A County Down man is revealed as the brains behind one of the UK's most popular daily puzzles.

A scientist from Aberystwyth wins The Times National Crossword Championship for the second time.

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Officers try to identify a man in his sixties who collapsed and died in a park where he often sat doing crosswords.

The world's most prolific crossword compiler has set his hardest puzzle yet - a 3D teaser for an online treasure hunt expected to take a year to crack.

Simple cerebral activities such as doing a crossword can help to ward off Alzheimer's disease, says a US scientist.

This week a man who makes bookcases which double up as coffins, another man who is pushing a potato across the Humber bridge with his nose, sensible advice on overcoming depression and highlights of the week's crossword puzzle clues.

As the talking continues at Stormont, many journalists have been reduced to doing crosswords as they wait for news to break.