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Who writes NYT crossword puzzles? ›

The puzzle is created by various freelance constructors and has been edited by Will Shortz since 1993. The crosswords are designed to increase in difficulty throughout the week, with the easiest on Monday and the most difficult on Saturday.

William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor who is the crossword editor for The New York Times. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology.

Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968).

As former New York Times crossword editor Will Weng once said, 'It's your puzzle and you can do it any way you please. ' In fact, I'd argue that looking up a crossword answer is good, since you both learn something new and know the answer for next time (as many crossword answers appear time and again in grids)."

How much does a Crossword Puzzle Maker make? As of Jul 17, 2024, the average hourly pay for a Crossword Puzzle Maker in the United States is $16.56 an hour.

Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex. In early 2022, we proudly added Wordle to our collection.

The first crossword was published on the 'Fun' page of The New York World on 21 December 1913. It was invented by British journalist Arthur Wynne, who emigrated to the United States in the 1890's.

Richard Silvestri, today's constructor, is a veteran of these puzzles — this is his 51st cryptic crossword for The New York Times — and they are never easy. Some of them, however, are more of a walk in the park than this cliff-scaling expedition.

When we learned this, we scheduled the finished puzzle as quickly as we could, so Daniel would be published at as early an age as possible — 13 years and 4 months. This makes Daniel the youngest New York Times crossword constructor in history.

Lies around lazily

The answer is lolls.

What day is the hardest New York Times crossword? ›

The Saturday crossword is actually the hardest puzzle of the week. Mondays have the most straightforward clues and Saturday clues are the hardest, or involve the most wordplay. Contrary to popular belief, the Sunday puzzles are midweek difficulty, not the hardest. They're just bigger.

Check intersecting words when you guess an answer.

If you're not positive about a word but have an idea for what an answer might be, write it in the grid lightly in pencil. Check the clues surrounding the word to see if there are any answers that fit with those letters.

For example – EG (e.g., short for the Latin exempli gratia)

Cruciverbalist is the official term for a crossword puzzle writer or creator. This term can apply to professionals and amateurs alike.

The annual base pay salary for this role is between $98,000.00 and $103,000.00.

Richard Rogan is The Times crossword editor. Here Richard discusses his top crosswording tips, the most common questions he gets from readers and tests you with his most difficult crossword.

cru·​ci·​ver·​bal·​ist. ˌkrüsəˈvərbələ̇st. : a person skillful in creating or solving crossword puzzles.