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WILL SHORTZ has been the puzzle master for NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday since the program’s start in 1987. He’s also the crossword editor of The New York Times, the former editor of Games magazine, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (since 1978). He is the only person in the world to hold a college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles, which he earned from Indiana University in 1974. He lives near New York City.

Sarah Archer is a writer specializing in design and material culture. A frequent contributor to ELLE Decor, Architectural Digest, and The Atlantic, she is the author of three booksincluding Midcentury Christmas, The Midcentury Kitchen, and Catland: the Soft Power of Cat Culture in Japan.