Today’s New York Times crossword puzzle starts easily.ġ Across: “Home to Santa’s workshop.” 4 letters. Here in Westport, his parents have promised to save their copy for him too. But today he’ll buy a dead-tree copy of the paper - and make copies for his co-workers. Southworth has a digital subscription to the Times. Friday and Saturday are reserved for themeless - but more difficult - puzzles.) ![]() (Monday is the easiest Tuesday and Wednesday are a bit harder. That’s the toughest day for a themed puzzle. Having your first one run on a Thursday is remarkable. Having a crossword accepted is quite an accomplishment. This one was accepted, Southworth thinks, because the theme answers were a bit “cleaner,” and the grid more open (fewer black squares in the middle). They’ve kept a Google Doc of puzzle ideas ever since. McCarty did most of the grid construction. His college friend Ryan McCarty had a couple of puzzles accepted by the Times. He wanted to collaborate. That soon morphed into crossword theme ideas. Vowing to be as productive as possible, he spent his train rides writing song lyrics. He and his friends challenged themselves with the Times puzzle in the dining hall.Īfter graduation, he commuted nearly 2 hours each way. He grew up playing Scrabble and Boggle with his mom, and relaxed before bed with Sudoku and KenKen. In his spare time, he plays singer-songwriter gigs around the city. He works now as an energy market consultant, in a Manhattan firm run by 2001 Staples grads Gabe Phillips and Jonathan Spivak. Southworth definitely does.Īt Staples he sang with the Orphenians, joined the jazz band, competed on the math team, and played freshman basketball.Īt Princeton he majored in geosciences (and was certified in sustainable energy and environmental studies). The best constructors know a lot, about a lot of things.
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