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Will Shortz
Love, Secrets, and Second Chances—February’s Must-Read Books Await!
Will Shortz has been crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday and is the founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
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The New Yorker Book of Cartoon Puzzles and Games, June 2006Trade Size
Sukoku Easy to Hard, August 2005
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Will Shortz
What's an enigmatologist?
It's Will Shortz, the world’s only academically accredited puzzle master. He designed his own major program at Indiana University, which in 1974 led to his one-of-a-kind degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles.
Will has been the puzzle master for NPR's “Weekend Edition Sunday” since the program's start in 1987, crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993, editor of Games magazine for 15 years, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, which has been held annually since 1978. He also founded the World Puzzle Championship in 1992, and he co-founded the World Puzzle Federation in 1999.
Will sold his first puzzle professionally when he was just 14 years old to Venture, a denominational youth magazine. At age 16, he became a regular contributor to Dell puzzle publications. To date Will is the author or editor of more than 500 puzzle books!
Having received a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1977, Will originally entered law school with the intention of practicing law for ten year
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About Will Shortz
Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Will Shortz published his first puzzle when he was only 14. By age 16 he had become a regular contributor to Dell puzzle publications. Shortz is the only graduate of IU -or any academic institution- to hold a degree in "enigmatology."
After graduating from IU with his degree from the Individualized Major Program in 1974, he attended law school at the University of Virginia, and then returned to the puzzle world as editor of Games magazine. Will has been the puzzle master for NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday" since the program's start in 1987, crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993, editor of Games magazine for 15 years, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, which has been held annually since 1978. He also founded the World Puzzle Championship in 1992, and co-founded the World Puzzle Federation in 1999.
Shortz has contributed riddles to the 1995 movie "Batman Forever," was named one of "The 100 Best People in the World" by Esquire magazine, and served as a visiting professor at IU thr
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