Nayanika Mukherjee
Nayanika is our Puzzle Editor. She makes the daily Mini Crossword, the weekly Express News Quiz and themed specials. She also covers the curious world of brain games. For ideas or feedback, you can drop a line to @iepuzzles on Instagram.
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Wordplay wars return to Delhi’s ‘Oktoberfest’Subscriber Only
October 24, 2024 21:20 IST
Sixty spirited teams experienced the joy of printed crosswords—tweaked for Gen Z—at Miranda House this weekend. Who took the crown?
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Express News Quiz: Joker, Navratri & genre-defining scienceSubscriber Only
October 07, 2024 22:55 IST
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Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Express News Quiz: Oscars, Harry Potter & 100 years of civilisationSubscriber Only
September 27, 2024 23:04 IST
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
World Tourism Day: Discover 20 fun destinations on our jumbled words puzzleSubscriber Only
September 26, 2024 19:44 IST
World Tourism Day: Look up, down, forward, backward and diagonally to find 20 autumn and winter destinations hidden on our word search.
Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Mathematicians discover ‘soft cells’, a new shape class found in natureSubscriber Only
September 25, 2024 20:02 IST
Soft cells can determine something as small as a zebra's stripes, to the formation of river islands, all due to a lack of sharp corners. Might it inspire new decor or puzzle ideas?
Wed, Sep 25, 2024
Express News Quiz: Amid a sea of fakes, can you spot the real headline?Subscriber Only
September 21, 2024 12:43 IST
Our 81st news quiz has a twist. Sift through bogus claims to put together what really happened this week in politics, science and culture.
Sun, Sep 22, 2024
Alice was in Wonderland. Was maths with her?Subscriber Only
September 19, 2024 11:00 IST
Lewis Carroll's absurd universe may hold traces of his beliefs as a mathematics professor at Oxford. Marrying logic with imagination, he was also a prolific creator of puzzles.
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Express News Quiz: Veer-Zaara, Emmy Awards & conspiracy theoriesSubscriber Only
September 16, 2024 22:55 IST
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Tue, Sep 17, 2024
‘I turned Lichess into Google Drive’: 18yo shows how to store files, secret messages in a game of chessSubscriber Only
September 14, 2024 09:52 IST
Fair warning: it's probably illegal.
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Onam Games | From snakeboats to Pulikali, uncover Kerala’s folk arts with jigsaw puzzlesSubscriber Only
September 13, 2024 23:21 IST
Onam is a time for feasting and togetherness in Kerala. Piece together its colours and stories with five jigsaw puzzles!
Sat, Sep 14, 2024
Express News Quiz: Ganesh Chaturthi, Linkin Park, Anti-Rape BillSubscriber Only
September 07, 2024 13:27 IST
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Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Would you rather try the RBI’s Quiz, or one hosted by a Kali Mandir?Subscriber Only
September 07, 2024 09:00 IST
In September’s diverse lineup of quiz competitions, you can enjoy both.
Wed, Sep 11, 2024
Defending champs IIT Delhi win National Crossword Contest for third year in a rowSubscriber Only
September 06, 2024 11:00 IST
Wordplay gurus Harshul Sagar and Arush Utkarsh continue to dominate at the National Inter-College Crossword Expedition (NICE), whose 2024 Grand Finale was held this Wednesday.
Fri, Sep 06, 2024
Indian teens decode rare languages, earn top honours in global linguistics challengeSubscriber Only
September 06, 2024 10:30 IST
Animikha Dutta Dhar, Shrilakshmi Venkatraman and Faraz Siddiqui relied on Sherlockian levels of deduction to bag one silver and two bronze medals at the International Linguistics Olympiad.
Sat, Sep 07, 2024
Express News Quiz: Sports-stars, rock music and a king’s legacySubscriber Only
August 30, 2024 23:38 IST
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Sat, Aug 31, 2024
Express News Quiz: Stree 2, SEBI, Chandrayaan-3 & immortalitySubscriber Only
August 23, 2024 23:52 IST
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Sat, Aug 24, 2024
Chequered legacies: Remembering Krishnaraja Wadiyar III, the ‘board gaming’ Maharaja of MysoreSubscriber Only
August 14, 2024 20:35 IST
A deposed king who found refuge in art, Wadiyar III’s passions once created India’s mightiest collection of traditional board games — a treasury he hoped to one day “broadcast” around the world.
Wed, Aug 14, 2024
Our Freedom Struggle, in Pictures: a Visual History QuizSubscriber Only
August 14, 2024 19:00 IST
78th Independence Day Quiz : If you score 8/8 on this game, tag @iepuzzles on Instagram for a shoutout!
Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Express News Quiz: SpaceX, Market Crash, Bangladeshi Hindus and Cult FollowingsSubscriber Only
August 09, 2024 23:38 IST
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Fri, Aug 09, 2024
Express News Quiz: Sheikh Hasina, Olympics & power strugglesSubscriber Only
August 05, 2024 23:21 IST
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Tue, Aug 06, 2024
Kargil Diwas Quiz: Honouring the Indian Armed Forces with a trivia saluteSubscriber Only
July 26, 2024 20:42 IST
On the 25th anniversary of Operation Vijay, pay tribute to Kargil's heroes by learning more about their bravery and ingenuity. 10 questions, all ages!
Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Express News Quiz: Kamala Harris, Kanwar Yatra & the blue screen of deathSubscriber Only
July 22, 2024 23:09 IST
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Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Express News Quiz: Ambanis, Batman vs Biden & Arunachal’s Siang protestsSubscriber Only
July 13, 2024 09:00 IST
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Mon, Jul 15, 2024
From grids to ‘I do’: Pune man’s proposal via Indian Express Mini Crossword goes viralSubscriber Only
July 09, 2024 10:00 IST
Aman*, 31, had hatched a plan knowing that his girlfriend, a puzzle-loving historian, could not go a day without doing the crossword with her morning chai.
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Crossword Contest | Can you solve 75+ pop culture clues in an hour?Subscriber Only
July 07, 2024 19:15 IST
Take up The Indian Express' latest word game challenge!
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