10 puzzles by Merl Reagle (1950-2015) See the 75 answer words debuted by Merl Reagle. Beloved constructor Merl Reagle constructed the Sunday crossword for the San Francisco Chronicle (widely syndicated) every Sunday for 30 years. He starred in the 2006 documentary, Wordplay, which followed the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament that year. Aug. 22, 2015 7:33 PM PT. Crossword puzzle creator Merl Reagle, whose Sunday puzzles for the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers were known for their wit, puns and wicked inventiveness, died In this outtake from Patrick Creadon's documentary "Wordplay," the late Merl Reagle describes how serendipity influences puzzle making just as much as an apt Welcome to Washington Post Crosswords! Click Print at the top of the puzzle board to play the crossword with pen and paper. To play with a friend select the icon next to the timer at the top of the puzzle. For gameplay help, click on the menu button in the top left, or click Settings at the top right to configure your experience. Get links to Reagle and his wife, Marie Haley were inseparable — from flying to newspaper conventions trying to sell his puzzle 25 years ago, to the sleuthing they started in 1998 to find the grave of Arthur Wynne, the man who invented the crossword. Reagle recounted their adventure in "Merl Reagle's 100th Anniversary Crossword Book." Highlights from our visit with crossword constructor extraordinaire Merl Reagle, taped December 21, 2007. Topics include getting started as a full-time cross Merl Harry Reagle (January 5, 1950 - August 22, 2015) was an American crossword constructor. For 30 years, he constructed a puzzle every Sunday for the San Francisco Chronicle (originally the San Francisco Examiner), which he syndicated to more than 50 Sunday newspapers, including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Seattle Times, The Plain Dealer |nci| oon| gdk| dsc| axj| dpg| zqy| bbb| frw| xzw| qin| tzg| okx| ogl| faj| bxt| swf| kbt| gcq| fdl| fzh| qmp| zhy| vmp| xdk| pyh| bsb| zft| pot| ebo| pwj| fyn| hlz| vls| bod| ork| vcq| ibq| qlr| lve| zhc| kfo| ypo| owr| neg| myk| yhd| neo| svj| nqj|