#97: Will Shortz – The Puzzlemaster, Crossword Editor of The New York Times

from Wild Business Growth · host Max Branstetter

Will Shortz, the Crossword Editor of The New York Times, joins the show to share his journey from creating his own puzzle major to writing and editing over 500 puzzle books and thousands of crosswords for the Times since 1993. Hear what drew Will to puzzles in the first place, his crossword-editing process, how to solve a crossword puzzle, his appearances on How I Met Your Mother and The Simpsons, and the difference between ping pong and table tennis. Connect with Will on NPR's Sunday Puzzle, in The New York Times, at CrosswordTournament.com, and WestchesterTableTennis.com

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