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Will Shortz: A Lifelong Crossword Puzzle Master
- vinchuco 9y agoI'd swap the word 'Puzzle' for 'Crossword' in the title. I thought the article would be about someone like Martin Gardner or other puzzle designer.
- fern12 9y agoDuly noted. To accommodate non-native English speakers, I kept 'puzzle.'
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- mmmBacon 9y agoWhile the focus of the article is on crosswords, Will Shortz makes all kinds of puzzles. He has a Sunday Puzzle show he does on NPR which is a word game and he is a prolific author of Sodoku puzzles as well as others. So I'd argue that puzzle master is appropriate.
- jzl 9y agoShowing my age here, but I was a huge fan of Will Shortz long before the NYT crossword due his involvement with Games magazine in the 80s. I expect there are other Games fans here. In the age before the internet it was a huge part of my entertainment cycle each month. Love the guy, he's a national treasure.
- leejoramo 9y agoGames Magazine was amazing in its early years. Puzzles often were interlinked, and ranged in complexity so that an 8 year old could be completely absorbed and so could a life long puzzle solving grandparent. I loved discovering the hidden puzzle contests
- mhb 9y agoHe's also a very good table tennis player: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14946868 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14946868