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, ...

In 2012, a computer program named Dr. Fill placed 141st out of some 660 entries in that year’s American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, a competition for elite crossword puzzle solvers. This year, the ...

Listen to an audio interview with the author here, or sign up for Slate’s free daily podcast on iTunes. When people find out that I write crosswords for a living, they often ask, “Can’t you just write ...

Gaia Dream Creation Inc. has released its new 3d jigsaw puzzle game and a puzzle screensaver. This game brings an innovation in the way to play jigsaw puzzles on computers. A new puzzle screensaver ...

GaiaDreamCreation.com - April 17th, 2008 - Gaia Dream Creation Inc. has released its new 3d jigsaw puzzle game and a puzzle screensaver. This game brings an innovation in the way to play jigsaw ...

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 ...

Professor Uehara from JAIST works at the intersection of theoretical computer science, discrete mathematics, and the art of solving puzzles. His research strives to understand the computational ...

GaiaDreamCreation.com - January 29th, 2008 - Gaia Dream Creation Inc. has released its new 3d jigsaw puzzle game in beta version for a short period of time. The purpose of the beta version is to allow ...