Interview with Will Shortz

[firecat]

Will Shortz’s Life in Crosswords (in The New Yorker)

This conversation with NYTimes crossword editor Will Shortz addresses the increasing diversity of vocabulary in crossword puzzles, which I’ve noticed and I appreciate. And then at the end he comes out as gay and talks about falling in love for the first time at age 70. My heart melted.

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh, wow. There was a big section about him in the book I read last month The Puzzler. He did sound like a very cool guy.

[firecat]

Did you like The Puzzler?

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I liked it a lot. I still have it, in the hopes I'll go back and do some of the puzzles at the end of each chapter.