In 2012, a computer program named Dr. Fill placed 141st out of some 660 entries in that year’s American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, a competition for elite crossword puzzle solvers. This year, the ...

Kristanix Software has released Sudoku Epic, a Windows version of the puzzle game that started in Japan, and is sweeping the world. As millions of fans discover Sudoku, these puzzles are appearing in ...

Listen to an audio interview with the author here, or sign up for Slate’s free daily podcast on iTunes. When people find out that I write crosswords for a living, they often ask, “Can’t you just write ...