American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

Radio Times Interview with Will Shortz, Jonathan Schmalzbach, and Ellen Ripstein

Source: WHYY Radio Times
Date: May 8, 2001
Byline: Marty Moss-Coane

Interview with Will Shortz, Jonathan Schmalzbach, and Ellen Ripstein

The art of the crossword puzzle. We start with Puzzle Master WILL SHORTZ, the editor of the New York Times crossword puzzles. Then we'll hear from crossword maker JONATHAN SCHMALTZBACH and U.S. crossword champion ELLEN RIPSTEIN who had been known as the Susan Lucci of crosswords..but no more.

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