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THE NEW YORKER | PUZZLES AND GAMES
 

The New Yorker Crossword gets easier throughout the week, starting with our most challenging puzzle on Mondays, and ending with a bite-size grid on Fridays.

 

Today’s Games

An owl with a crossword on its belly screams and runs against a pink background.

Crossword

The Crossword: Monday, June 29, 2026

“Red, White & Royal Blue” genre: seven letters.

By Will Nediger

Animation of a cat walking with books in its arms

Catalogues

Play Catalogues: Monday, June 29, 2026

Can you sort the items into the correct order?

By Kate Chin Park

An animated Shuffalo game mascot.

Shuffalo

Play Shuffalo: Monday, June 29, 2026

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

 

In Case You Missed It

Animation of a cat walking with books in its arms

Catalogues

Play Catalogues: Sunday, June 28, 2026

Can you sort the items into the correct order?

By Adam Wagner

An animated Shuffalo game mascot.

Shuffalo

Play Shuffalo: Sunday, June 28, 2026

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Animation of a cat walking with books in its arms

Catalogues

Play Catalogues: Saturday, June 27, 2026

Can you sort the items into the correct order?

By Adam Wagner

An animated Shuffalo game mascot.

Shuffalo

Play Shuffalo: Saturday, June 27, 2026

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

 

More Fun and Games

Puzzles & Games Dept.

Play Laugh Lines No. 78: At the Bookstore

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

By The New Yorker

An illustration of legs wearing striped pants coming out of the bottom of a tophat.

Name Drop

Play a Name Drop Quiz from the Vault

Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues?

An illustration of a lock designed like a crossword puzzle and a key designed like a pencil.

Cryptic Crossword

Play a Cryptic Crossword from the Vault

Can you crack our wiliest word puzzle?

 

More from The New Yorker

Portrait of Mark Singer.

Postscript

Postscript: Mark Singer

In a 1997 Profile for the magazine, he looked for Donald Trump’s soul. Where it should have been he found—nothing.

By Ian Frazier

Portrait of Bruce Nauman.

Ways of Seeing

Bruce Nauman Isn’t Bound by the Rules

At a gallery in Tribeca, the artist talked bald spots with Eric Fischl and walked through his quickie exhibition “No Mistakes,” 3-D videos of him drawing with his eyes closed.

By Thessaly La Force

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