Will Shortz— The New York Times crossword editor, NPR puzzle master, and affable subject of the crossword documentary Wordplay—is in town this week for a Portland Arts and Lectures gig. The Mercury ...

In February 2024, the New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz was sitting at his desk in Pleasantville, hard at work around 11 p.m., when he shifted to the left and found he couldn’t shift back.

In nearly five decades of directing puzzle competitions, New York Times crossword editor and NPR puzzle master Will Shortz has encountered a cheater only once, at a Sudoku championship in Philadelphia ...

PLEASANTVILLE, NEW YORK -- Will Shortz is a puzzle master by day and a table-tennis fanatic by night. He has been the New York Times crossword editor and NPR's puzzle master for over three decades.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One Sunday night in February, Will Shortz was at his desk at home in Pleasantville, New York, when he leaned to his left and ...

Shortz is back, tell a friend. By Everdeen Mason A dedicated cruciverbalist, she won the first American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 1978. She went on to test and proofread puzzles for The New York ...

For nearly two decades, the prolific puzzle maker, a retired urologist, charmed solvers with his penchant for witty, waggish puns. By Deb Amlen Shortz is back, tell a friend. By Everdeen Mason A ...