IL Teen Creates NYT Crosswords
At 18-years-old, Adam Aaronson had a crossword puzzle published in the Saturday edition of The New York Times back in January — it included words that had never been used before in the puzzles. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to create a crossword puzzle in The New York Times, The 21st hears about that process from a University of Illinois student who’s had puzzles published there and in the Wall Street Journal.
Guests:
Adam Aaronson, sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ACROSS
— Adam Aaronson (@aaaronson) September 2, 2020
1, 5, 6: 2006 Toy Hall of Fame inductee
7: Trees that sound like letters
DOWN
1: Typical chains wearer
2: Black lang. variety
3: Warp
4: Cravings#CrosswordInATweet pic.twitter.com/vtWNkEKhCS
Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi
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