Jenny's Noodle

"The trick with black squares is to put them under letters that often end words, like T’s and S’s..." So goes one of the tips provided by seasoned crossword creators in this week's New York Times article discussing how to construct the perfect crossword puzzle. I'm much more content to remain a puzzle solver than to become a creator, but it's still interesting to learn the roots of my obsession.

In the accompanying video, The Magician and the Crossword, crossword creator/magician David Kwong gives a puzzling performance. Be sure to watch through the end, at which point you'll surely be asking yourself — How did he do that!? No really, how!?