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Dream Team Bios<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

…and their weblinks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Deb<\/figure>
\nDEB AMLEN<\/span>\n
Author, lead columnist and senior editor of The New York Times<\/i> \u201cWordplay\u201d column. \nDeb has written more than 4,000 articles for The New York Times, which, she will be happy to tell you, is even more than Paul Krugman has written.\n
www.nytimes.com\/by\/deb-amlen<\/a> \n
www.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deb_Amlen<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Adam<\/figure>
\nADAM PERL<\/span>\n
Crossword constructor (including 30 in The New York Times), vocalist, retired antique dealer, and proud grandfather of triplets.\n
Adam is responsible for the creation of this event ten years ago and has constructed every puzzle used in previous competitions.\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Michael<\/figure>
\nMICHAEL SHARP (AKA REX PARKER)<\/span>\n
Crossword blogger and English professor at Binghamton University. Michael specializes in Early English literature, crime fiction, and comics.\n
He\u2019s also a vintage paperback collector, a bird lover, and film noir enthusiast behind the \u201cThe Lamps of Film Noir\u201d Twitter account.\n
www.rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com<\/a> \n
www.twitter.com\/noirlamps<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Anna<\/figure>
\nANNA SHECTMAN<\/span>\n
Crossword constructor for The New Yorker<\/i> (and Klarman Fellow at Cornell University). \n
Anna will be the moderator for our Zoom Kick-Off Event. It promises to be an enlightening and entertaining conversation with other members of the Dream Team.\n
www.newyorker.com\/contributors\/anna-shechtman<\/a> \n
www.annashechtman.com\/crosswords<\/a>\n
https:\/\/as.cornell.edu\/news\/get-clue-anna-shechtman-star-world-crosswords<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Will<\/figure>
\nWILL SHORTZ<\/span>\n
New York Times crossword editor. Puzzlemaster for NPR\u2019s \u201cWeekend Edition.\u201d \n
Founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Founder of World Puzzle Championship. \n
Co-founder of the World Puzzle Federation \n
www.willshortz.com<\/a> \n
www.crosswordtournament.com<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dream Team Bios …and their weblinks DEB AMLEN Author, lead columnist and senior editor of The New York Times \u201cWordplay\u201d column. Deb has written more than 4,000 articles for The New York Times, which, she will be happy to tell you, is even more than Paul Krugman has written. www.nytimes.com\/by\/deb-amlen www.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deb_Amlen ADAM PERL Crossword constructor …<\/p>\n

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