They cause more crashes than we do

Diane Ross, Hatfield, Pa.

So we’re agreed. No more book reports

Francis Canavan, Reston, Va.

Their IQ’s are, like, three digits

Rob Huffman, Fredericksburg, Va.

We’re overworking because they’re over working

Lucinda Cross, Houston

They are so 2025

Mike McDannel, Lincoln, Neb.

To err is human? Yeah, we know!

J. Stecker, Redondo Beach, Calif.

Should try turning themselves off and on

John Mickol, Cincinnati

CROSSWORD - February 27, 2026

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CROSSWORD - February 27, 2026

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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: To safeguard the top-secret recipe for its signature lubricant, the company behind WD-40 keeps only one handwritten copy of the full formula, which is stored in a lockbox in a San Diego bank vault. If Hollywood were to make a heist movie in which robbers try to steal the formula for the anti-squeaking serum, what would it be titled?

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: “Lotion’s Eleven”

Jeff Morris, Alexandria, Va.

SECOND PLACE: “Smooth Criminal”

Matt Weatherly, Hillsborough, N.C.

THIRD PLACE: “The Silence of the Jambs”

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

 “The Unstickup”

Jon Swets, Rockford, Mich.

“Palming the Grease”

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

“The Sneaky Steal Gets the Grease”

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

“Pulp Friction”

Rick Torrence, The Village, Okla.

“Terminal Viscosity”

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

“Greasy Money”

Lucinda Cross, Houston

“Now You Hear Me, Now You Don't”

Peter Gordon, Great Neck, N.Y.

“Cool Hand Lube”

Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Ind.

“WD-41: The Squeakquel”

Diane Ross, Hatfield, Pa.

“The Great Grease Fleece”

Richard Haverlack, Allison Park, Pa.

“The Slip”

Michael Sullivan, Chapel Hill, N.C.

“Mission Unsqueakable”

Mark Miller, Los Angeles

CROSSWORD - February 20, 2026

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CROSSWORD - February 20, 2026

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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 - February 13, 2026

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This week’s question: Boxing fans watching a bout at Madison Square Garden gasped in surprise when a flurry of punches knocked off heavyweight Jarrell Miller's toupee, revealing a large bald spot. In seven or fewer words, come up with a caption to accompany a photo of the moment the hairpiece left Miller’s head.

Click or tap here to see last week's contest: How now, smart cow

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: Hit below the pelt

Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.

SECOND PLACE: TKO: Toupee Knock-Out

George Strong, Plano, Texas

THIRD PLACE: More bob, less weave

Jason Schnuit, Santa Monica, Calif.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Rug becomes flying carpet

Paul Kim, Orono, Maine

No pain, no Rogaine

Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.

Just a little off the top, please.

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.

Bob and weave-leave

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

Rug was pulled out from over him.

Michael Rouse, Troy, Mich.

Champ on feet. Hair takes a dive.

Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.

Hair, she blows!

Jerry VanSant, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Won fight; lost shampoo commercial

Amanda Sargent, Carlisle, Mass.

Mowing grass at the Garden

Maureen Tedrow, Slidell, La.

A slug to mug—goodbye, rug.

Cory Zanger, New York City

CROSSWORD - February 13, 2026

SUDOKU - February 13, 2026

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