Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor who is the crossword editor for The New York Times. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993. Shortz's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is the country's oldest and largest crossword tournament.
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Born | William F. Shortz[1] (1952-08-26) August 26, 1952 (age 71)[2] Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S. |
Other names | The Puzzlemaster |
Education | Indiana University Bloomington (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.) |
Occupation(s) | Crossword editor Table tennis center owner |
Notable credit(s) | New York Times puzzle editor (since 1993), NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday puzzlemaster (since 1987) |
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