Calling All Cruciverbalists!
Wordplay, a documentary that aired on KET as part of the Independent Lens series, is a tribute to the work of legendary New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz. In the film, such celebrity solvers as Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, Jon Stewart, Ken Burns, and the Indigo Girls all work their way through the same tough puzzle while reflecting on the roots of their need to fill in all the little squares.
To celebrate the broadcast, here’s a puzzle by Victor Fleming with the appropriate theme of “Puzzling TV Premiere”:
Puzzles in the .puz format can be worked on-screen using the free Across Lite software. Versions for various Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems can be downloaded from Literate Software Systems.