Few changes have occasioned as much sad talk at The Walrus as the decision, in 2008, to drop our crossword. Reasons remain hazy. Some say budget. Some editorial fatigue. Maybe it seemed too whimsical an offering for a venture that, just a few years in, was still trying hard to be taken seriously.
New year, new start: the crossword is back, starting with the March/April issue, on newsstands now. The crossword’s resurrection, along with a terrific array of daily games now available to be solved on thewalrus.ca/games, is rooted in the desire to provide readers, especially puzzle enthusiasts, with more reasons to spend time with us. But we also wanted to extend our values—namely, a generalist’s love of sundry topics and a deep appreciation of language—into new forms.
