Puzzles & Games

Man-to-man alternative, in sports: eleven letters.

Girl group with the 1999 hit “No Scrubs”: three letters.

A moderately challenging puzzle.

A challenging puzzle.

Ness whose team was dubbed the Untouchables: five letters.

♯, on a music score: five letters.

Holy month followed by Eid al-Fitr: seven letters.

Addressee of many children’s wish lists: five letters.

Poet of the Odyssey: five letters.

The Beehive State: four 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.