Please enjoy my latest Saturday Stumper (Newsday's super-tough crossword), this time with a mere 60 words in the grid. brainsonly.com/global/netwo...

New crossword for @slate.com! With bonus dad joke! slate.com/life/2026/08...

My latest crossword for @slate.com, with bonus ethical quandaries! slate.com/life/2026/07...

At the recent National Puzzlers' League convention in Bloomington, IN, @e-briannica.bsky.social and I served as "lexicographers in residence," spending a lovely afternoon taking NPL members around the exhibition of the Madeleine Kripke Dictionary Collection at IU's Lilly Library.

My wordy pursuits collide in today's @slate.com crossword! slate.com/life/2026/06...

I have today's crossword on @slate.com, and it's educational! slate.com/life/2026/05...

The @scrippsbee.bsky.social finals are tonight on @iontelevision.bsky.social at 8pm ET! You might catch me at the judges table, or in a prerecorded bit where I talk about how spelling a difficult word can be like solving an etymological puzzle. #spellingbee Photo: www.flickr.com/photos/scrip...

It's Bee Week! Getting ready for the big event in our sparkly new venue. @scrippsbee.bsky.social

New crossword for @slate.com, with a timely movie tie-in! slate.com/life/2026/05...

New crossword for @slate.com! Hope you find it better than meh. slate.com/life/2026/05...

Today's Saturday Stumper, Newsday's ultra-challenging crossword, is from me! brainsonly.com/global/netwo...

And check out my appropriately themed @slate.com crossword from the same day! slate.com/life/2026/04...

Seasonally appropriate @slate.com puzzle from me today! slate.com/life/2026/03...

I've got the Saturday Stumper (super-tough @newsday.bsky.social crossword)! brainsonly.com/global/netwo...

Brendan Emmett Quigley and I have this weekend's @wsj.com crossword! www.wsj.com/articles/fut...

Solve my latest @slate.com crossword and get crazy with the cheese whiz slate.com/life/2026/03...

Geek out over my latest crossword for @slate.com! slate.com/life/2026/02...

Today's @slate.com crossword has an Oscars theme! slate.com/life/2026/01...

I've got today's Saturday Stumper in Newsday! brainsonly.com/global/netwo...

New crossword for @slate.com! Couldn't pass up the Simpsons ref. slate.com/life/2025/12...

Happy to join @natanlast.bsky.social and Wyna Liu for a fun crossword event sponsored by JASA in NYC on 12/7. Come one, come all! Your ticket includes a copy of Natan's new book ACROSS THE UNIVERSE and supports a great cause. jasa.org/events/cross...

New crossword for @slate.com, with an easy one for Pluribus fans! slate.com/life/2025/11...

There's a special tribute in today's @slate.com crossword. slate.com/life/2025/10...

I've got the @slate.com Sunday crossword (with a special shout-out to 34-Down) slate.com/life/2025/10...

I'm back again with another Saturday Stumper (super-tough @newsday.bsky.social crossword). brainsonly.com/global/netwo... www.gamelab.com/games/stans-...

New @slate.com puzzzzzle from me! slate.com/life/2025/10...

Big day for lexicographical unboxing! Received the just-published 12th edition of @merriam-webster.com's Collegiate Dictionary (a big surprise to everyone in the dictionary game) and @stefanfatsis.bsky.social's long-awaited journey through modern lexicography, UNABRIDGED. Get 'em both!

Happy to be making my @latimes.com crossword debut! www.latimes.com/games/daily-...

New crossword for @slate.com! Can you puzzle it out? slate.com/life/2025/09...