Puzzles & Games

A challenging puzzle.

Birds gifted on the seventh day of Christmas: five letters.

The character Tosca, or the performer portraying her, e.g.: nine letters.

Like the “fringe of his faint eyes,” in Shelley’s elegy for Keats: six letters.

A beginner-friendly puzzle.

Sea-lion relative whose name can be found in “sea lion”: four letters.

Broadway musical based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice: nine letters.

Chess pieces that start in the corners of the board: five letters.

Multigenerational epic novel by Yaa Gyasi: nine letters.

“Barbie” director Gerwig: five letters.

Can you guess the identities of these nine Oscar-winning actors, past and present?

Can you guess the identities of these nine Grammy nominees, past and present?

Can you guess the identities of nine people who made headlines this year?

Can you guess the identities of these seven titans of industry?

Can you guess the identities of these nine comedians?

Fit last of coconut inside brown rum (7).

Mae West smuggles some farm animals (4).

Teaches Egyptian boy king essentials of Norse (6).

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

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