As is well known, anagrams are ancient. Today, we see them as an interesting genre of wordplay. But they were hardly perceived as such in the past, and to an extent even today. Anagrams of people’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Lost Words: Spell Songs is the album of the best-selling and, now, Greenaway-Prize-winning book, a ...

Shakira has launched her new single ‘Acróstico’ (acrostic) by appearing in a video clip with her children Milan and Sasha while they played the piano. In a matter of hours, the song reached three ...

David Balton and Jane Stewart provide an endearing, confessional puzzle. By Caitlin Lovinger ACROSTIC — Solving this puzzle made me very nostalgic. It’s a passage by David Sedaris, a writer whom I ...

A Valentine’s Day acrostic poem is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while encouraging kids to get creative with words! Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or homeschooler, this activity is an ...

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon’s acrostic connects the dots. By Caitlin Lovinger ACROSTIC — This puzzle presented a double whammy for this solver. First, its clue set was exceptionally, objectively ...