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Will Shortz is the
crossword editor of
The New York Times
and the former editor of the famous
Games
magazine. Also, Will Shortz is the puzzle master for
NPR's
Weekend Edition Sunday
since the
program's start in 1987.
Each week, Will Shortz presents an
on-air challenge
to one contestant and gives a challenge for listeners
at home. Just play that Puzzle, and those listeners
who
submit
correct answers win a chance to test their wits on the
air with Will Shortz. |
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American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. |
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Puzzle Tournaments |
In 1978 Will
Shortz founded the
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament,
and he is its director for all those decades. It is
the nation's oldest and largest crossword competition.
Solvers tackle eight original crosswords created and
edited specially for this event. Scoring is based on
accuracy and speed. Prizes are awarded in more than 20
categories, including a $5,000 grand prize. Evening
games, guest speakers, and a wine and cheese reception
allow solvers to meet each other in a relaxed and
entertaining atmosphere.
In 1992 Will Shortz founded another puzzle
competition--this time it was an international puzzle
event, the
World Puzzle Championship
(WPC). The first WPC was held in 1992 in New York, and
since then it has been each year hosted by different
countries all over the World. |
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Enigmatology |
Will Shortz is a
prolific crossword puzzle creator, and an erudite
puzzle expert with phenomenal knowledge of all those
different puzzles in their infinite types. He is the
only person in the World who hold a college degree in
Enigmatology, which is the study of puzzles.
I remember the
Cake Cutting
puzzle published by Ed Pegg Jr. in his
MathPuzzle.com
website on January 2, 2007. Will Shortz gave it a high
appraisal. Just give it a try and you will see how
beautiful and challenging puzzles could be.
Will Shortz is one of the prominent members of
The National Puzzlers' League
(NPL). The League is mainly connected with word
puzzles and is considered to be the World's oldest
puzzlers' organization, holding conventions since
1883. The NPL publishes a monthly magazine called
The Enigma. |
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Will Shortz in the Mosaic Puzzle by Ken Knowlton and
Frank Longo. |
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Mosaic Puzzle |
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This
puzzle,
presented at the
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
website, is a big puzzle masterpiece which combines a
portrait of Will Shortz and a real crossword. The
portrait is created by
Ken Knowlton,
a noted computer artist, and it is performed as a big
pattern of black and white pixels. The crossword
(words and clues) is constructed by Frank Longo, one
of America's leading crossword composers. You can
print
this gigantic portrait-crossword and have an
incomparable fun solving it. |
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Wordplay movie (2006) featuring Will Shortz. |
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Wordpaly |
Will Shortz was
featured in a documentary film,
Wordplay
(2006),
which presents many famous crossword puzzle creators,
solvers, and devoted celebrities. Also, he has
appeared in many popular
TV series.
Will Shortz owns an extensive puzzle library counting
over 20,000 puzzle books, magazines, and newspapers dating
back to the 16th century!! Undoubtedly, it's the
biggest private puzzle library in the World.
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Some years ago, The San Francisco Cronicle published a
nice
article
by Jay Dixit about Will Shortz. The article gives a
bright and wide picture why Will Shortz is called the
Crossword King. |
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Last Updated:
February 28, 2012 |
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