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...

SHORTZ! for mobile content, is a mobile portal created[when?] for the exhibition of short films and animation series. The portal, although accessible on...

is created by various freelance constructors and has been edited by Will Shortz since 1993. The crosswords are designed to increase in difficulty throughout...

informally", generated controversy. New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz claimed he knew that the term had a pejorative meaning, but he had never...

for the Cavalier Daily. In 2016, when New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz was in town for a commencement speech, Ezersky, then still in college...

receive extra points if the word is a pangram. The game was proposed by Will Shortz, created by Frank Longo, and has been maintained by Sam Ezersky. In May...

tournament held annually in February, March, or April. Founded in 1978 by Will Shortz, who still directs the tournament, it is the oldest and largest crossword...

and directed by Nancy Kruse. Crossword puzzle creators Merl Reagle and Will Shortz guest star as themselves in the episode while Scott Thompson has a cameo...

creators of puzzles are: Ernő Rubik Sam Loyd Henry Dudeney Boris Kordemsky Will Shortz Oskar van Deventer Lloyd King Martin Gardner Raymond Smullyan The nine...

for which she was paid $5 or $10. According to current puzzle editor Will Shortz, this was the first of over 150 puzzles of hers that the NYTimes would...

He enjoys crossword puzzles. In 2003, New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz wrote that Agee had thanked him for including his name in a Friday crossword...

became the interim editor of The New York Times Crossword due to editor Will Shortz being on medical leave. Fagliano grew up in the Mount Airy neighborhood...

including Terrence Howard, Dave Matthews, Rufus Wainwright, Karen Black, Will Shortz, Liya Kebede, Questlove, Famke Janssen, Moby, Gale Harold, Paz de la...

her through a personalized crossword puzzle created with the help of Will Shortz, crossword editor at The New York Times. Married in 2000, the two filed...

group's convention each year. Puzzle professional Will Shortz (whose "nom", WILLz, is a play on his name - Will+"short Z") is a long-standing member and officer...

the previous year entered a crossword contest curated by Will Shortz for Bantam Books. Shortz, then also an editor at Games, liked his puzzles and recommended...

600 entrants to play the NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle on air with Will Shortz. In 2009, he appeared in Avatar and Drag Me to Hell. He was nominated...

receive extra points if the word is a pangram. The game was proposed by Will Shortz, created by Frank Longo, and has been maintained by Sam Ezersky. In May...

myself and is my only genuine contribution to the English language. Will Shortz originated the current form of this puzzle and first published it in...

Marathon was the major international competition for puzzle-solving, and Will Shortz had attended it every year, but because participants used their own language...

plurals. Spelling Bee was created by Frank Longo following a proposal from Will Shortz, who was inspired by the puzzle game Polygon from The Times. The game...

emeritus of mathematics at Butler University in Indiana. He constructed Will Shortz's favorite crossword puzzle, the famous 1996 "Election Day" crossword...

6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2024. Amlen, Deb (November 16, 2023). "Will Shortz's Life as a 'Professional Puzzle Maker'". The New York Times. Liu, Wyna...

letters to aspiring constructors. In 1993, Maleska was succeeded by Will Shortz, who remains editor to this day. He married Jean and had two children:...

Times Online. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Shortz, Will (2009-02-08). "KenKen: New Puzzle Challenges Math Skills". The New York...

to create new products for specific markets starting in 2003 with Shasta Shortz, a kid-focused soda. Also that year, Fruitika, a fruit nectars line, went...

is a 2006 documentary film directed by Patrick Creadon. It features Will Shortz, the editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle, crossword constructor...

Retrieved December 31, 2022. Robbins, Sidney L. (January 23, 1995). Shortz, Will (ed.). "The Crossword". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2020...

Larry D. Nichols Henry Rathvon Tom M. Rodgers Ernő Rubik Mike Selinker Will Shortz Jerry Slocum Stephen Sondheim Jelmer Steenhuis Oskar van Deventer Nob...

This trend was encouraged by The New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz, who sought to appeal to a wider and younger readership with "pop culture...