[asg]

Strange that neither the journalist or the Times folks reference the BBC show "Only Connect"[1] which has had this game for years. That show, BTW, is highly recommended if you haven't seen it. Their pitch is that it is "Deliciously devious and maddeningly abstract"!

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lskhg

[TRiG_Ireland]

There's also Puzzgrid, if you want to play (or create) puzzles yourself.

https://puzzgrid.com/