The Surprisingly Messy Culture Wars Within The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

Publikováno: 28.1.2022

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In the 1970s Will Shortz submitted a crossword to the New York Times with a word so scandalous that the editor rejected it. The word: bellybutton. Fast forward over four decades and Shortz himself is the Times crossword editor who is now the gatekeeper, selecting puzzles from the nearly 200 submissions he gets a week.…