Nieman Lab·2026-03-10

The creator of Wordle is back with a new game about cryptic crosswords

The quickest way to feel dumb, in my experience, is to attempt a cryptic crossword . As Simon Parkin explains in the New Yorker : American, or concise, crosswords are typically exercises in trivia more so than wit. A conventional clue might read: Got up. If the solution line has four letters, two answers might fit — rose or woke — and only the crossing letters can settle the matter. The cryptic cl

The quickest way to feel dumb, in my experience, is to attempt a cryptic crossword . As Simon Parkin explains in the New Yorker : American, or concise, crosswords are typically exercises in trivia more so than wit. A conventional clue might read: Got up. If the solution line has four letters, two answers might fit — rose or woke — and only the crossing letters can settle the matter. The cryptic cl

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