Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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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.

Classic Puzzle From the Archive

Enjoy this weekly puzzle from our online archive, updated every Monday.

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

It’s All in the Programming: Computer Falls to a Beginner

There’s something fishy about the victory of Andriy Slyusarchuk over Rybka 4, the strongest commercially available chess program.

Bridge

Cavendish Craftiness

The Levin-Weinstein team had the lead going into the final round, but some defensive dazzle by a team from the Netherlands took some of the spotlight.

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.