Like most of you, I just sprung forward an hour. I considered trying to do a themed puzzle around this, but this whole daylight saving time nonsense irritates me so much that it certainly doesn’t pass my personal ‘breakfast test.’ If I could construct it, every entry in such...

This person in this picture is not my child. But he might as well be. I hope you enjoy the puzzle.  Across Lite (.puz) PDF...

Every now and then, one of you comment about some clue you enjoyed or some entry you thought was fresh. Sometimes I run clues by my teenagers, and they give me feedback. Just today, I received a helpful piece of criticism from one of them: “Oh my God, Dad,...

Not much to report this week. I’ve got a Tuesday- or Wednesday-level themed puzzle for you. I hope you enjoy this theme. It pleased me when after thinking of the first example, I was fortunately able to think of three more that worked symmetrically. I’m slowing down a little...

If after solving today’s puzzle you find yourself moved to take a deep dive into the world of pepper shakers, then I can assure you the above picture is of a real place in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. There you will find over 20,000 pairs of salt and pepper shakers. And the best...

Most of my published puzzles are available online. For New York Times puzzles you will need a subscription. For other puzzles in .puz format, you may need to download Across Lite to view and solve them (it’s free!). Here’s a list of published puzzles:...