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《Wordplay》将带你进入纽约《时代》周刊纵横字谜栏目编辑Will Shortz的世界。 被无数人认为是全国公共电台（National Public Radio）“字谜大师”的他，穷尽毕生心血研究，创造和编辑着字谜，并且用有了众多的拥护者。与他的铁杆fans的交流中你会发现为什么每周有5千万美国人玩纵横字谜。这些人包括前总统比尔克林顿（Bill Clinton），参议员鲍勃多尔（Bob Dole），《Daily Show》的主编乔恩斯图尔特（Jon Stewart），电影制作人肯伯恩斯（Ken Burns），和杨基队的王牌投手迈克马新纳（Mike Mussina）。

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Wordplay is a journey into the world of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times. Known to millions as National Public Radio's "Puzzle Master," Shortz has spent his entire lifetime studying, creating and editing puzzles, and has built a huge following along the way. Meet Shortz's diehard fans - including President Bill Clinton, Senator Bob Dole, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, filmmaker Ken Burns, the Indigo Girls, and Yankee ace pitcher Mike Mussina - and discover why over 50 million Americans do crosswords every week.