The New York Times Daily Crossword Page-A-Day Calendar 2024: For Crossword Beginners and Puzzle Pros

Puzzles without parallel.

Try your hand at the original New York Times Crossword, first published during WWII to distract war-weary readers. Start easier at the beginning of each week, then work your way up to some serious stumpers. But don’t worry—if you get stuck, you can find the solutions on the reverse side of each page. Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable.

About the Author

WILL SHORTZ has been the puzzle master for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since the program's start in 1987. He's also the crossword editor of The New York Times, the former editor of Games magazine, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (since 1978). He is the only person in the world to hold a college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles, which he earned from Indiana University in 1974. He lives near New York City.