New York Times Light and Easy Crossword Puzzles » (First Edition)

WILL SHORTZ, the only man in the world with a degree in "enigmatology," has been crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Will can be reached on the World Wide Web at: www.crosswordtournament.com.

WHO SAID CROSSWORDS HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT?

With The New York Times Light and Easy Crossword Puzzles, anyone can be a whiz at solving crosswords! The New York Times and Will Shortz offer a collection of 130 favorite, fun and easy crosswords previously published from the Monday and Tuesday edition of The New York Times. And with its compact size, you can take these collection with you wherever you go. So get in on all the action with these fast, light and easy crosswords!

"Will Shortz is 'the crossword king'."

-Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes

"The Riddler's got nothing on Will Shortz."

-Time Out New York