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Home/People/Will Shortz
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Born
Aug 26, 1952
Age 73
Place of Birth
Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

8
Movies
2
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Will Shortz

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Shortz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Across and Down poster

Across and Down

Cast
2022
The Palindromists poster

The Palindromists

as Self
2021
Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen poster

Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen

as Himself
2020
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver poster

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver

as Will
2020
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder poster

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

as Police Officer
2019
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For poster

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For

as Table Tennis Player (uncredited)
2019
Colours By Numbers: The Sudokumentary poster

Colours By Numbers: The Sudokumentary

as Himself
2009
Wordplay poster

Wordplay

as Self
2006