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Will Shortz

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American puzzle creator and editor

Person · Open Library

Born
1952
Works
641

Top works

  • The New York Times Forever Sunday Crosswords
  • New York Times Midsummer Night's Crosswords
  • New York Times Soothing Sunday Crosswords
  • Mad about Crosswords
  • New York Times Best of the Week Series : Tuesday Crosswords

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Film & TV

Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Will Shortz (born 26 August 1952 in Crawfordsville, Indiana) is an American puzzle creator and editor, and currently the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Shortz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

  • Across and Down2022
  • The Palindromists — Self2021
  • Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver — Will2020
  • Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen — Himself2020
  • Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For — Table Tennis Player (uncredited)2019
  • Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder — Police Officer2019
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Sam Jepsen2013
  • Colours By Numbers: The Sudokumentary — Himself2009
  • Wordplay — Self2006
  • How I Met Your Mother — Will Shortz2005

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Leeds

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
28
Total plays
220

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Will
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Crawfordsville
Official website
willshortz.com
Image
Will Shortz at ACPT 2023 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1952-08-26
Commons category
Will Shortz
name
Will Shortz
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