Today’s puzzle that I created for Universal Crossword is a landmark. It’s the 500th puzzle that I’ve had published commercially. Editor David Steinberg also published the 4th one in that string of 500, just over five years ago when he was crossword editor for the Orange County Register. Where are all these puzzles? Here:
*Newsday – 138
Daily POP Crosswords -121
*Los Angeles Times – 51
USA Today – 38
Simon & Schuster MEGA Crossword Puzzle books – 37
PennyPress magazines – 31
10-4 Magazine – 13
Roanoke Times – 13
*Universal Crossword – 12
Orange County Register – 11
*Puzzle Society Crosswords – 11
The Crosswords Club – 8
Pith+Vigor magazine – 5
Chronicle of Higher Education – 4
Spyscape – 2
*New York Times – 2
Minnesota Crossword Puzzle Tournament – 1
*Gannet Newspapers – 1
Wall Street Journal – 1
*Indicates publishers whose puzzles are syndicated in numerous newspapers and other outlets
Crosswords by Mark 