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Sharp began writing about the daily New York Times crossword puzzle as practice for a possible website for a comics course. [6] [10] He writes under a pseudonym—Rex Parker, King of CrossWorld—that was originally a nickname invented during a family trip to Hawaii; his real-life identity was outed in 2007.
Parker has written or edited over 50 books, a series of puzzle books for the For Dummies brand, 25 digital games, the annual USA Today Crossword Calendar, and the syndicated Family Time Crossword. In 2014, Parker co-wrote The Book of Revelation Made Clear with the co-creator of the Left Behind series, Tim LaHaye.
The New York Times has used video games as part of its journalistic efforts, among the first publications to do so, [13] contributing to an increase in Internet traffic; [14] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, The New York Times began offering its newspaper online, and along with it the crossword puzzles, allowing readers to solve puzzles on their computers.
Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:
Find answers to the latest online sudoku and crossword puzzles that were published in USA TODAY Network's local newspapers. Puzzle solutions for Monday, Sept. 16 Skip to main content
Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor; Jake Silverstein, editor, The New York Times Magazine; Gilbert Cruz, editor, The New York Times Book Review [12] Hanya Yanagihara, editor, T: The New York Times Style Magazine [13] Kevin Quealy, editor The Upshot [14]
In another notable Times crossword, 27-year-old Bill Gottlieb proposed to his girlfriend, Emily Mindel, via the crossword puzzle of January 7, 1998, written by noted crossword constructor Bob Klahn. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The answer to 14-Across, [Microsoft chief, to some] was BILLG, also Gottlieb's name and last initial. 20-Across, [1729 Jonathan Swift ...
Like Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis's salary for Sex and the City was a lot smaller than Sarah Jessica Parker's. But by season 5, she was earning $350,000 per episode. But by season 5, she was ...