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Contributions by Women and Men in the Shortz Era
This page compares contributions by women and men.
Puzzles by Year
The vast majority of NYT crosswords are constructed by men working alone.
Shortz Era Combined Results
Women/Women collaborations are a tiny sliver of all crosswords.
Word clouds
Are men and women drawn to different answer words when constructing puzzles?
Puzzles created by women only
Puzzles created by men only
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