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The school has hosted more than 300 speakers, from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz to Amnesty International director Irene Khan.

Will Shortz, who has been the crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times since 1993, is one of the guests of the championship.

Copies of a Sudoku collection compiled by New York Times puzzle master Will Shortz could be seen lying on the cots in some cells.

The Tampa-based Reagle, whose puzzles are carried in major newspapers including The New York Times, has a cameo along with Times puzzle editor Will Shortz.

Will Shortz, The New York Times crosswords editor who recently promised to donate his 20,000 puzzle books to Indiana University, will be appearing in this week's episode of The Simpsons (along with prolific puzzle maker Merl Reagle, according to The Hartford Courant's Frank Rizzo) in an episode that focuses on Lisa Simpson entering a crossword tournament.

Creadon's directorial debut, Wordplay, is a documentary film about the New York Tittles crossword editor and National Public Radio personality Will Shortz.

The tournament, hosted by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, attracted 857 contestants and 302 spectators, ranging in age from 6 to 87.

Will Shortz, the crossword-puzzle editor of the New York Times and weekly Puzzlemaster on NPR's Sunday Weekend Edition, is featured in the documentary Wordplay, though Shortz is less the star of the film than its conduit.