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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 runs holding a pencil on an orange background.

Crossword

The Crossword: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

“The Dating Game” creator Chuck: six letters.

By Patrick Berry

Animation of a cat walking with books in its arms

Catalogues

Play Catalogues: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Can you sort the items into the correct order?

By Adam Wagner

An animated Shuffalo game mascot.

Shuffalo

Play Shuffalo: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

 

In Case You Missed It

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Crossword

The Crossword: Monday, July 6, 2026

Name of the woman mourned in Poe’s “The Sleeper”: five letters.

By Elizabeth C. Gorski

Animation of a cat walking with books in its arms

Catalogues

Play Catalogues: Monday, July 6, 2026

Can you sort the items into the correct order?

By Andy Kravis

An animated Shuffalo game mascot.

Shuffalo

Play Shuffalo: Monday, July 6, 2026

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

 

More Fun and Games

Puzzles & Games Dept.

Play Laugh Lines No. 79: The Great Outdoors, Part 3

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

Mauricio Pochettino leaving the soccer stadium.

World Cup 2026

The U.S. Crashes Out of the World Cup

Despite a strong start to the tournament, and an egregious intervention by President Trump into FIFA’s suspension of its star striker, the U.S. men’s soccer team couldn’t keep up with Belgium.

By Louisa Thomas

A soccer fan in a stadium.

World Cup 2026

A New American Soccer Culture Is Emerging

A decade ago, the fandom around Major League Soccer and the U.S. men’s national team was very white and very imitative. That’s starting to change.

By Jay Caspian Kang

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