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The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is a crossword -solving 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 tournament held in the United States; the 2023 event set an attendance record with more than 750 competitors. [1] [2]
A few crosswords have achieved recognition beyond the community of crossword solvers. Perhaps the most famous is the November 5, 1996, puzzle by Jeremiah Farrell, published on the day of the U.S. presidential election, which has been featured in the movie Wordplay and the book The Crossword Obsession by Coral Amende, as well as discussed by ...
11. 1 Kings 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the ...
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.
A man set a cup of liquid on fire and tossed it at a fellow subway rider in New York City, setting the victim's shirt ablaze and injuring him, police said Sunday. The random attack happened on a ...
Jimmy Stafford, Rob Hotchkiss, Scott Underwood, Patrick Monahan, and Charlie Colin on July 3, 1998 in Chicago. Paul Natkin/Getty Images Following the sudden death of former Train bassist Charlie ...
The New York Times’ latest puzzle combines a word search with a crossword. Joining puzzle fans' morning rotations of the crossword, Wordle, and Connections is Strands, the New York Times' latest ...
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 puzzle.