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5 unusual facts about Jeremiah Farrell


Jeremiah Farrell

He is best known for designing many crossword puzzles for The New York Times, starting in the 1970s for Margaret Farrar, and then continuing to design new puzzles after the department was taken over by Will Shortz.

Will Shortz called it an "amazing" feat, and said it's his favorite puzzle.

He has also written puzzles for many other books and newspapers, such as Scott Kim's puzzle column for Discover magazine.

He is well known for having designed Will Shortz's favorite puzzle, the 1996 "Election Day" crossword in The New York Times.

In 2006 Farrell and his wife took over from A. Ross Eckler, Jr. as editors and publishers of the quarterly publication Word Ways: the Journal of Recreational Linguistics, established in 1968.



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