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Laugh Lines

Laugh Lines No. 33: On the Phone

Can you guess when these New Yorker cartoons were originally published?

Laugh Lines No. 32: Doctors, Part 2

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Laugh Lines No. 31: Public Transit

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Laugh Lines No. 30: Fashion, Part 3

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Laugh Lines No. 29: Revenge

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The Crossword: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Currency named for a continent: four letters.

The Crossword: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Portions of a magic-mushroom chocolate bar, say: five letters.

The Crossword: Monday, August 18, 2025

A challenging puzzle.

The Crossword: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

White shape on the Puerto Rican flag: four letters.

The Crossword: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Annual festival held at California’s Empire Polo Club: nine letters.
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The Mini Crossword: Friday, August 22, 2025

Item that takes up a lot of space in a beach bag: five letters.

The Mini Crossword: Thursday, August 21, 2025

Star of “Andor” and “Y Tu Mamá También”: nine letters.

The Mini Crossword: Friday, August 15, 2025

Word before New Roman or after New York: five letters.

The Mini Crossword: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Lover of Eurydice: seven letters.

The Mini Crossword: Friday, August 8, 2025

Asawa who’s known for her hanging wire sculptures: four letters.

Name Drop Pack: And the Oscar Goes To . . .

Can you guess the identities of these nine Oscar-winning actors, past and present?

Name Drop Pack: Music Legends

Can you guess the identities of these nine Grammy nominees, past and present?

Name Drop Pack: Names of 2023

Can you guess the identities of nine people who made headlines this year?

Name Drop Pack: Moguls and Money-Makers

Can you guess the identities of these seven titans of industry?

Name Drop Pack: Make Me Laugh

Can you guess the identities of these nine comedians?
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Cryptic Crossword

The Cryptic Crossword: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Fit last of coconut inside brown rum (7).

The Cryptic Crossword: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Mae West smuggles some farm animals (4).

The Cryptic Crossword: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Teaches Egyptian boy king essentials of Norse (6).

Beginner-Friendly Cryptic No. 1

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Beginner-Friendly Cryptic No. 2

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From the Cartoons & Puzzles Issue

Laugh Lines

Laugh Lines

Can you guess when these New Yorker cartoons were originally published?
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Yule Log

Fill in the letters to finish decorating this wintry dessert.
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The Crossword: Stop Right There!

A puzzle that takes things too far.
Magazine

The Cartoons and Puzzles Issue 2024

Indulge in this holiday feast of an issue.

How to Play

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Introducing Laugh Lines: The New Yorker’s Cartoon History Game

Travel through a hundred years of cartoons in our new weekly challenge.
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Introducing the New Yorker Mini Crossword

Take a little break with our new bite-size brainteaser.
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A Starter Pack for the Cryptic-Crossword Curious

Learn how to solve our wiliest word puzzle with this beginner-friendly collection.