Skip to main contentNewsletterThe LatestNewsBooks & CultureFiction & PoetryHumor & CartoonsMagazinePuzzles & GamesVideoPodcastsGoings OnShopCrosswordA moderately challenging puzzle.By Wyna LiuJune 2, 2026Loading game...Wyna Liu, a crossword editor at the New York Times and the writer of its game Connections, began contributing puzzles to The New Yorker in 2020.More:CrosswordPuzzlesPuzzles & GamesTuesday CrosswordModerately Challenging CrosswordThemeless CrosswordRead MoreThe Crossword: Monday, June 1, 2026Island west of Gran Canaria: eight letters.By Natan LastThe Mini Crossword: Friday, May 29, 2026Birds whose males are ganders: five letters.By Kate Chin Park