The New York Times is facing criticism after printing a crossword puzzle some say is shaped like a swastika, the day before the first night of Hanukkah. The Sunday Dec. 18 puzzle, “Some Theme ...

As the normally green leaves of the larches change color against their evergreen background for a few weeks each autumn and spring, they create a remarkably clear swastika shape in the tree tops.

18, 2022, we received reader mail that asked if The New York Times really had printed, on the first night of Hanukkah, a crossword puzzle with a design that somewhat resembled a swastika shape.

Longtime San Diegans may already be familiar with the buildings on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, which appear as four “L”s that together can resemble the shape of a swastika, a symbol ...