The New York Times Games: Puzzle Mania! features an in-depth foreword by author Joel Fagliano alongside an assortment of Mini and Mega crosswords, sudoku, logic puzzles, trivia questions, and analog versions of digital games like Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, and more.

Connections is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Connections Companions live every day, dated based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong companion, check the number of your puzzle and go to this page to find the corresponding companion.