Will Shortz is a Puzzlemaster at Weekend Edition Sunday. He has a deep passion for puzzles, having served as the crossword editor of The New York Times and founded the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Will has been featured in various media outlets, including NPR, Texas Public Radio, and WNYC, sharing his expertise and insights into the world of puzzles and enigmatology.
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Will Shortz's coverage is dominantly focused on puzzles, word games, brain teasers and other Sunday activities. The majority of his articles are announcements related to puzzle contests and winners. When reaching out to him, consider offering unique and engaging content related to the themes he covers such as new types of puzzles or word games, interesting trends in the world of gaming or entertainment news that would appeal to a puzzle-loving audience.
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Puzzlemaster Will Shortz plays the Puzzle with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and KMUW listener Elaine Neel of Derby, Kansas.
On-air challenge Based on the clue, name two words that have the same number of letters and begin and end on the letters provided. (Ex. Rocks / five letters / S and E —> Slate, Shale)
By: Will Shortz
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WVXU listener Debra Waller of Burlington, Kentucky.
On-air challenge Answer each clue with a word that starts with the same first two letters as the clue. Ex. Planetoid beyond Neptune --> PLUTO
On-air challenge Every answer is a brand name that spells something in reverse. Ex. Soap / A word meaning "placed" --> DIAL / LAID
On-air challenge I'm going to give you some words. The first two or more letters start the name of a well-known U.S. city.
On-air challenge I'm going to give you some sentences. Each sentence has two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank has an O somewhere in it.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KUHF listener Ned Andrews of Houston, Texas.
On-air challenge I'm going to name some things. For each one you tell me something the thing has that starts with the same first two letters that the thing does.
By: Will Shortz
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KNOW listener Karen Hillerman of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
