Will Shortz

Will Shortz has been the crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993 and the puzzle master for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since 1987. He's also the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Shortz sold his first puzzle professionally when he was 14. He is the only person in the world to hold a college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles, which he earned from Indiana University in 1974.