Need a solid start to your morning? Why don't you head over and solve the LA Times' Crossword and Mini Crossword puzzles?

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.

Cryptic crosswords look tricky, but there are conventions that can help newcomers. Most clues comprise a cryptic part and a straight definition (often a synonym of the answer). Consider the following: We write the leader on crime involving head of Enron ...

The Pocket Grid is an interesting daily Mini Crossword puzzle that you can solve on Reddit! Maybe this will bring an end to your endless scrolling.

Finally, in this puzzle from May 27, every Across answer in this puzzle is thematic. It took the most time to make of any Mini this year, because of all of the constraints on the Down answers. But after a couple days of fruitless effort, I happened upon this configuration, much to my delight. — Joel Fagliano

Crossword puzzles aren't always easy to solve even for the most avid human fans, and they also remain one of the most challenging areas in artificial intelligence. Now, the University of Siena in Italy and expert.ai have a launched an AI software called ...

Corny O'Connell gives us The Question of the Day weekday mornings on WFUV, which is always a fun way to get your brain in gear. Now you can exercise your mental muscles with Corny's first-ever crossword puzzle for WFUV listeners. Fans will have a distinct ...

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