Players of the Japanese numbers game will square off this weekend in the Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku National Championship. Puzzle master Will Shortz sets the scene. Luke, there are two different ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...