Inside the New York Times' Big Bet on Games

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[Both] Welcome to our Vanity Fair photoshoot!

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[Editor] Woo!

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Hi, I'm Will Shortz,

Crossword Editor for the New York Times.

I love crosswords because I'm always learning something,

they're always a challenge,

and I love the people I come in contact with.

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Hi there, I'm Sam Ezersky.

I'm a Digital Puzzle Editor for the New York Times.

I've been making crosswords since high school, actually.

This is nerdom that has paid off down the stretch, I think.

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Hi, I am Wyna Liu.

I am Connections Editor

and Puzzle Editor of the New York Times.

I love thinking about connections.

I love thinking about alternate meanings of words

and sort of [indistinct].

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I'm Tracy Bennett.

I'm a Puzzle Editor at the New York Times.

I'm responsible for the game, Wordle.

I do a lot of research for every single word

that gets scheduled in Wordle.

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My favorite clue might be

for the answer, spiral staircase.

The cluething was, It may turn into a different story.

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