The Puzzle Maker

When you ask a child what they would like to be when they grow up, it might usually be a firefighter, pilot, doctor, or athlete. However, for Will Shortz, it was different. In the eighth grade, he wrote about becoming a puzzle maker. — choose for gap 1 —1. Will liked to study hard2. There were no classes offered on puzzles3. Many people enjoyed the puzzles4. This seemed like a dream job for him5. Few readers could complete it6. Nobody wanted to get a job there7. These allowed students to suggest and create unique fields of study8. This is someone who creates games and puzzles In college, Will found that there was no way to study puzzles or become a puzzle maker. — choose for gap 2 —1. Will liked to study hard2. There were no classes offered on puzzles3. Many people enjoyed the puzzles4. This seemed like a dream job for him5. Few readers could complete it6. Nobody wanted to get a job there7. These allowed students to suggest and create unique fields of study8. This is someone who creates games and puzzles Fortunately, after becoming bored with his studies, Will learned that his university had special programmes. — choose for gap 3 —1. Will liked to study hard2. There were no classes offered on puzzles3. Many people enjoyed the puzzles4. This seemed like a dream job for him5. Few readers could complete it6. Nobody wanted to get a job there7. These allowed students to suggest and create unique fields of study8. This is someone who creates games and puzzles Will and his professors then created new classes that explored all aspects of puzzle-making. Will soon realized that he probably was the only student at his university to know more about his puzzles than any of his professors! After graduating, Will got a job for Games magazine. — choose for gap 4 —1. Will liked to study hard2. There were no classes offered on puzzles3. Many people enjoyed the puzzles4. This seemed like a dream job for him5. Few readers could complete it6. Nobody wanted to get a job there7. These allowed students to suggest and create unique fields of study8. This is someone who creates games and puzzles He could create new kinds of puzzles and work with great puzzle makers. After fifteen years at Games, Will accepted a position as the editor of The New York Times' crossword puzzle. When he first joined, the newspaper's crossword puzzle was difficult. — choose for gap 5 —1. Will liked to study hard2. There were no classes offered on puzzles3. Many people enjoyed the puzzles4. This seemed like a dream job for him5. Few readers could complete it6. Nobody wanted to get a job there7. These allowed students to suggest and create unique fields of study8. This is someone who creates games and puzzles Will made fundamental changes, such as including everyday language in the clues and answers so that many more people could enjoy it.