Crossword puzzles took off in the United States over a century ago, before the pastime soon spread to England.

27D. I thought that the [Stick by a fireplace] might be a poker, but my crossings told me I was wrong. (Yes, my puzzle talks to me — what of it?) In this puzzle, the stick is a MATCH.

The Plain Dealer’s holiday crossword puzzle is an annual holiday tradition, filling an entire newspaper page plus much of a second.

The combining of the Classified and Homes sections last Sunday meant the crossword puzzle and the answers ended up on the same page. The Sunday Oregonian has the Premier Crossword Puzzle in Section F this week, not its usual place in Sunday Homes & Rentals.

Here are answers to common questions about Newsday’s new interactive crossword puzzle. 1. Where do I find the daily Newsday crossword puzzle? The puzzle is available via newsday.com or the Newsday app. You may also bookmark the puzzle here. 2.

Robert S. Gard’s second Saturday puzzle is as bright as two moons. By Caitlin Lovinger Hemant Mehta opens our solving weekend. By Deb Amlen Joseph Gangi asks us to mind our Q’s. By Deb Amlen Gary Larson and Doug Peterson have outmaneuvered us.

Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism. Hello girls at the New Yorker Hotel work on Daily News Crossword Puzzle Contest. In 2009, the year I turned 18, I was ...