Wayne Gould has gotten rich off Sudoku. I’m talking many millions rich, and it’s all happened in the last two years — but still, this past March, I had to feel a little sorry for the guy. Will Shortz had just introduced Gould at the 29th annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, but the retired New […]
Matt Gaffney
Matt Gaffney is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solving Crossword Puzzles and Gridlock : Crossword Puzzles and the Mad Geniuses Who Create Them.
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Spell It Out
The tournament hasn’t even started, and already I’ve made a mistake. I’m one of 25 judges who’ve fanned out across the hotel ballroom, placing copies of Puzzle #1 in front of all 467 tournament entrants. But I’m the only one of the 25 placing the puzzles face-up, instead of face-down, as tournament rules dictate. It […]