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And there are those who like it for just that reason: You don't have to know anything. There are a lot of crossword people who look down their noses at Sudoku because you don't have to know anything. It just takes extra effort.Ī: I am also addicted to Sudoku. But yes, cz can appear when the constructor is being daring. Q: Will tsar ever be spelled czar in a New York Times crossword puzzle?Ī: Z is a very difficult letter to use. It's nothing anyone would want to solve today. I have a book from 1547 that's a collection of riddles in Latin. What kind of puzzles did people do then?Ī: Riddles and enigmas. Q: You have an extensive library of puzzle books that date back to the 16th century.

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If it's a crossword, it's going to have mistakes.Ī: I say if it's your puzzle, solve it any way you like. I don't put much stock in that (pencil or pen).

I would have liked some.Ī: Of course I solve with a pen. I asked the guy who hired me if he had any advice. Q: Did you get any advice when you took the New York Times job?Ī: All my predecessors were dead. When you solve Merl's, get ready to exercise your laugh muscles. And Merl Reagle's - he's in the film - are pretty good. I like the Friday Wall Street Journal, the Sunday Washington Post (puzzles). Since you know all those answers, what puzzles do you do?Ī: When I'm on vacation, I'll do puzzles in old books. Q: Everyone looks forward to the New York Times crossword puzzle. It's like eating a four-course meal: There's no reason to wolf it down. But isn't there something to be said for settling into a comfy chair with a cup of coffee and a crossword for the morning?Ī: Yes! That's the way to solve a crossword. Q: In the film, the competitors in the tournament whiz through the puzzles in minutes. A surprising number of champions are left-handed.

Jon Delfin, the all-time greatest tournament champion - he won seven times - was left-handed. Q: I noticed that many of the puzzle solvers in Wordplay are left-handed.Ī: Yes.

I'm a good solver I can solve any crossword in the New York Times. Those guys in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament are so fast.Ī: They're just a fraction of a fraction of a fraction who are so good they can do that. Q: A lot of people are going to walk out of Wordplay feeling a little less smart than when they went in. Shortz, 53, spoke with the Chronicle's Roberta MacInnis.