Crossword constructor Anna Shechtman, 24, sticks out like a worn eraser in a delete-button world. These days, most serious constructors use computer software and word databases to make their puzzles, ...

Its presence will be more symbolic than anything else, but it will nevertheless be interesting to watch how well a computer program can compete against the best humans when it comes to solving ...

Kristanix Software has released Sudoku Epic, a Windows version of the puzzle game that started in Japan, and is sweeping the world. As millions of fans discover Sudoku, these puzzles are appearing in ...

Word puzzles may go the way of chess and Jeopardy! next weekend at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Brooklyn. Human prowess at chess -- with world champion Garry Kasparov as its ...