Sure, the Mini Crossword only takes 1 or 2 minutes to solve, but the game matters to lots of people, including me.

Efforts like hers have resulted in the creation of her Expanded Crossword Name database, which is still used by many constructors and gives them a wealth of options. But setting aside proper name variety,

Did you wake up this morning, coffee in hand, only to find a paywall blocking your daily New York Times mini crossword, instead of finding the answers to today's crossword? If you’re staring at your screen wondering if it’s a glitch — or just feeling like your morning routine has been completely 'obliterated' — as some Reddit users expressed,

The New York Times has put the Mini Crossword, one of its popular daily games behind a paywall, and many of its frequent players are decrying the change. The Mini Crossword is billed as the "bite-size" version of the publication's daily word puzzle, according to its website.

ALL ABOARD: The classic [Train conductor’s cry] gives us [a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues] at 17-, 25-, 31-, 45- and 52-Across. In other words, each word in these entries is “a board.”

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Federal judge in Florida tosses President Trump 's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times. The president “owns the outcome now for good or ill,” said the newspaper’s conservative editorial board.