Skip to main contentNewsletterThe LatestNewsBooks & CultureFiction & PoetryHumor & CartoonsMagazinePuzzles & GamesVideoPodcastsGoings OnShopCrosswordA beginner-friendly puzzle.By Caitlin ReidMay 20, 2026Loading game...Caitlin Reid has been constructing crosswords since 2017. Her puzzles have appeared in the Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.More:CrosswordPuzzlesPuzzles & GamesWednesday CrosswordBeginner-Friendly CrosswordThemeless CrosswordRead MoreThe Crossword: Tuesday, May 19, 2026Kingdom more closely related to Animalia than to Plantae: five letters.By Aimee LucidoThe Crossword: Monday, May 18, 2026Artist who painted himself as Goliath in “David with the Head of Goliath”: ten letters.By Elizabeth C. Gorski