Friday, April 15, 2011

Crosswords, Games & Cartoons

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Classic Crossword Challenge

Challenge a friend, or yourself, to solve legendary puzzles from the archive.

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  • Find all puzzles from The Sunday Magazine, including acrostics, cryptics and other specialty puzzles.
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Sunday Puzzles

You can now download and print the popular variety puzzles from the Sunday magazine free online.

Look below for links to this week’s puzzle as well as answers to last week’s.

Brain Games

Play fun and challenging brain training games to improve your memory, attention and intelligence.

Interactive Feature: Total Recall

Test your memorization skills with games from the World Memory Championship.

Interactive Feature: Science Times Crossword

A “Wednesday” level crossword edited by Will Shortz, The New York Times puzzle editor, on social scientists.

Play KENKEN

Play what Will Shortz calls “the most addictive puzzle since Sudoku.” Exclusively on NYTimes.com, new puzzles daily.

SET Puzzle

Play SET! The popular card game of visual perception is now available on NYTimes.com. Four daily puzzles.

Sudoku

Solve a daily sudoku puzzle that matches your level of expertise.

Chess

A Four-Way Tie for First, and a Controversial Finish

The Russian grandmaster Vladimir Potkin was declared the winner of the European Individual Chess Championship in a tie-breaker system that many of the competitors did not like.

More Chess News

Chinese Chess Phenom, After a Stumble, Roars Back

At 16, Ding Liren was the surprise winner of the national title two years. Last year, he finished far back. This year, he is champion again.

Bridge

Choosing Between Leading Partner’s Suit or Your Own

A deal from the White House Juniors in the Netherlands.

Crosswords for Mobile Devices

New York Times crosswords are now available for iPhone, BlackBerry and other devices.

Times Topics

Crossword Puzzles

Five free Times crossword puzzles, links to Web resources and more.