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Filling In the Grid (feat. Sam Ezersky of NYT Crosswords)

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Sam Ezersky is the associate crossword editor for the New York Times, and works on their Spelling Bee and Letterboxed word games daily. Max Patten interview Sam and gets the story of how he went from studying mechanical engineering and economics to working with Will Shortz, getting millions of Americans to fill in grids daily.

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Intro/Outro Music: Ghosts I-IV Track No. 12 (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross), licensed under Creative Commons

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Sam Ezersky is the associate crossword editor for the New York Times, and works on their Spelling Bee and Letterboxed word games daily. Max Patten interview Sam and gets the story of how he went from studying mechanical engineering and economics to working with Will Shortz, getting millions of Americans to fill in grids daily.

Follow @WhoseShoulders on Twitter

Mentioned Links:

Sam’s Twitter

NYTimes Wordplay

Intro/Outro Music: Ghosts I-IV Track No. 12 (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross), licensed under Creative Commons

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