Our puzzle editors and Wordplay columnists share their favorite new entries to the New York Times Crossword this year.

Robert Charlton’s second effort for The New York Times defies expectations.

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1A. This entry offers a good example of an unexpected answer that still works: The clue [Get an engine going] had me thinking ...

I would've aced today's Mini Crossword if not for 1 Down. That was something I had never heard of before, and I tried a ...

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A New York Times crossword will be a collaboration between ... Keep crosswordese to a minimum — that is, answers that appear far more in crosswords than in real life (ERNE, ASTA, ARETE, YSER ...

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between ...

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I’ll brace myself for some GRR and DARN IT and THE WORST and SO OVER IT — still striving for a tough Saturday themeless, ...

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