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In another notable Times crossword, 27-year-old Bill Gottlieb proposed to his girlfriend, Emily Mindel, via the crossword puzzle of January 7, 1998, written by noted crossword constructor Bob Klahn. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] The answer to 14-Across, [Microsoft chief, to some] was BILLG, also Gottlieb's name and last initial. 20-Across, [1729 Jonathan Swift ...
ATHLETES' PARADE: The first word of each theme answer is a type of ATHLETE. Today's PARADE features a BREAKER, BOXER, and SAILOR. I have enjoyed the Olympic-themed puzzles that we've seen during ...
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.
Frank Longo. Frank Longo is an American puzzle creator, and author of over 90 books, [ 1] which have sold over 2 million copies. [ 2] Longo is known for creating unusual crosswords, such as one on a 50x50 grid, [ 3][ 4] the Jumbo Puzzles compilation of 29x29 puzzles [ 5] and is the creator and author of The New York Times Spelling Bee anagram ...
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [26] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
The puzzles are set on a fictional island where all inhabitants are either knights, who always tell the truth, or knaves, who always lie. The puzzles involve a visitor to the island who meets small groups of inhabitants. Usually the aim is for the visitor to deduce the inhabitants' type from their statements, but some puzzles of this type ask ...
Hints About Today's NYT Connections Categories on Saturday, July 13. 1. Large. 2. A visible form. 3. How one is perceived. 4. One of the letters in each word is silent.
The solver is given a grid and a list of words. To solve the puzzle correctly, the solver must find a solution that fits all of the available words into the grid. [1] [2] [8] [9] Generally, these words are listed by number of letters, and further alphabetically. [2] [8] Many times, one word is filled in for the solver to help them begin the ...