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XWord Info contains data about NYT puzzles dating back to 1983. Have fun exploring and you'll start seeing crosswords in a whole new light. Curious? Take the XWord Info Tour or see the FAQ.

Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley 
The Thursday, May 16, 2013 crossword is by Brendan Emmett Quigley and Elizabeth Donovan
15x15, 74 words, 38 blocks
Patrick Berry
Patrick Berry 
The Friday, June 14, 2013 crossword is by Patrick Berry
15x15, 68 words, 32 blocks
Ned White
Ned White 
The Saturday, June 15, 2013 crossword is by Ned White
15x15, 68 words, 27 blocks
The Sunday, June 16, 2013 crossword, QUESTION BOX, is by Mel Rosen
21x21, 134 words, 82 blocks
When this puzzle is done, take the answers to the 10 starred clues and arrange them across and down in crossword fashion in the central 5x5 box. The resulting five-letter word spelled out diagonally by the circles will answer the question asked at 23-, 34-, 91- and 107-Across.
Johanna Fenimore
Johanna Fenimore 
Andrea Carla Michaels
Andrea Carla Michaels 
The Monday, June 17, 2013 crossword is by Johanna Fenimore and Andrea Carla Michaels
15x15, 76 words, 36 blocks
Tim Croce
Tim Croce 
The Tuesday, June 18, 2013 crossword is by Tim Croce
15x15, 78 words, 38 blocks
The Wednesday, June 19, 2013 crossword is by Richard F. Mausser
15x15, 78 words, 38 blocks
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Elizabeth C. Gorski 
The Thursday, June 20, 2013 crossword is by Elizabeth C. Gorski
15x15, 76 words, 38 blocks
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There are 7,152 Shortz-era puzzles from Sunday, November 21, 1993 to Thursday, June 20, 2013.
Puzzles come from 730 different constructors and include 96,348 unique answer words.
New: we now have an additional 3,977 older puzzles going back to Saturday, January 1, 1983.

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Data from puzzles before Will Shortz became editor are kept separate from modern puzzle stats. XWord Info currently has 3,977 pre-Shortz crosswords from 1/1/1983 to 11/20/1993.

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