Will Shortz appears in the following:
Put On Your Thinking Hat
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with H-A and the second word starts with T.
This One Is For You, Ma
Sunday, May 12, 2013
You are given two words starting with M-A. The answer is a third word that can follow the first one and precede the second one, in each case to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.
Two Last Names For The Price Of One
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Every answer consists of two people, either real or fictional, whose last names are anagrams of each other.
As You Know, Puzzles Are A Pastime
Sunday, April 28, 2013
For each given category, name something in the category where the first letter is also the first letter of the category. For example, given "Military Ranks," you would say "Major."
You'll Get It Just Right, Junior
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name with the initials "J.R."
O Say Can You C The Answer?
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Every answer is a two-word phrase in which the first word starts with O. Drop the O, and you'll get a new word that ends the phrase.
A Brand-New Word
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Every answer is a well-known commercial name that spells a regular word or name backward. Identify the brands. For example, given "laundry detergent" and "work in a magazine office," the answer would be "tide" and "edit."
Hiding In Plain Sight
Sunday, March 31, 2013
You will be given some words. For each one, provide a four-letter word that can follow the first to complete a familiar two-word phrase. The four letters of the second word can always be found inside the first word. For example, given "personal," you would say "loan."
Finding The Answers Within
Sunday, March 24, 2013
You'll be given clues for some five-letter words. In each case, the letters of the answer can be found consecutively somewhere inside the clue. For example, given "Some teenagers' language," the answer would be "slang" (hidden inside "teenagerS' LANGuage").
Take Your Pics
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with the letters P-I and the second word starts with C. For example, given "One of 27 compositions by Mozart" you would say "(Pi)ano (C)oncerto."
From A To Z
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Every answer is a word containing an A and a Z. Given anagrams of the remaining letters, you name the word. For example given "leg," you would say "glaze."
Perfectly Puzzling
Sunday, March 03, 2013
You will be given two words starting with the letter P. Name a third word starting with P that can follow the first one and precede the second one, in each case to complete a familiar two-word phrase.
Your City, Your New York: Your Favorite Places
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Jeryl Brunner, entertainment journalist and author of My City, My New York: Famous New Yorkers Share Their Favorite Places, takes your calls about your favorite New York City spots and talks about what celebrities said when she asked them about the NYC locations dear to them. Jay Jay French, founding member and one of the guitarists of the band Twisted Sister, and Will Shortz, editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle, chime in with their favorite places.
Yes, We KenKen
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Will Shortz, crossword editor for the New York Times and puzzlemaster for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, explains KenKen, the new numbers-based puzzle in the Times, and looks ahead to the weekend's crossword puzzle championship in Brooklyn.
Solving Politics
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Puzzle master Will Shortz discusses crosswords, sudoku and ken-ken, the latest puzzle craze. Plus, Newsweek's Jonathan Alter and Gwen Ifill of the PBS Newshour talk politics. And, psychologist Stephen Pinker.
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