Mr. Niederman has a gift for making puzzles that make a solver do a double (or triple) take — a theme that sneaks up on you, for example, or one with an extra layer of intricacy (or more!) like ...

The move of the television grid to the online newspaper is also vexing for some readers. The grid now starts at 8 p.m., ...

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It’s always been a story about two people loving each other fiercely in every universe, about friendship stronger than the ...

Now harmful chemicals, which may include asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, are present in the ash that blankets ...

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