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Merl Harry Reagle (January 5, 1950 – August 22, 2015) was an American crossword constructor. [2] [3] For 30 years, he constructed a puzzle every Sunday for the San Francisco Chronicle (originally the San Francisco Examiner), which he syndicated to more than 50 Sunday newspapers, [4] including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Seattle Times, The Plain ...
On March 15, 2015, the band's reunion was referenced in Merl Reagle's syndicated Sunday crossword puzzle. Titled "Book Notes," the crossword included the band's name and several puns using names of writers who were members.
Merl Reagle, 65, American crossword compiler (San Francisco Chronicle), acute pancreatitis. [329] Stephen Rodefer, 74, American poet and painter. [330] William L. Rowe, 84, American philosopher. [331] Jörg Schneider, 80, Swiss actor (Usfahrt Oerlike) and comedian, liver cancer. [332] Josef Steger, 90, Swiss Olympic sprinter. [333]
On December 20, 2013, he was honored with an interactive Google Doodle commemorating the "100th anniversary of the first crossword puzzle" [8] [9] [10] with a puzzle by Merl Reagle. Numerous other constructors also created tribute puzzles to Wynne to commemorate the anniversary.
We felt both Will and Merl were very compelling, off-the-beaten-track personalities [in Wordplay], who would fit into our universe very well", Brooks said. [1] Shortz was the first guest star the producers of The Simpsons approached. [1] Long later asked Reagle to make puzzles for the episode. [2] Reagle recorded his lines in a studio near his ...
Country music legend Merle Haggard passed away on Wednesday -- his 79th birthday -- and stars took to social media to pay their respects.
January 5: Merl Reagle, American crossword constructor (voiced himself and provided the crossword puzzles in The Simpsons episode "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"), (d. 2015 ). [ 13 ]
Merle Haggard on Death: 'Sometimes I Fear It and Other Times It Calls to Me Like a Forgotten Dream' (Exclusive) I was at the Crazy Horse [Steak House & Saloon, in Santa Ana, Calif.] in the early '90s.