games to liven up your day

Crosswords Play a new crossword puzzle every day of the week on Chron.com. You need Java to play online. Or you can download free software to play offline.

Jigsaw Puzzle Do you have what it takes to solve our latest game? Put the pieces together in our jigsaw puzzle. Select from many different puzzles. You'll need Shockwave to play.

Sudoku Try out our addictive interactive Sudoku puzzle with or without a timer. Difficulty levels vary from day to day. And there's a 30-day archive of previous puzzles.

Gopher Patrol In gopher patrol, Divot and his gang of marauding gophers have been chewing up The Sausage Links. Help Lumpy the Groundskeeper get the course ready for the Big Buck$ Tournament by flushing the underground rodents out of the front nine with water.