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Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
He wrote an online puzzle column called Ed Pegg Jr.'s Math Games for the Mathematical Association of America during the years 2003–2007. His puzzles have also been used by Will Shortz on the puzzle segment of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. He was a fan of Martin Gardner and regularly participated in Gathering 4 Gardner conferences. In 2009, he ...
Slocum's first book, Puzzles Old and New, published in 1986, was the first comprehensive book to include all types of mechanical puzzles with hundreds of color illustrations of antique puzzles. In the introduction Martin Gardner predicted that the book would "remain a classic for decades."
He is the author of several books and articles about puzzles, puzzle design and memoirs of his life: Puzzle Craft. Lincoln, Massachusetts: Stewart T. Coffin. 1985. OCLC 8262551. The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections. New York: Oxford University Press. 1990. ISBN 9780198532071. AP-Art: A Compendium of Puzzle Designs. with Jerry Slocum ...
A Pennsylvania woman's obituary lists an unusual number of grandchildren. Upon first glance, Dorothy Scrobola's obituary looks pretty straightforward: she died on April 24th, she was born July ...
Penny Publications, LLC is an American magazine publisher specializing in puzzles, crosswords, sudokus as well as mystery and science fiction magazines.Penny Publications publishes over 85 magazines [2] distributed through newsstands, in stores, and by subscription in the United States and Canada.
Update 9/20/23 at 10:08 a.m.: Taylor Swift announced four out of the five vault title tracks after fans finished solving 33 million word puzzles on Google — less than 24 hours after the ...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are all anyone can talk about. Swift and Kelce were first linked in July 2023 when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared he attempted to ask Swift out after ...