Will Shortz

Will Shortz

Known for

Acting

Born

August 26, 1952 (age 74)

Birthplace

Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Will Shortz (born 26 August 1952 in Crawfordsville, Indiana) is an American puzzle creator and editor, and currently the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times.

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Best known work

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
2019
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2019
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
2020
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
2021
Wordplay
Wordplay
2006
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
2021
The Palindromists
The Palindromists
2021
Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen
Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen
2020

Filmography

  1. 2022

    Across and Down
  2. 2021

    Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead

    Executive Producer, Characters

  3. 2021

  4. 2021

  5. 2020

  6. 2020

    Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver

    as Will, Executive Producer

  7. 2019

    Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

    as Police Officer, Story, Executive Producer

  8. 2019

    Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For

    as Table Tennis Player (uncredited), Story, Executive Producer

  9. 2013

    Brooklyn Nine-NineTV

    as Sam Jepsen (1 episode)

  10. 2009

  11. 2006

    Wordplay

    as Self

  12. 2005

    How I Met Your MotherTV

    as Will Shortz (1 episode)

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