Christina Iverson tests the variety waters with a winsome debut. By Caitlin Lovinger PUNS AND ANAGRAMS — This was such a pleasant surprise! Christina Iverson is a puzzle editor at The Times and a ...

Daniel Raymon rustles up a real challenge. By Caitlin Lovinger ACROSTIC — This puzzle, a tough example of the Puns and Anagrams genre, is by a multitalented Times constructor, Daniel Raymon, who makes ...

Two famous ones are by Lewis Carroll-one on the name of the British humanitarian Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), which provides her with a fitting eulogy, and the other on the name of the British ...