Foreword by Will Shortz |
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A Word from the Filmmakers |
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Patrick and Christine's Favorite Puzzle |
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The First Puzzle Will Ever Wrote for The New York Times |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (14) |
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The First Times Sunday Crossword Edited by Will Shortz |
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10 | (2) |
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Contestant Profile: Al Sanders |
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12 | (4) |
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16 | (5) |
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3 A History of Crosswords |
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21 | (28) |
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The World's First Crossword Puzzle |
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22 | (4) |
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Puzzles from the First Three Times Editors: Farrar, Weng, and Maleska |
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26 | (3) |
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Contestant Profile: Ellen Ripstein |
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29 | (6) |
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Ellen's Favorite Crossword |
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35 | (2) |
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Puzzles from the 2001 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament |
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37 | (12) |
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4 It's a Wordy Job but Someone's Gotta Do It: Construction of the WORDPLAY Puzzle |
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Merl Reagle's WORDPLAY puzzle |
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68 | (1) |
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5 How to Construct a Crossword |
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69 | (16) |
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Contestant Profile: Jon Delfin |
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78 | (4) |
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Jon's Favorite Crosswords |
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82 | (3) |
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6 New York: A City of Boxes and Grids |
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85 | (6) |
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"High Definition," a Classic NYC Crossword from the Times |
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88 | (3) |
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7 "With This Puzzle I Thee Wed" |
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91 | (12) |
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The "Engagement" Puzzle by Bob Klahn |
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94 | (1) |
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Contestant Profile: Tyler Hinman |
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95 | (5) |
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100 | (2) |
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"Ph Balanced": An Original Crossword by Tyler Hinman |
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102 | (1) |
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8 The Greatest Puzzle Ever... |
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103 | (14) |
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The "Election Day" Puzzle |
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104 | (5) |
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Contestant Profile: Trip Payne |
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109 | (5) |
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"Yes, We're Open": An Original Crossword by Trip Payne |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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9 America's Other Favorite Pastime |
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117 | (5) |
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"Positional Play" by David J. Kahn |
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120 | (2) |
10 A Puzzle a Day Keeps the Doctor Away |
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122 | (5) |
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Two Crosswords Chosen by Daniel Okrent |
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125 | (2) |
11 The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament |
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127 | (22) |
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"Puzzle in an Hour" by Mike Shenk |
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130 | (4) |
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"A/K/A Paronomasia": An Original Crossword by Victor Fleming |
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134 | (2) |
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The 2005 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament puzzles |
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136 | (13) |
12 Sundance |
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149 | (19) |
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"Overheard at Sundance" by Merl Reagle |
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154 | (2) |
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"A Walk in Park City" by Stella Daily |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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Easy Monday to Killer Saturday: A Week of New York Times Crossword puzzles |
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159 | (9) |
Answers |
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