Puzzles and games, along with other stimulating activities, can increase cognitive scores in seniors with dementia ... Letter scrambles, word searches, and crossword puzzles are excellent ...

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between ...

You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.