“How to Solve the New York Times Crossword,” i.e. the tips page

I highly recommend reading the “How to” page published by the NY Times. It explains all the conventions used in the puzzles. For example, how do you know when the answer is a non-English word? How do you know when it’s an abbreviation? Etc.

Here is the link:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-solve-a-crossword-puzzle.html