The centerpiece of the annual Puzzle Mania print section requires a big helping of teamwork, with a side order of patience.

I was still scratching my head a little — even the title of the puzzle, “Drive Around the Block,” gave me nothing. Then I got ...

A New York Times crossword will be a collaboration between ... What we could use more of: Thursday and Sunday puzzles that don’t involve a rebus. Themes should be fresh, interesting, narrowly ...

12A. Note the capital D in [Bunch of Daisies], which turns the flower name into a proper noun. The Daisies are the youngest TROOP of Girl Scouts. They are usually in kindergarten or first grade.

On Dec. 18, 1941, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Lester Markel, the Sunday editor of The New York ... The Times had resisted for nearly three decades: a crossword puzzle.

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By New York Times Games What is Puzzle Mania? Puzzle Mania is an annual special puzzle section in the print edition of the Sunday paper. It includes Sudoku, a Cryptic Crossword, word games ...

12D. [The so-called “heart of the scorpion” in the night sky] is ANTARES, a red supergiant star that is far larger and brighter than our constellation’s sun. Because of its size, its demise is nigh — ...

42A. [One hanging out in the cold] is not a person, but an ICICLE, which hangs from the eave of a roof. 2D. Ms. Hoody is not ...

So the title of this puzzle, “Shape Up or Ship Out,” is a massive hint. People who solve without knowing it will surely have ...

Work your way through our guide, “How to Solve the New York Times Crossword.” It contains an explanation of most of the types of clues you will see in the puzzles and a practice Mini at the ...