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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 20 MIN

How illusionist David Kwong crafts puzzles to ‘stretch the brain’

from St. Louis on the Air

Illusionist David Kwong found interest in magic and puzzles by watching the smartest people he knows — his own parents — become dazzled by sleight-of-hand tricks when he was a child. Today, Kwong delights and challenges people with his crossword puzzles, found in the New York Times, and with his live stage show “the Enigmatist,” which runs March 7 through April 5 at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

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Illusionist David Kwong found interest in magic and puzzles by watching the smartest people he knows — his own parents — become dazzled by sleight-of-hand tricks when he was a child. Today, Kwong delights and challenges people with his crossword...

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