WOODRIDGE — Jay Kasofsky is a puzzling person, but not in the odd sense of the word. He's phenomenal at crosswords. Sitting at his kitchen table in Woodridge, he scribbles solutions to Monday's New ...

Riddles are fun, and what are puzzle boxes if not riddles in physical form? This particular box—the "Impossible Dovetail Box"—makes its confusing first impression with a series of dovetail joints that ...