David Litman author page
1 puzzle by David Litman
with Constructor comments
See the 3 answer words debuted by David Litman.
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DAVID: Hey, everyone! I'm from San Diego and am currently a physics student at the University of Chicago. I've been constructing since early high school, and I'm thrilled to make my NYT debut!
The theme for this puzzle came to me back in September when I was working on a politics podcast. I was brainstorming "court-adjacent" titles for an episode about a district court when I realized "See You In Court" could make for a nice crossword theme.
Looking back at email archives, original drafts of the puzzle included a "Food Court" themer and SHAQUILLE ONEAL. Andrea and I went through a couple of rounds of cluing, but luckily, my favorite hung around: 38-Down.
I really want to thank Andrea for co-constructing this with me; she has such a great sense of what works and what doesn't in a puzzle, and we are delighted with how it turned out.
ANDREA: David, the son of an old college classmate of mine, is exceedingly bright with nifty ideas and was inspiring and easy to work with.
We were excited to be the first to get King Charles III into the puzzle as his coronation was looming when we wrote this.
I was also pleased that both the athlete and the judge we chose who reign Supreme in different courts were both female and people of color. :)
He has followed my footsteps as a podcast namer, a crossword constructor, and now a published Monday Guy! I'm glad he's too young to have seen "All About Eve."
Hoping future collaborations to follow. Or at least enjoy his continued success from afar!