It starts with a few easy wins, then suddenly you’re an hour in, chasing a solution that feels just close enough to touch. Most people think they get hooked on puzzles because of personality. They ...

It has been a pure delight to melt your brains every week, but today’s solution will be the last installment of the Gizmodo Monday Puzzle. Thank you to everyone who commented, emailed, or puzzled ...

In an ingenious 1982 collection of puzzles, called Gotcha, the late brilliant puzzle-maker Martin Gardner used the word “gotcha” to identify a genre that involves any puzzle that aims to dupe the ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Trick or treat?, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time, and test ...

No matter your age, word search puzzles are an excellent brain-buster activity. For young children, searching for sight words in a grid format reinforces their spelling and vocabulary skills in a fun ...

An amusing parlor trick is performed as follows. Ask spectator A to jot down any three-digit number and then to repeat the digits in the same order to make a six-digit number (e.g., 394,394). With ...