Puzzles

2. Sudoku is not a mathematical game, but a game of __.
4. Current editor for the NYT crossword.
7. The sale of this Sudoku accomplice was said to have increased by around 700% in the year following Sudoku going viral in the Western world.
10. Any task which satisfies two properties.
11. In order to win the lottery in __ you have to solve a mathematical puzzle.
12. Sudoku has been popular in the Western world for __ years.
16. Lewis Carol created the word ladder puzzle and wrote what famous book?
19. This puzzle was popular during the Great Depression because it was cheap, long-lasting, and a recyclable form of entertainment.
20. The original name of the famous puzzle cube.
21. He completed the NYT crossword puzzle in 2 minutes and 14 seconds in 1996.
22. The fastest way to do a jigsaw puzzle is to sort the pieces into __.
23. The first jigsaws were called__.
24. The name of a puzzle that means ' single numbers only'.
26. There are 43 __ possible configurations of the Rubik's Cube.

1. The first puzzle to appear in New York World was written by?
3. Name for crossword aficionados.
5. In the 1920s, people feared that crossword puzzles would lead to __.
6. The original name for Sudoku.
8. Crosswords were banned in this European city during the second World War to prevent the passing of secret messages to the enemy.
9. The first Sudoku World Championships were hosted in __.
13. What do they call crosswords in Japan?
14. The first word search in English appeared in which state?
15. The creator of the word search puzzle.
17. The study of puzzles.
18. For the Rubik's Cube's 15th anniversary, an international club created a Cube encrusted in __?
25. A game where teams compete to solve a series of puzzles at a site.