EditorialA statue of Hercules, which a curator called a “puzzle” with pieces from at least two statues, at the Capitoline Museums in Rome on Oct. 12, 2020. (Nadia Shira Cohen/The New York Times)
EditorialRoots on a hillside in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, thought to be the inspiration for Van Gogh’s final painting, July 26, 2020. (Elliott Verdier/The New York Times)
Editorial"Kaleidoscope," a puzzle made by Par Puzzles, is displayed at the company's workshop in Coram, N.Y., on June 5, 2020. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)
EditorialCarl Mason does a crossword puzzle on the floor of the Foxton Center, a charity in Preston, England, Jan. 31, 2019. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
EditorialSian-Pierre Regis, 35, and his mother, Rebecca Danigelis, 78, work on a crossword puzzle in his apartment in Manhattan. (Winnie Au/The New York Times)
EditorialEmployees of Ravensburger, a German puzzle maker, inspect a die-cutting tool, which makes a jigsaw puzzle from a solid cardboard image, at the company's plant in Ravensburg, Germany, on April 2, 2020. (Roderick Aichinger/The New York Times)
EditorialAlex Ray Scott, who has been charged in the killing of Kenneth Savinski, a 64-year old antiques dealer, arrives at court in Manhattan, Jan. 31, 2020. (John Taggart/The New York Times)