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New York Times Crossword, Tuesday 6/14/22
Today is super special for me, since I am making my debut as a crossword constructor in the New York Times. I hope you enjoyed solving it. If you have any questions for me, leave them in the comments down below! Here are my constructor notes that I provided to www.xwordinfo.com
My older sister first introduced me to crossword puzzles when I was in middle school and she was visiting home from college. I enjoyed solving them with her, but in the years that followed, my crosswording was mostly limited to in-flight magazines and the back page of my college newspaper.
But during the lockdowns of the pandemic, doing crossword puzzles helped to keep me sane. I was gifted a NY Times subscription (thanks Phil!) and the crossword became part of my daily routine. I started recording videos as I solved the puzzles, and posted them to KZbin ( / crosswordrobert ) to share with friends. Even when we were all stuck at home, we would meet on Zoom to chat and solve crosswords and cryptics together.
All of this puzzling got me thinking about how crosswords are put together and what themes I really enjoy. I hope figuring out the theme of my puzzle brings you some joy. Other themers I considered were LITTLE FINGER and BLACK SESAME. I also wonder how many people have PET LOBSTERs.
Special thanks to Liz Chen, Alex Lazar, and Oriana Wen, who are great test solvers and even better friends.
Thanks for liking, commenting, subscribing, and sharing the video!
▶ Daily puzzle (subscription required): www.nytimes.co...
▶ Mini puzzle www.nytimes.co...
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All music composed by my friend: composer, pianist, and all-around awesome guy Christopher Chan - christopherkch...
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.c...
Video of crossword theme: • The Crossing of Words ...
Intro animation by Tiffany Peng, another incredibly talented friend. [I can highly recommend Chris and Tiff if you need any music composed for you!]
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