Will Shortz’s 16th Anniversary at the NYT

Late Friday afternoon, I decided to make up this cartoon to put in the N.Y.T. Saturday Wordplay post, but got cold feet thinking some readers might take it the wrong way — what with Will being set up for a bashing by our little, boxy friends. I didn’t want the headache of having to explain. In any event, Will loved it, so I’ve decided to put it up here. Photo courtesy of Joshua Sheldon.

117. Squares: ACPT Finals Cartoon

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95. Squares #40

94. Squares #39

90. Squares #37

87. Squares #36

86. Squares #11 Revisited

I’m rerunning this cartoon from last September because of a recent comment left by Brendan Pimper on the original strip. He had this very thing (the 2nd panel) happen to him on a show that aired March 18. The video of the show can be seen here, thanks to Nancy Shack: part 1 and part 2.

85. Squares #35

84. Squares #34

83. Squares #33

81. Squares #32

79. Squares #31

77. Squares #30

Website: American Crossword Puzzle Tournament—February 29, 2008

76. Squares

74. Squares #29