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Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
The steps for making COFFEE not only appear in the theme answers, but also appear in the puzzle in the order in which they are performed. First, ROAST the COFFEE beans. Next, GRIND the beans ...
On 18 August 1942, a day before the Dieppe raid, 'Dieppe' appeared as an answer in The Daily Telegraph crossword (set on 17 August 1942) (clued "French port"), causing a security alarm. The War Office suspected that the crossword had been used to pass intelligence to the enemy and called upon Lord Tweedsmuir, then a senior intelligence officer ...
Will Shortz. William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor who is the crossword editor for The New York Times. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993.
What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle. ELVIS (24A: Film critic Mitchell) ELVIS Mitchell has been a film critic for several papers, including The New York Times and the LA Weekly.He also hosts a ...
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Steinberg's first crossword publication was in The New York Times on June 16, 2011. [5] Since then he has published nearly 500 puzzles in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Newsday, Orange County Register, Fireball Crosswords, Daily Celebrity Crossword, the American Values Club Crossword, BuzzFeed, 10-4 Magazine, The Jerusalem ...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Outside Hire. Sally Hoelscher, USA TODAY. August 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM. There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's ...