One Sunday night in February, Will Shortz was at his desk at home in Pleasantville, New York, when he leaned to his left and ...

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Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well ...

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The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-rumgys, there are between three and five clues ...

When she could not find such a thing, Pache decided to do it herself. In January 2023, she created blackcrossword.com, a site ...

Jualiana Pache didn't think the New York Times Mini crosswords were inclusive enough, so she started Blackcrossword.com ...

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