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Will Shortz

Will Shortz

Will Shortz (born 26 August 1952 in Crawfordsville, Indiana) is an American puzzle creator and editor, and currently the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times.

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Movies Starring Will Shortz (9)

Across and Down (2022)

Across and Down follows a group of passionate crossword connoisseurs (aka "cruciverbalists") as they fight to improve representation in their cherished puzzle. Crossword puzzles have been ubiquitous for over 100 years. You can find them in magazines and ne ...

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The Palindromists (2021)

The Palindromists is a documentary delving into the world of palindromes – those peculiar words and phrases that read the same backwards and forwards. Explore palindromes in history and meet the world's greatest palindromists as they see everything backw ...

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Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen (2020)

Ten years ago, Tetsuya Miyamoto had a dream to change the world through puzzles. In his classroom in Yokohama, KenKen was born. Enter a world where puzzles matter. From Tokyo to New York, from the classroom to the puzzle page to the tournament floor, Miyam ...

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Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2020)

During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead. ...

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Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)

When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O'Connor to find the killer. ...

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Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)

A crossword puzzle editor finds her life completely disrupted when several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes, and she is pulled into the police investigation. ...

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A Year of Ping Pong (2015)

Will Shortz (editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle) tests his own limits of commitment, and his brains ability to be fully activated, by pledging to play ping pong every day for a year. ...

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Colours By Numbers: The Sudokumentary (2009)

Australia's first national sudoku team The Numbats - four ex-rugby mates - travel into the unknown of competitive puzzling as they enter the World Sudoku Championships in Goa, India. ...

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Wordplay (2006)

From the masters who create the mind-bending diversions to the tense competition at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, Patrick Creadon's documentary reveals a fascinating look at a decidedly addictive pastime. Creadon captures New York Times editor ...

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Movies Made By Will Shortz (5)

Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)

Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all. ...

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Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (2021)

After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO ...

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Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2020)

During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead. ...

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Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)

When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O'Connor to find the killer. ...

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Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)

A crossword puzzle editor finds her life completely disrupted when several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes, and she is pulled into the police investigation. ...

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