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Laugh Lines

Laugh Lines No. 28: Summer, Part 2

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

Laugh Lines No. 27: Pirates

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Laugh Lines No. 26: Fitness

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Laugh Lines No. 25: Restaurants, Part 2

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Laugh Lines No. 24: Summer

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

The Crossword: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

A beginner-friendly puzzle.

The Crossword: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Site for an ephemeral castle: five letters.

The Crossword: Monday, July 14, 2025

Note for TikTok, e.g.: four letters.

The Crossword: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Brutal review: three letters.

The Crossword: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

A moderately challenging puzzle.
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The Mini Crossword: Friday, July 18, 2025

Jeans spec that can be high, mid, or low: four letters.

The Mini Crossword: Thursday, July 17, 2025

Fee for a car commuter, perhaps: four letters.

The Mini Crossword: Friday, July 11, 2025

Symbol that looks like an equal sign rotated ninety degrees: five letters.

The Mini Crossword: Thursday, July 10, 2025

Figure providing inspiration: four letters.

The Mini Crossword: Friday, July 4, 2025

Nintendo princess rescued by Link: five 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

We’ve added some hints and explainers to make this puzzle a little less cryptic.

Beginner-Friendly Cryptic No. 2

We’ve added some hints to make this puzzle a little less cryptic.

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

Crosstalk

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

Travel through a hundred years of cartoons in our new weekly challenge.
Crosstalk

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.